Paraguay
CONMEBOL. Played 791 since 11 May 1919: won 279, drawn 210, lost 302. Elo 1924, ranked 19 in the world; peak 1927 in 2025. Titles: 2 Copa Américas.
2Copa AméricaLatest results
- 2026-10-02WColombia0–1ParaguayUpsetFriendly · Harrison27%
- 2026-09-27WBolivia0–2ParaguayFriendly · Washington, D.C.74%
- 2026-07-04LParaguay0–1FranceFIFA World Cup · Round of 16 · Philadelphia16%
- 2026-06-29DGermany1–1 aetParaguay (Paraguay won on penalties)FIFA World Cup · Round of 32 · Foxborough37%
- 2026-06-25DParaguay0–0AustraliaFIFA World Cup · Group D · Santa Clara48%
- 2026-06-19WTurkey0–1ParaguayFIFA World Cup · Group D · Santa Clara43%
- 2026-06-12LUnited States4–1ParaguayFIFA World Cup · Group D · Inglewood49%
- 2026-06-05WParaguay4–0NicaraguaFriendly · Asunción95%
- 2026-03-31LMorocco2–1ParaguayFriendly · Lens43%
- 2026-03-27WGreece0–1ParaguayFriendly · Athens49%
Squad
The following players were called up to the squad for the friendly matches against Bolivia and Colombia on 27 September and 2 October 2026, respectively.
- Players
- 28
- Average age
- 26.9
- Caps between them
- 665
- Most from one club
- Palmeiras (3)
Where they play
5 at home · 23 abroad in 10 other countries
- Paraguay 5
- Brazil 6
- Argentina 4
- England 4
- United States 3
- Canada 1
- Ecuador 1
- France 1
- Mexico 1
- Russia 1
- Spain 1
Average club rating 1702 (ClubElo; 26 of 28 players' clubs rated, mainly European). Highest-rated club: Brighton & Hove Albion, ranked 10 by ClubElo.
| No. | Player | Age | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| 1 | Santiago RojasNacional | 30 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Orlando GillLille(France) | 26 | 12 | 0 |
| 22 | Gastón OlveiraOlimpia | 33 | 2 | 0 |
| Defenders | ||||
| 2 | Alan BenítezLibertad | 32 | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | Omar AldereteSunderland(England) | 29 | 42 | 3 |
| 4 | Juan CáceresDynamo Moscow(Russia) | 26 | 24 | 0 |
| 5 | Clever FerreiraAtlético Tucumán(Argentina) | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Júnior AlonsoAtlanta United(United States) | 33 | 77 | 3 |
| 13 | José CanaleLanús(Argentina) | 30 | 7 | 0 |
| 15 | Gustavo GómezPalmeiras(Brazil) | 33 | 96 | 4 |
| 25 | Alexis CañeteCerro Porteño | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Alexandro MaidanaTalleres(Argentina) | 21 | 5 | 1 |
| Midfielders | ||||
| 7 | Ramón SosaPalmeiras(Brazil) | 27 | 32 | 1 |
| 8 | Diego GómezBrighton & Hove Albion(England) | 23 | 30 | 3 |
| 10 | Miguel AlmirónAtlanta United(United States) | 32 | 82 | 12 |
| 11 | Maurício MagalhãesPalmeiras(Brazil) | 25 | 9 | 1 |
| 14 | Andrés CubasVancouver Whitecaps(Canada) | 30 | 40 | 0 |
| 16 | Hugo QuintanaIndependiente del Valle(Ecuador) | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Hugo CuencaCelta Vigo(Spain) | 21 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | Mathías VillasantiGrêmio(Brazil) | 29 | 52 | 0 |
| 23 | Matías GalarzaInter Miami(United States) | 24 | 21 | 4 |
| Enso GonzálezWolverhampton Wanderers(England) | 21 | 1 | 0 | |
| Forwards | ||||
| 9 | Hugo BenítezNacional | 23 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Álex ArceIndependiente Rivadavia(Argentina) | 31 | 19 | 1 |
| 19 | Julio EncisoIpswich Town(England) | 22 | 39 | 5 |
| 21 | Robert MoralesUNAM(Mexico) | 27 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | Gustavo CaballeroSantos(Brazil) | 25 | 5 | 1 |
| Antonio SanabriaInternacional(Brazil) | 30 | 50 | 7 | |
Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: Paraguay national football team (CC BY-SA), caps correct as of 3 October 2026; page last edited 4 Nov 2026. Read daily.
