Inching towards record
David Villa edged closer to a Spanish record with his game-breaking goal in the European champions' 1-0 win over Paraguay to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup at Ellis Park on Saturday.
Villa became the tournament's leading scorer with his fifth goal to crack the Paraguayan defence seven minutes from time.
It was the new Barcelona man's 43rd goal in his 63rd international and puts him just one goal behind Raul's 44 in 102 games as Spain's all-time leading scorer.
"Finishing as the top scorer is the least of my concerns," said Villa. "The important thing is that we get to the final, whether through me scoring or someone else.
"I'm happy to score the goals but I'm happier if the team wins."
Villa, 28, has already become the top marksman for Spain in World Cup history with eight goals.
Villa has become one of the stars of this World Cup, scoring twice in Spain's 2-0 win over Honduras, the opening goal in the 2-1 victory over Chile, and the winner against Portugal in the round-of-16 before his latest strike against Paraguay.
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