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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.
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.
Holland take on Japan in World Cup Group E on Saturday and both sides come into the game on the back of opening victories.
Japan battled their way to a 1-0 World Cup Group E victory over Cameroon in a disappointing encounter in Bloemfontein on Monday.