Group F
Green Point Stadium
Cape Town
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Team news
Italy's preparations have been hampered by an untimely injury to Andrea Pirlo, which initially cast his participation into doubt.
The AC Milan midfielder has since been given the all clear to push on with his rehabilitation, but he is still likely to sit out the Azzurri's first two games.
On a more positive note for Marcello Lippi's men, Daniele de Rossi is expected to shake off a minor calf problem in time to make Monday's contest and Mauro Camoranesi is back to full fitness following a knee problem.
Paraguay have had to contend with an injury scare of their own ahead of the tournament, with Oscar Cardozo picking up an ankle knock which threatened to end his World Cup dream.
The hot-shot striker is, however, raring to go and will be looking to transfer his prolific club form at Benfica onto the international stage.
Should he be deemed fit for duty, he is likely to line up alongside Manchester City frontman Roque Santa Cruz in a fearsome forward line.
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