Paraguay

La Albirroja Group D CONMEBOL

FIFA

#40

Elo

#22

Did you know

Their keeper-captain José Luis Chilavert was the first goalkeeper ever to take a direct free-kick at a World Cup (1998) and scored eight times for the national team.

World Cup record

Appearances: 9
Best finish: Quarter-finals (2010)
Last finish: Quarter-finals (2010)
Status: Yet to win

Coach & key players

Gustavo Alfaro

Head coach
Miguel Almirón

Atlanta United
Julio Enciso

Strasbourg
Gustavo Gómez

Palmeiras

Fixtures

Jun 13, 01:00
United States v Paraguay
Los Angeles
Jun 20, 02:00
Turkey v Paraguay
San Francisco Bay Area
Jun 26, 02:00
Paraguay v Australia
San Francisco Bay Area

Group opponents

United States
Australia
Turkey

Player and coach photos via Wikimedia Commons, under their respective licenses.