World champions Italy battled back for a 1-1 draw against Paraguay in their opening Group F match in Cape Town.
The South Americans stunned their opposition when Antolín Alcaraz rose highest to head home a free-kick in the 39th minute.
But Italy fought back after the break and equalised with just over 20-minutes left as Daniele De Rossi prodded home a corner after goalkeeper Justo Villar missed his punch.
Lineups:
Italy: Gianluigi Buffon (Federico Marchetti, 46); Gianluca Zambrotta, Fabio Cannavaro, Giorgio Chiellini, Domenico Criscito; Riccardo Montolivo, Daniele De Rossi; Simone Pepe, Claudio Marchisio (Mauro Camoranesi, 59); Vincenzo Iaquinta; Alberto Gilardino (Antonio Di Natale, 72)
Paraguay: Justo Villar; Carlos Bonet, Antolín Alcaraz, Paulo da Silva, Claudio Morel; Enrique Vera, Víctor Cáceres, Cristian Riveros, Aureliano Torres (Jonathan Santana, 60); Nelson Haedo Valdez (Roque Santa Cruz, 68), Lucas Barrios (Óscar Cardozo, 76)
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The South Americans stunned their opposition when Antolín Alcaraz rose highest to head home a free-kick in the 39th minute.
But Italy fought back after the break and equalised with just over 20-minutes left as Daniele De Rossi prodded home a corner after goalkeeper Justo Villar missed his punch.
Lineups:
Italy: Gianluigi Buffon (Federico Marchetti, 46); Gianluca Zambrotta, Fabio Cannavaro, Giorgio Chiellini, Domenico Criscito; Riccardo Montolivo, Daniele De Rossi; Simone Pepe, Claudio Marchisio (Mauro Camoranesi, 59); Vincenzo Iaquinta; Alberto Gilardino (Antonio Di Natale, 72)
Paraguay: Justo Villar; Carlos Bonet, Antolín Alcaraz, Paulo da Silva, Claudio Morel; Enrique Vera, Víctor Cáceres, Cristian Riveros, Aureliano Torres (Jonathan Santana, 60); Nelson Haedo Valdez (Roque Santa Cruz, 68), Lucas Barrios (Óscar Cardozo, 76)
Statistics:
| Shots on target : | 5 | - | 1 |
| Shots off target : | 1 | - | 6 |
| Ball possession (%) : | 52 | - | 48 |
| Corner kicks : | 8 | - | 4 |
| Offsides : | 3 | - | 4 |
| Fouls : | 15 | - | 14 |
| Yellow cards : | 1 | - | 1 |
| Red cards : | 0 | - | 0 |
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