Paraguay national football team

Paraguay
Nickname(s) Los Guaraníes
La Albirroja (White and red)
Association Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol (APF)
Confederation CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach Francisco Arce[1]
Captain Justo Villar
Most caps Paulo da Silva (142)
Top scorer Roque Santa Cruz (32)
Home stadium Estadio Defensores del Chaco
FIFA code PAR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 40 Decrease 3 (24 November 2016)
Highest 8 (March 2001)
Lowest 103 (May 1995)
Elo ranking
Current 37 (24 November 2016)
Highest 4 [2] (21 February 1954)
Lowest 43 [2] (12 August 1962, 5 March 2014, 31 March 2015)
First international
 Paraguay 1–5 Argentina 
(Asunción, Paraguay; 11 May 1919)
Biggest win
 Paraguay 7–0 Bolivia 
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 30 April 1949)
 Hong Kong 0–7 Paraguay Paraguay
(Hong Kong; 17 November 2010)
Biggest defeat
 Argentina 8–0 Paraguay Paraguay
(Santiago, Chile; 20 October 1926)
World Cup
Appearances 8 (first in 1930)
Best result Quarter-finals, 2010
Copa América
Appearances 34 (first in 1921)
Best result Champions, 1953 and 1979
Paraguay at the 1929 South American Championship.

The Paraguay national football team is controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association (Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol) and represents Paraguay in men's international football competitions. Paraguay is a member of CONMEBOL. The Albirroja has qualified for eight FIFA World Cup competitions (1930, 1950, 1958, 1986, 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010) and has reached the second round of the competition on four occasions. A regular participant at the Copa América, Paraguay have been crowned champions of the competition on two occasions (in 1953 and 1979). Paraguay's highest FIFA World Rankings is 8th (March 2001) and lowest is 103 (May 1995), and was awarded second place with Best Move of the Year in 1996.

The national team's most successful period was under the coaching of Argentine Gerardo Martino, who was awarded with the South American Coach of the Year in 2007 and took Paraguay to the quarter-final stages of a FIFA World Cup competition for the first time in history (in 2010) and also to the final of the 2011 Copa América, where Paraguay finished as runners-up. In the entire national team's history at the FIFA World Cup, both Carlos Gamarra and José Luis Chilavert hold the distinction of being selected as part of the All-Star Team, being for the 1998 edition. Paulo da Silva holds the most amount of appearances for the national team with 133 and Roque Santa Cruz is the all-time leading goal scorer with 32 goals. Denis Caniza, who was present with the national team from 1996 to 2010, is the only player to have represented Paraguay in four consecutive FIFA World Cup competitions (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010).

History

The beginning (1900–1930)

Soon after the introduction of football in Paraguay by Williams Paats, the Liga Paraguaya de Futbol (today Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol) was created in 1906. The first national football team was organized in 1910 when an invitation by the Argentine club Hércules of Corrientes was received to play a friendly match. Members of that first national team where F. Melián, G. Almeida, A. Rodríguez, M. Barrios, P. Samaniego, J. Morín, Z. Gadea, D. Andreani, C. Mena Porta, B. Villamayor, M. Rojas and E. Erico. The match ended in a 0–0 draw.[4]

Because of the increasing number of invitations to play matches and international tournaments, the Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol decided to officially create the national team and select the striped red and white jerseys that until this date remain as the official colours (taken from the Paraguayan flag). In late 1919, Paraguay accepted the invitation to play the 1921 Copa América and in order to prepare for that occasion a number of friendly matches were played between 1919 and the start of the tournament in 1921. The first of those friendly matches was a 5–1 loss against Argentina, and it marked the first international game by the Paraguayan national football team. When the 1921 Copa América finally arrived, Paraguay surprised everybody by beating then three-time South American champions Uruguay by 2–1, being this the first match in an official competition for the Paraguayan football team. Paraguay eventually finished fourth in the tournament and became a regular participant of the tournament for the next editions.

In 1930, Paraguay participated in the first World Cup, organized by Uruguay. In the first round, Paraguay debuted and lost to the United States (0–3), to then defeat Belgium (1–0) with a goal by Luis Vargas Peña. Only one team was to advance from the group stage, and the U.S. left Paraguay behind.

First taste of success (1930–1970)

After strong participations in the Copa América tournaments of 1929, 1947 and 1949 (where Paraguay finished in second place), Paraguay was ready for their next World Cup competition.

The return to the World Cup was in 1950, where Paraguay faced Sweden and Italy in Group 3. Paraguay failed to advance to the next round after a 2–2 draw against Sweden and a 2–0 loss against Italy.

