Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
Roque Luis Santa Cruz Cantero (born 16 August 1981) is a Paraguayan footballer currently playing as a striker for Manchester City and the Paraguay national football team.
Read More at Wikipedia ›NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Roque Santa Cruz converted a penalty kick in the 86th minute, giving Paraguay a 1-0 win over North Korea on Saturday in a World Cup warmup.
Santa Cruz struck his spot kick high to the left of goalkeeper Ri Myong Guk after substitute Nam Song Chol was harshly adjudged to have handled the ball.Paraguay hit a post twice in a seven-minute spell midway through the second half.Choe Kum Chol had North Korea's best chance in the 35th but lifted his shot over the bar.North Korea was without Japan-based An Yong Hak and Jong Tae Se . Clubs do not have to release players to national teams until Monday.Paraguay plays Ireland in Dublin on May 25, the same day North Korea meets fellow World Cup qualifier Greece in Austria.At the World Cup, Paraguay faces plays defending champion Italy, Slovakia and New Zealand in Group F.North Korea is grouped with Brazil, Ivory Coast and Portugal in Group G, what many think is the most difficult group....One fact illustrates this bewildering Copa America : Paraguay enters Sunday's final against Uruguay without a single victory in five games.Then there are the flops o...
A surprising Copa America will end Sunday with favored Uruguay playing a Paraguayan team that hasn't won a game at the tournament.Uruguay is trying to become the tou...
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — From au revoir to arrivederci.Italy joined France on the sidelines of the World Cup, the first time both previous finalists have been eliminated ...
BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — At a World Cup lacking offense, Paraguay showed some punch.Enrique Vera and Cristian Riveros each scored Sunday as Paraguay took a ...
By Peter RutherfordPRETORIA (Reuters) - Japan may never have a better opportunity to bring Asia's woeful World Cup record against South American opposition to an end...
By Simon EvansPRETORIA (Reuters) - Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque is facing calls to replace striker Fernando Torres with Fernando Llorente for Saturday's quarter-fi...
By Federico AriasPIETERMARITZBURG, South Africa (Reuters) - Paraguayan forward Oscar "Tacuara" Cardozo has recovered from a heel injury and will have a place on the ...
By Alexandra HudsonCAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Paraguay can leave Cape Town with a confident swagger after the South Americans, who beat Brazil and Argentina in qualifying...
By Neil MaidmentBLOEMFONTEIN (Reuters) - Paraguay overcame goal-shy Slovakia 2-0 thanks to two moments of real quality in Group F on Sunday to move toward the World ...
Capsules for Sunday's matches at the World Cup (FIFA rankings in parentheses):___Slovakia (34) vs. Paraguay (31), 7:30 a.m. Group F BloemfonteinSlovakia yielded a se...
By Barry MoodyJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Asia's last survivors Japan face Paraguay and Spain assault the so far impregnable defense of Iberian neighbors Portugal on Tu...
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