Spain found just enough of the beautiful game -- and a touch of good luck -- to advance to the World Cup semifinals, beating Paraguay 1-0 on Saturday night.
David Villa took the tournament scoring lead with his fifth goal, which banked in off both posts in the 83rd minute. The goal finished off a brilliant, three-way passing combination that typifies the way the European champions like to play. It sent Spain into the World Cup's final four for the first time in 60 years.
Spain faces Germany on Wednesday in Durban -- a reprise of its 1-0 victory in the Euro 2008 final.
Whereas in the earlier game,Germany thrashed favourites Argentina 4-0 to enter the semifinals.Thomas Muller provided Germany the dream start, heading Bastian Schweinsteiger's free kick into the net in the third minute. Miroslav Klose made the lead 2-0 netting a pass from Lukas Podolski in the 68h minute.
Defender Arne Friedrich then scored his first ever goal for Germany to give them an impenetrable 3-0 lead in the 74th minute. The cherry on top was Klose's second goal in the 89th, sealing a huge win for Germany
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