Paraguay

4 entrants predicted Paraguay to win the World Cup

24 entrants are supporting Paraguay

Top 10 Paraguay supporters

Pos	Name	Po
1	sean o'graw  co. kildare eire	85
2	Carlos Edde Weston	76
3	Pablo Gonzalo  Montevideo, Uruguay	75
4	Sakis Marois  Cyprus	74
5	SEAMUS DOHERTY IRELAND	73
6	Gordon Gopher   Burrowing down son...	71
7	Coralley Hirsch  Saskatoon	68
8	Richard Emslie Aberdeen	67
9	Andrea Miller Fredericton	66
10	Bruno   Tampa, FL	64

Group matches

Team profile

• Coach: Aníbal Ruiz (2002-)
• World Cup appearances: 7
• First World Cup: 1930
• Best performance at World Cup: Round 2, 1986, 1998, 2002

The Paraguay national football team is the national team of Paraguay and is controlled by the Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol.The Paraguay national football team has reached the second round of the World Cup on three occasions (in 1986, 1998 and 2002) but has never advanced beyond that stage. Paraguay's only major tournament victories have come in the Copa América, in which they triumphed in 1953 and 1979. They also won a silver medal in the football tournament at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, being defeated 1-0 by Argentina in the final. It was the first Olympic medal Paraguay ever won in any sport. Paraguay's current squad is more well-known for its defensive skill than its ability to score goals, with players such as Denis Caniza and captain Carlos Gamarra being amongst its most prominent members. However, the future of this strategy looks questionable due to the recent international retirement of defenders Francisco Arce and Celso Ayala, and that of world-famous goalkeeper José Luis Chilavert. Several key players are now in the latter stages of their career, so Paraguay will be looking to harness talent amongst the younger generation if they are to maintain the increase in status they have achieved over the past decade. There is optimism that this can occur, as Paraguay's under-19 side won the Milk Cup in both 2002 and 2003.

World Cup record

• 1930 - Round 1
• 1934 - Did not enter
• 1938 - Did not enter
• 1950 - Round 1
• 1954 - Did not qualify
• 1958 - Round 1
• 1962 to 1982 - Did not qualify
• 1986 - Round 2
• 1990 - Did not qualify
• 1994 - Did not qualify
• 1998 - Round 2
• 2002 - Round 2
• 2006 - Qualified

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