Paraguay striker Oscar Cardozo admitted he felt no pressure when he stood up to take the penalty that put his side into the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time ever.

The Benfica star tucked away Paraguay's fifth and final spot-kick against Japan after the match had finished 0-0 after extra-time and said it was no different to playing football in the street.

"It was just like taking a penalty back home in my neighbourhood," he told FIFA.com. "It's a great moment for all of us, our national team has never achieved something like this before.

"We're very pleased about what we've done today and personally I'm also very satisfied."