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Blanc (right) finally broke the scoreless deadlock after 114 minutes    (Phil Cole/Allsport)  
Sudden Victory!

France sinks Paraguay with golden goal

It was only fitting that Laurent Blanc, a French defender, scored the winning goal against Paraguay after 114 scoreless minutes.
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Paraguay survives Group D
The group of death lived up to its name Thursday when Spain got left behind, failing to advance to the second round of the World Cup. Instead, Paraguay moved into the Round of 16 along with Nigeria when it beat a weakened Nigerian team 3-1.
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Scoreless draw with Paraguay leaves Spaniards in bad position
It was a game that both Spain and the some 36,000 spectators will want to forget fast.
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Group D W L T Pts
Nigeria 2 1 0 6
Paraguay 1 0 2 5
Spain 1 1 1 4
Bulgaria 0 2 1 1

Paraguay World Cup Schedule
Friday, June 12
Paraguay 0, Bulgaria 0
At Montpellier

Friday, June 19
Paraguay 0, Spain 0
At Saint-Etienne

Wednesday, June 24
3 p.m.
Nigeria
At Toulouse

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