24. June 2010 at 18:00

Historic Slovak victory at World Cup 2010

Slovakia's footballers scored their first ever World Cup victory, in a historic triumph over reigning champions Italy.

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Slovakia's footballers scored their first ever World Cup victory, in a historic triumph over reigning champions Italy.

After a flurry of gaols at the very end of the match and more than 6 minutes of injury time, Slovakia emerged with a 3:2 win.

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In what was the team's final first-round game, the win secures Slovakia's advance to the second round.

The other match in the same group, between New Zealand and Paraguay, ended in a draw, meaning that Slovakia and Paraguay advance and Italy and New Zealand go home.

Source: BBC

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