Tournament history
World Cup: 9 appearances
Copa América: 39 appearances
- 1921Final group
- 1922Runner-up
- 1923Final group
- 1924Final group
- 1925Final group
- 1926Final group
- 1929Runner-up
- 1937Final group
- 1939Final group
- 1942Final group
- 1946Final group
- 1947Runner-up
- 1949Runner-up
- 1953Winner
- 1955Final group
- 1956Final group
- 1959Final group
- 1959-ecuadorFinal group
- 1963Runner-up
- 1967Final group
- 1975Group
- 1979Winner
- 1983Played
- 1987Group
- 1989Final group
- 1991Group
- 1993QF
- 1995QF
- 1997QF
- 1999QF
- 2001Group
- 2004QF
- 2007QF
- 2011Runner-up
- 2015SF
- 2016Group
- 2019QF
- 2021QF
- 2024Group
Furthest round reached, finals tournaments and Nations League only (qualifiers are not shown).
Rating over time
Head to head
Paraguay v Argentina: played 107, won 17, drawn 34, lost 56; goals 110–216. First met 11 May 1919, last 14 Nov 2024.
- 2024-11-14WParaguay2–1ArgentinaUpsetFIFA World Cup qualification · Asunción16%
- 2023-10-12LArgentina1–0ParaguayFIFA World Cup qualification · Buenos Aires4%
- 2021-10-07DParaguay0–0ArgentinaFIFA World Cup qualification · Asunción26%
- 2021-06-21LArgentina1–0ParaguayCopa América · Group B · Brasília24%
- 2020-11-12DArgentina1–1ParaguayFIFA World Cup qualification · Buenos Aires14%
- 2019-06-19DArgentina1–1ParaguayCopa América · Group B · Belo Horizonte29%
- 2016-10-11WArgentina0–1ParaguayUpsetFIFA World Cup qualification · Córdoba6%
- 2015-10-13DParaguay0–0ArgentinaFIFA World Cup qualification · Asunción26%
- 2015-06-30LArgentina6–1ParaguayCopa América · Semi-finals · Concepción15%
- 2015-06-13DArgentina2–2ParaguayCopa América · Group B · La Serena11%
- 2013-09-10LParaguay2–5ArgentinaFIFA World Cup qualification · Asunción26%
- 2012-09-07LArgentina3–1ParaguayFIFA World Cup qualification · Córdoba15%
- 2011-05-25LArgentina4–2ParaguayFriendly · Resistencia17%
- 2009-09-09WParaguay1–0ArgentinaFIFA World Cup qualification · Asunción51%
- 2008-09-06DArgentina1–1ParaguayFIFA World Cup qualification · Buenos Aires14%
Latest 15 of 107 meetings.
Record by competition
| Friendly | 277 | 102 | 77 | 98 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 190 | 76 | 44 | 70 |
| Copa América | 180 | 64 | 44 | 72 |
| FIFA World Cup | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 |
| Copa Chevallier Boutell | 29 | 6 | 6 | 17 |
| Copa Paz del Chaco | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
| Copa Oswaldo Cruz | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| Copa Artigas | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Kirin Cup | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Copa Félix Bogado | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Atlantic Cup | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Brazil Independence Cup | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Copa América qualification | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| LG Cup | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lunar New Year Cup | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kirin Challenge Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Miami Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Top scorers
- Roque Santa Cruz 21
- José Cardozo 18
- Julio César Romero 10
- Salvador Cabañas 10
- Juan Bautista Villalba 9
- Marcial Barrios 8
- José Luis Chilavert 8
- Carlos Paredes 8
- Nelson Valdez 8
- Cristian Riveros 8
Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.
Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.