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Paraguay defeated Japan 5-3 on penalties on Tuesday to progress to the quarter-finals of the World Cup for the first time in their history.
Japan coach Takeshi Okada believes his side have the ability to reach their first ever World Cup quarter-final at the expense of Paraguay.
Japan booked their place in the World Cup last 16 after free-kicks from Keisuke Honda and Yasuhito Endo helped them to a 3-1 win over Denmark.
It's do or die time in Group E for Denmark and Japan as they battle for a place in the World Cup knock-out stages.
Holland took a giant step towards the last 16 of the World Cup on Saturday afternoon with a workmanlike 1-0 win over battling Japan in Durban.