2 goals from David Villa and Andres Iniesta earned Spain a 2-1 win over Chile and secure a meeting with Portugal in the knockout stage. Chile also made it through despite defeat. Portugal joined Brazil in the round of 16 as group G runners-up after the teams played their last game in group stage in Durban.
In group E the Dutch lead the group with 2-1 win over Cameroon, the Japanese sealed the second place after beating the Danes 3-1 in Rustenburg. A dramatic 3-2 victory over Italy sent Slovakia into the round of 16 while Paraguay still made it through the next round even their match ended goalless. This is the end for the Champion, they finish last of the group with 2 points.
A header from Suarez proved enough for Uruguay to beat Mexico and finish top of the group but the result also proved sufficient for the losers to advance...The Bafana beat the Bleus but both bow out from the tournament.
2 goals from Argentina against Greece secure their top spot in group B followed by South Korea with 4 points....both teams will advance to the last 16 in South Africa...