The first big success came in 1953 when Paraguay won the Copa América disputed in Peru. In their road to the championship, Paraguay defeated Chile (3–0), Bolivia (2–1) and Brazil (2–1); and tied against Ecuador (0–0), Peru (2–2) and Uruguay (2–2). Since Paraguay and Brazil were tied in points at the end of the tournament, a final playoff match was played between them, with Paraguay winning the final by 3–2. Key players of the campaign included Ángel Berni, Heriberto Herrera and Rubén Fernández. The coach was Manuel Fleitas Solich.[5]

For the 1958 World Cup, Paraguay surprisingly qualified ahead of Uruguay (beating them 5–0 in the decisive game) with a team that contained a formidable attacking lineup with stars such as Juan Bautista Agüero, José Parodi, Juan Romero, Cayetano Ré and Florencio Amarilla. In their first game in Sweden, Paraguay were 3–2 up against France in a game they lost 7–3. A 3–2 win over Scotland and a 3–3 draw with Yugoslavia saw Paraguay finish third in their group.

The departure of several of their stars for European football (mainly Spain) resulted in a weakening of Paraguay's football fortunes somewhat, but they were only edged out by Mexico in the 1962 qualifiers.

More continental success (1970–1990)

Paraguay fell short in subsequent World Cup qualifying campaigns, but Copa América success (and that of one of its premier clubs Olimpia in the Copa Libertadores) in 1979 shored up Paraguay as a solid player on the continent.

The 1979 Copa América was won by Paraguay after finishing first in Group C (which had Uruguay and Ecuador as well) with two wins and two draws. In the semi-finals, Paraguay defeated Brazil by an aggregate score of 4–3. In the finals, Paraguay defeated Chile by an aggregate score of 3–1 to claim its second continental crown. Players such as Romerito, Carlos Alberto Kiese, Alicio Solalinde, Roberto Paredes, Hugo Ricardo Talavera and Eugenio Morel where an important part of the team, coached by Ranulfo Miranda.[6]

Paraguay ended a 28-year absence from the World Cup in 1986 with a team starring Roberto Fernández in goal; Cesar Zabala, Rogelio Delgado and Juan Bautista Torales in defence; Jorge Amado Nunes and Vladimiro Schettina in midfield; midfield playmaker Romerito and strikers Roberto Cabañas, Ramón Ángel María Hicks and Rolando Chilavert (the older brother of José Luis Chilavert). In first round matches, Paraguay defeated Iraq (1–0, goal scored by Romerito) and then tied Mexico (1–1, goal scored by Romerito) and Belgium (2–2, both goals scored by Roberto Cabañas). They reached the second round where they were beaten 3–0 by England.[7]

The golden generation (1990–2011)

A drought followed once again, as Paraguay failed to reach the 1990 and 1994 World Cups.

In 1992, Paraguay won the South American Pre-Olympic tournament, which guaranteed a spot in the 1992 Summer Olympics football competition. In the Olympics, Paraguay finished second in its group and were eliminated by Ghana in the quarter-finals.[8] The most important aspect of that Paraguay team was the emergence of new young players like Carlos Gamarra, Celso Ayala, José Luis Chilavert, Francisco Arce and José Cardozo, which became part of the "golden generation" that led Paraguay to three-straight World Cups and good performances in continental competitions, establishing Paraguay as one of the top teams in South America alongside Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay.

1998 FIFA World Cup

Paraguay concluded the qualifiers for the 1998 World Cup in second position, one point below Argentina.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Nigeria 32015506
 Paraguay 312031+25
 Spain 311184+44
 Bulgaria 301217−61

The Albirroja returned to the FIFA World Cup final stages for the first time since 1986, coached by the Brazilian Paulo César Carpegiani. The squad featured experienced players. Paraguay were drawn into Group D, alongside Bulgaria; Nigeria; and also Spain.

On 12 June, Paraguay would face Bulgaria were the match would end in a 0–0 draw. On 19 June, Paraguay faced Spain as the two sides drew 0–0.[9] Paraguay were then scheduled to face Nigeria in their last group stage fixture on 24 June. Nigeria were already through to the next round after winning their first two group-stage matches. The match concluded 3–1 in favour of Paraguay as they finished in second position of the table with five points, and they advanced to the Round of 16 to face hosts France.

On 28 June, France and Paraguay met. France were without their number #10 Zinedine Zidane, and were held 0–0 by Paraguay for 90 minutes. In the 114th minute of extra-time, Laurent Blanc scored for France, eliminating Paraguay via the golden goal rule.[10] Defender Carlos Gamarra and goalkeeper and captain José Luís Chilavert were selected as part of the 1998 All-Star Team.

