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Paraguay
- Nickname:
- La Albirroja
- Founded:
- 1906
- Joined FIFA:
- 1925
- Coach:
- Gerardo Martino
Paraguay participated in the inaugural World Cup, which took place in Uruguay in 1930. They did not get past round one and subsequently did not enter for the 1934 or 1938 finals.
After the tournament itself endured a 12 year absence, Paraguay were back for the 1950 finals, but they against disappointed, exiting at the first stage.
Since then, Paraguay’s record has remained relatively modest – they appeared in five of the next nine World C up finals, with their best achievement having seen them make the second round (1986, 1998 and 2002).
At the most recent finals, Germany 2006, Paraguay again went home after the first round, finishing behind England and Sweden with their only points coming from a 2-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago.
Team Info
| Coach | Team Nickname |
|---|---|
| Gerardo Martino | La Albirroja |
| Founded | Joined FIFA | President | Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | 1925 | Juan Angel Napout | Calle Mayor Martínez 1393 Asuncion |
| Telephone | Fax | Website |
|---|---|---|
| +595-21/480 120 | +595-21/480 124 | www.apf.org.py |
| Honours |
|---|
Team History
| Tournament | P | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 1998 FIFA World Cup France | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| International Friendlies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
| 1950 FIFA World Cup Brazil | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Team Record
| MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Y | R | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Record | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Home Record | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Away Record | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Last 10
| Last 10: | L | D | D | W | D | |||||
| Last 10 Home: | L | D | D | |||||||
| Last 10 Away: | W | D |
Latest Fixtures & Results
| Home | Results | Away | Date | Venue | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Italy |
1 - 1 |  Paraguay |
14 Jun 10 | Green Poin... | Report |
 Slovakia |
0 - 2 | Paraguay |
20 Jun 10 | Free State | Report |
| Paraguay |
0 - 0 |  New Zealand |
24 Jun 10 | Peter Moka... | Report |
| Paraguay |
0 - 0 |  Japan |
29 Jun 10 | Loftus Ver... | Report |
| Paraguay |
0 - 1 |  Spain |
03 Jul 10 | Ellis Park | Report |
| Home | Fixtures | Away | Date | Venue | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No fixtures available. | |||||
Squad List
| Name | MP | Min | G | Y | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goal Keeper | ||||||
| 1 | Justo Villar | 5 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Diego Barreto | 0 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Aldo Bobadilla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defender | ||||||
| 2 | Dario Veron | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Claudio Morel Rodriguez | 5 | 450 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Denis Caniza | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Julio Cesar Caceres | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Carlos Bonet | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Paulo da Silva | 5 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Aureliano Torres | 1 (1) | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Antolin Alcaraz | 4 | 360 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielder | ||||||
| 8 | Edgar Barreto | 1 (1) | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Jonathan Santana | 1 (1) | 120 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Enrique Vera | 4 (1) | 385 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Victor Caceres | 3 | 264 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Cristian Riveros | 5 | 450 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Nestor Ortigoza | 1 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Striker | ||||||
| 7 | Oscar Cardozo | 3 (2) | 268 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Roque Santa Cruz | 3 (2) | 308 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Edgar Benitez | 1 (1) | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Nelson Haedo Valdez | 4 (1) | 306 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Lucas Barrios | 3 (2) | 278 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Rodolfo Gamarra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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