| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1  USA | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 |
2  Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
3  Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
4  Turkey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
About
World Cup story
Paraguay's best run came at South Africa 2010, where they reached the quarter-finals before falling to eventual champions Spain. Eight previous appearances dating back to 1930.
- Appearances
- 8
- Best finish
- Quarterfinals
- First appearance
- 1930
- Titles
- —
Squad watch
Key men
MOST CAPS
Gustavo Gómez
89 capsTOP SCORER
Miguel Almirón
10 goalsAVERAGE AGE
26 players
28.5 yrs
Road to 2026
Qualifying recap
- L
v Brazil 0–1
2025-06-10 · Away · WC qualifying · Jun 2025
- D
v Ecuador 0–0
2025-09-04 · Home · WC qualifying · Sep 2025
- W
v Peru 1–0
2025-09-09 · Away · WC qualifying · Sep 2025
Upcoming
World Cup 2026
Before the World Cup · warm-ups & qualifiers
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United StatesParaguaySquad
26-man roster
Coach Gustavo Alfaro
GOALKEEPERS
3- 1
Gatito Fernández
Cerro Porteño · 38y
31 caps
- 12
Orlando Gill
San Lorenzo · 26y
6 caps
- 22
Gastón Olveira
Olimpia · 33y
1 caps
DEFENDERS
8- 2
Gustavo Velázquez
Cerro Porteño · 35y
13 caps
1 goals
- 3
Omar Alderete
Sunderland · 29y
36 caps
3 goals
- 4
Juan José Cáceres
Dynamo Moscow · 26y
17 caps
- 5
Fabián Balbuena
Grêmio · 34y
48 caps
2 goals
- 6
Júnior Alonso
Atlético Mineiro · 33y
71 caps
3 goals
- 13
José Canale
Lanús · 29y
2 caps
- 15
Gustavo GómezC
Palmeiras · 33y
89 caps
4 goals
- 26
Alexandro Maidana
Talleres · 20y
2 caps
1 goals
MIDFIELDERS
9- 7
Ramón Sosa
Palmeiras · 26y
29 caps
1 goals
- 8
Diego Gómez
Brighton & Hove Albion · 23y
24 caps
3 goals
- 10
Miguel Almirón
Atlanta United FC · 32y
76 caps
10 goals
- 11
Maurício
Palmeiras · 24y
3 caps
- 14
Andrés Cubas
Vancouver Whitecaps FC · 30y
33 caps
- 16
Damián Bobadilla
São Paulo · 24y
19 caps
1 goals
- 20
Braian Ojeda
Orlando City SC · 25y
17 caps
- 23
Matías Galarza
Atlanta United FC · 24y
15 caps
3 goals
- 24
Gustavo Caballero
Portsmouth · 24y
2 caps
1 goals
FORWARDS
6- 9
Antonio Sanabria
Cremonese · 30y
48 caps
7 goals
- 17
Kaku
Al Ain · 31y
33 caps
6 goals
- 18
Álex Arce
Independiente Rivadavia · 30y
15 caps
1 goals
- 19
Julio Enciso
Strasbourg · 22y
32 caps
4 goals
- 21
Gabriel Ávalos
Independiente · 35y
23 caps
2 goals
- 25
Isidro Pitta
Red Bull Bragantino · 26y
5 caps
Tournament stats · World Cup 2026 only
Minutes played are not tracked yet — they arrive in a later data update.
LATEST NEWS
HEADLINES
20h ago
Fifa explains decision to rule out Germany goal
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2d ago
From tragedy to triumph for Paraguay's goalkeeper
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2d ago
The Paraguay hero who sold his kit when his son was born
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2d ago
Worst time for a feed drop?
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2d ago
Paraguay's tears of joy over World Cup shock
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2d ago
'Germany play one way - and it doesn't work any more'
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2d ago
'A joke' - how a 'terrible' VAR disallowed goal cost Germany
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2d ago
Klopp for Germany? Fans react to penalty shootout defeat
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2d ago
Germany beaten on penalties as Paraguay reach last 16
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2d ago
Paraguay fan on their historic win!
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