1999 and 2001 Copa América

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Paraguay 321050+57
 Peru 320143+16
 Bolivia 302112−12
 Japan 301238−51

Paraguay were hosts of the 1999 Copa América, played in four cities throughout the country. Head coach Ever Hugo Almeida selected an experienced squad, with the majority of the players having been present at the 1998 World Cup. Grouped with Bolivia, Japan and Peru, the Albirroja played their first match of the competition, drawing 0–0 against Bolivia. On 2 July, Paraguay faced Japan and sealed a 4–0 victory. In Paraguay's third and last group-stage fixture against Peru, Paraguay won 1–0. The Albirroja topped the group with seven points. Paraguay were drawn against Uruguay at the quarter-final stage. The match was decided via a penalty shootout, which saw Paraguay defeated 5–3. Following the conclusion of the competition, striker Roque Santa Cruz was awarded with the 1999 Paraguayan Footballer of the Year award.[11]

In the 2001 Copa America, head coach Sergio Markarián selected a squad of mostly domestic based players. Paraguay were drawn against Peru, Mexico and Brazil. In their opening fixture on 12 July, the fixture ended 3–3. On 15 July, Paraguay drew 0–0 with Mexico in their second group stage fixture. Paraguay then faced Brazil on 18 July in their last group stage fixture. Brazil won 3–1 and eliminated Paraguay, who had obtained just two points at the competition.

2002 FIFA World Cup

Paraguay commenced began its 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign in March 2000, suffering a 2–0 away defeat against Peru. One month later, they defeated Uruguay 1–0. On 3 June 2000, Paraguay secured a 3–1 home victory against Ecuador, before Paraguay were defeated 3–1 away against Chile. On 18 July 2000, Paraguay earned a 2–1 home victory against Brazil. Paraguay then drew the next two fixtures. Paraguay then earned four consecutive wins — against Venezuela, Colombia (2–0), Peru (5–1), and Uruguay (1–0) — to move into second position in qualifying.

Chilavert was a key figure during the qualifiers as Paraguay qualified for Korea-Japan 2002.

Paraguay fell 2–1 away against Ecuador. Paraguay defeated Chile 1–0. Paraguay were defeated 2–0 away against Brazil. Paraguay defeated Bolivia 5–1 at home. One month later Paraguay drew Argentina 2–2. Paraguay maintained second position in the table. Paraguay were then defeated 3–1 away against Venezuela and 4–0 against Colombia. Paraguay finished in fourth position after Round 18, with 30 points, qualifying for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Both José Saturnino Cardozo and Carlos Humberto Paredes were in the top 10 leading goal scorers of the qualifiers. Cardozo ranking fifth, with six goals in fourteen matches, and Paredes ranking tenth, having scored five goals in sixteen matches.

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 3 3 0 0 9 4 +59
 Paraguay 3 1 1 1 6 6 04
 South Africa 3 1 1 1 5 5 04
 Slovenia 3 0 0 3 2 7 −50

Paraguay came into the 2002 FIFA World Cup tournament with most of their players from France 98, as José Luís Chilavert would captain the Albirroja at the tournament. Cesare Maldini's appointing as coach in January 2002 had caused controversy as domestic managers were overlooked (prompting the managers union to try to unsuccessfully expel him for immigration breaches).[12][13]

Paraguay were drawn into Group B with Spain, South Africa and Slovenia. The Albirroja would face South Africa in their opening group stage match on 2 June, with a match that tied at 2–2. Paraguay faced Spain in their next fixture on 7 June. Spain defeated Paraguay 3–1. In Paraguay's third group stage fixture against Slovenia, Paraguay won the match at 3–1. Although Paraguay and South Africa had finished with four points each, the Albirroja progressed due to goal difference.[14] Paraguay were then drawn against Germany at the round of 16 stages. Germany, who had been the more dominant side throughout the match, scored in the 88th minute to win the match, ending Paraguay's tournament.[15]

Nelson Haedo played at the 2004 Copa América.

2004 Copa América

Coach Carlos Jara Saguier took a relatively young squad to the 2004 Copa América, with the majority of players tied to clubs of the Primera División Paraguaya. Paraguay had been drawn into Group C, with Brazil, Costa Rica and Chile. A penalty sealed Paraguay's 1–0 victory in their first group-stage match against Costa Rica. Paraguay earned a 1–1 draw with Chile in the following match. In Paraguay's fixture against Brazil, Paraguay earned a 2–1 victory, which saw Paraguay top the group as undefeated, with seven points. Paraguay were drawn against Uruguay in the quarter-finals. A 3–1 Uruguay victory eliminated Paraguay from the competition.

