<p>Paraguay captain Justo Villar has lashed out at FIFA for giving the World Cup to South Africa, claiming the country were not prepared to host the tournament.<br /><br />  <table style="width: 138px; height: 42px" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="138" align="right" border="1">  <tbody>  <tr>  <td><img alt="" src="/imagedata/2010/jul/vILLAR.jpg" border="0" /></td></tr>  <tr>  <td>  <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 8pt">Paraguay captain and 'keeper Justo Villar did well to help his team beat Japan via tie-breaker and enter the quarter-finals. Here, against Spain too he saved a Xabi Alonso penalty. pic/afp</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>South Africa has generally garnered praise for its hosting of football's showpiece event as many pre-tournament fears failed to materialise.<br /><br />However, Villar, who was playing in his third World Cup, insists that behind the scenes it was a very different story.<br /><br />"I think South Africa weren't prepared to host the World Cup," the Valladolid goalkeeper told Telefuturo. "A mountain of things happened.<br /><br />"Like in the first game, against Italy, when we had to go to the hotel, the bus broke down   ufffd a new bus. Weu00a0 had to wait 45 minutes and we had to go in taxis. FIFA only care about the stadiums and what you see on TV."<br /><br />Villar enjoyed an impressive World Cup, only conceding two goals in the tournament as Paraguay reached the quarter-finals where, despite the 33-year-old saving a penalty, they were defeated by Spain. </p>

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Paraguay captain Justo Villar has lashed out at FIFA for giving the World Cup to South Africa, claiming the country were not prepared to host the tournament.

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