#42
WC 2026 · Group D
Paraguay
PY
FIFA#42
Titles–
Appearances8
Best resultQuarter-finals…
Group D
| # | Team | Sp | S | U | N | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
| 2 | Paraguay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
| 3 |  Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
| 4 |  Türkiye | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 |
Fixtures
Style of play
4-4-2Coach: Gustavo Alfaro
Alfaro previously took Ecuador to WC 2022 and joined Paraguay in August 2024. Classic South-American virtues: fighting spirit, set-piece danger, sharp counters. Gómez anchors the back line.
Tournament odds0%
Group winner6%
Quarter-final3%
Semi-final1%
Final0%
Champion0%
Squad
26 players- Coach
- Gustavo Alfaro
- Avg age
- 28.5
- Founded
- 1906
Goalkeepers
- Gastón Olveira33 yrs
- Orlando Gill26 yrs
- Roberto Fernández38 yrs
Defenders
- Alexandro Maidana20 yrs
- Fabián Balbuena34 yrs
- Gustavo Gómez33 yrs
- Gustavo Velázquez35 yrs
- José Canale29 yrs
- Juan Cáceres26 yrs
- Júnior Alonso33 yrs
- Omar Alderete29 yrs
Midfielders
- Andrés Cubas30 yrs
- Braian Ojeda25 yrs
- Damian Bobadilla24 yrs
- Diego Gómez23 yrs
- Kaku31 yrs
- Matías Galarza24 yrs
- Mauricio24 yrs
- Miguel Almirón32 yrs
Forwards
- Alex Arce30 yrs
- Antonio Sanabria30 yrs
- Gabriel Ávalos35 yrs
- Gustavo Caballero24 yrs
- Isidro Pitta26 yrs
- Julio Enciso22 yrs
- Ramón Sosa26 yrs
Source: football-data.org. Refreshed hourly.
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By the numbers
- 120+Years of history
- 8WC appearances
- –WC titles
- QuarterBest result
- CONMEBOLConfederation
National teamCONMEBOL
- Founded
- 1906
- Nickname
- La Albirroja
- FIFA
- #42
- Group
- WM26 · D
- WC appearances
- 8 (incl. 2026)
- Best WC
- Quarter-finals (2010)
- Last WC
- 2010
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