2006 FIFA World Cup

Cardozo scored seven goals during the 2006 World Cup qualifiers.

Paraguay began the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification with three wins in their first four fixtures in 2003. After losing 4–1 to Peru, Paraguay notched consecutive wins against Uruguay (4–1), Chile (1–0) to reach first position of the table. In 2004, Paraguay drew 0–0 against Brazil and lost 2–1 to Bolivia. Paraguay got their only win of 2004 against Venezuela a 1–0. Paraguay ended the year with a 1–0 defeat against Uruguay. In 2005, Paraguay lost to Ecuador and then defeated Chile 2–1. In their next fixture, Brazil defeated Paraguay 4–1. Paraguay defeated Bolivia 4–1, and Argentina 1–0 for Paraguay's first official victory over Argentina. They defeated Venezuela 1–0. In round 18, Paraguay were defeated 1–0 at home against Colombia. Paraguay concluded the qualifiers in fourth position, qualifying for their third consecutive World Cup. José Cardozo finished second in goals scored with seven.

Paraguay against England at the 2006 FIFA World Cup
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 3 2 1 0 5 2 +37
 Sweden 3 1 2 0 3 2 +15
 Paraguay 3 1 0 2 2 2 03
 Trinidad and Tobago 3 0 1 2 0 4 −41

Head coach Aníbal Ruiz took with him 8 European based players and 11 South American based players, including captain Carlos Gamarra, to Germany for the 2006 tournament. This was Paraguay's third consecutive FIFA World Cup tournament, and the team had experienced players within the side.

Paraguay were drawn into Group B alongside England, Sweden and Trinidad and Tobago. Paraguay faced England in their opening group stage match on 10 June. England managed to hold onto a 1–0 lead to earn a victory. They faced Sweden on 15 June in a match which Sweden eliminated Paraguay after just two group-stage matches without the Albirroja scoring a single goal. Paraguay's only compensation came in their third and last group stage fixture on against Trinidad and Tobago on 20 June, Paraguay's 2–0 victory. Paraguay finished third in their group. Paraguay's group stage elimination made them the only South American national team which did not advance beyond the first round. Upon the conclusion of Paraguay's 2006 FIFA World Cup campaign, Aníbal Ruiz resigned as head coach and Raúl Vicente Amarilla was assigned as the interim coach.

Gerardo Martino became the new coach as of January 2007.[16]

Paraguay's national squad underwent a major transition after Germany 2006 because of the retirement of key players including José Luis Chilavert. In 2007, Argentine Gerardo "Tata" Martino was designated as head-coach.

2007 Copa América

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 330093+69
 Paraguay 320182+66
 Colombia 310239−63
 United States 300328−60

Gerardo Martino took with him a relatively experienced squad to Venezuela, with Darío Verón, Claudio Morel Rodríguez, Carlos Bonet, Julio Manzur, Paulo da Silva, Aureliano Torres, Roque Santa Cruz and captain Julio César Cáceres all re-appearing for the national team, and new comers Enrique Vera, Óscar Cardozo and the Argentine-born Jonathan Santana were appearing for Paraguay in their first major tournaments. The competition also proved to be one of the last national team involvements from veteran Nelson Cuevas. Paraguay were drawn into Group C, alongside Argentina, Colombia, and the USA. In Paraguay's first fixture, they would defeat Colombia 5–0 after a hat-trick from Roque Santa Cruz and a double from Salvador Cabañas.[17] In Paraguay's second fixture against the USA, Édgar Barreto opened the scoring in the 29th minute just before the USA's Ricardo Clark would level the scores in the 35th minute. Paraguay would win the match 3–1 after a goal from Óscar Cardozo and a 92nd minute free kick from Salvador Cabañas would seal the game for the Albirroja.[18] With both Paraguay and Argentina having obtained six points and qualifying from beyond their Group C, the two teams faced in their last group stage fixture with a less strengthened side, Roque Santa Cruz, Édgar Barreto, Cristian RIveros and Paolo da Silva all commencing on the bench as Nelson Cuevas would gain his first appearance of the competition and Aldo Bobadilla would play a full 90-minutes of the fixture, replacing Justo Villar for the second time in the tournament. A 79th minute Javier Mascherano goal was enough to seal a 1–0 victory for Argentina,[19] as Paraguay advanced to the knock-out stages to face Mexico. Mexico had already beaten Brazil in the group stage and had finished in first place of their respective Group B with seven points. After Paraguayan goal keeper Aldo Bobadilla had earned a straight red card in the 3rd minute, Paraguay conceded a penalty in the 5th minute and eventually found themselves down 3–0 at half-time. Mexico would score another three more goals, thrashing Paraguay 6–0 and ending their Copa América campaign.[20]

