Paraguay and Spain tied at 0-0 after 75 minutes in World Cup quarterfinal match

Paraguay and Spain tied at 0-0 after 75 minutes

JOHANNESBURG — Paraguay and Spain remained tied at 0-0 after 75 minutes when both goalkeepers saved penalties.

Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas stopped Oscar Cardozo’s 59th-minute spot kick after Gerard Pique was yellow-carded for fouling him inside the area.

Xabi Alonso looked to have put Spain ahead with a 61st-minute penalty but was ordered to retake the kick, and Justo Villar saved the low shot. Paulo da Silva cleared Andres Iniesta’s shot off the rebound while Villar was lucky not to booked for a foul on Cesc Fabregas. Fabregas replaced misfiring striker Fernando Torres in the 56th.

Villar dove to tip Iniesta’s curling shot wide in the 63rd as Spain created better opportunities from its possession advantage.