The 2006 FIFA World Cup Champions, Italy, kicked off its campaign to defend its title against Paraguay today.
The match finished in a 1-1 draw.
Paraguay had no fear against the older and slower Italy team as the two teams had a heated battle for the first 25 minutes of the match.
Paraguay scored first at the 39 minute mark when Antolin Alcaraz connected with a header while being bodied up by two Italian defenders in the air.
The team celebrated by dancing in a big circle, but got back into the match as they tried to defend the one goal lead.
The Italians tried to get back into the match, but kept being called offside.
The second half continued to be like the first half, but Italy kept pushing to even up the score.
The Italians got their chance at the 63 minute mark when Daniele De Rossi scored off a corner from a teammate.
Both teams kept their composer for the remainder of the match and they had to settle for a draw.
There were two other matches that were played before this match. Japan defeated Cameroon 1-0 and Netherlands defeated Denmark 2-0.
Current standings for Group E: Japan and Netherlands with three points each and Cameroon and Denmark with no points.
Next matches for Group E: Japan vs. Netherlands at 4:30 a.m. on June 19 on ESPN and Cameroon vs. Denmark at 11:30 a.m. on June 19 on ESPN.
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