Italy Ties with Paraguay

Fans of Italy had to sweat it out for a while today: The defending World Cup champions only scored in the second half of its match against Paraguay, with the game resulting in a 1-1 tie. Paraguay's Antolin Alcaraz sank a goal toward the end of the first half. Italy picked up in the second 45 minutes of play, with Mauro Camoronesi making a strong showing in the last half hour and midfielder Daniele De Rossi evening the score in the 63rd minute. Earlier today, Denmark fell to the Netherlands, 2-0, after Danish defender Simon Poulsen headed a ball off the back of his teammate and into Denmark’s net.