2010 FIFA World Cup

Coach Gerardo Martino regarded Salvador Cabañas as the Albirroja's best player,[21] Martino also considered Cabañas as Paraguay's Lionel Messi.[22][23]

Paraguay commenced their 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign with a 0–0 away draw against Peru.[24] Paraguay followed this draw with four consecutive wins — against Urugauay (1–0), Ecuador (5–1), Chile (3–0), and Brazil (2–0). These victories placed Paraguay in first position of the CONMEBOL table in four matches,[25][26] and Paraguay remained in first position of the CONMEBOL table for nine consecutive rounds (from round 4 to round 12). Paraguay lost for the first time in qualifying in a 4–2 away defeat against Bolivia.[27]

Paraguay travelled to Argentina.[28] 1–1 was how it finished. Days later, a 2–0 home victory against Venezuela as Paraguay remained in first position of the CONMEBOL table.[29] Paraguay then earned two 1–0 victories against Colombia and Peru.[30][31] The results keeping Paraguay in first place of the CONMEBOL table as 2008 concluded. Paraguay's qualification campaign in 2009 commenced with a 2–0 away loss against Uruguay[32] and a 1–1 away draw against Ecuador,[33] By June, Paraguay suffered a 2–0 home defeat at the hands of Chile,[34] Paraguay were defeated 2–1 away against Brazil.[35] In the last four matches of the qualification campaign, where which three of the four fixtures would be played at home, Paraguay earned a 1–0 home victory against Bolivia.[36] Qualification was secured in the next fixture against Argentina on 9 September, when Paraguay won 1–0.[37] Paraguay concluded the qualification campaign with a 2–1 away victory against Venezuela and a 2–0 home loss against Colombia.[38][39] Paraguay concluded the qualification campaign with 33 points, as Salvador Cabañas finished in sixth position of the leading goal scorers, having scored six goals.

The Albirroja vs. Italy on 14 June 2010
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Paraguay 3 1 2 0 3 1 +25
 Slovakia 3 1 1 1 4 5 −14
 New Zealand 3 0 3 0 2 2 03
 Italy 3 0 2 1 4 5 −12

Paraguay had an experienced side with Roque Santa Cruz, Édgar Barreto, Carlos Bonet, Enrique Vera, Cristian Riveros, Nelson Valdez and Paulo da Silva. Paraguay had qualified for their fourth consecutive FIFA World Cup, and the 2010 edition proved to be a record fourth consecutive World Cup for Denis Caniza. The final squad consisted of 9 European based players.[40] Paraguay were drawn into Group F alongside Italy, Slovakia and New Zealand. Paraguay would face Italy in their opening group stage match and would take a 1–0 lead in the 39th minute.[41] Paraguay eventually drew 1–1 after conceding a goal in the second half. Paraguay faced Slovakia in their second group stage match and secured a 2–0 victory.[42] In Paraguay's last group-stage fixture, they played out a 0–0 draw with New Zealand, and finish first of Group F.[43]

Paraguay were drawn against Japan at the round of 16 stage. After 120 minutes, the match was tied at 0–0 and determined via a penalty shoot-out. Paraguay won the shoot out at 5–3.[44] The win meant that Paraguay had advanced beyond the round of 16 for the first time in the national team's history. The Albirroja were drawn against Spain at the quarter-final stage. Paraguayan goalkeeper Justo Villar saved a penalty kick, but Spain scored in the 83rd minute, for a 1–0 result, and went on to be crowned as World Champions in the final. The quarter-final appearance was recorded Paraguay's best ever performance.[45] After the match, Gerardo Martino stated that he would be leaving his position at the end of his contract.

2011 Copa América

Paraguay's Justo Villar was voted best goalkeeper of the 2011 Copa America.

At the 2011 Copa America, Paraguay were drawn in to Group B with Brazil, Venezuela and Ecuador. Paraguay drew their opening group stage match 0–0 with Ecuador. Paraguay leveled with Brazil 2–2, as Paraguay would settle for their second draw of the tournament. Paraguay played out a 3–3 draw with Venezuela. Paraguay concluded the group stage phase with three points from thee matches, as the group's third-place finisher and the competition's second-best third-place finisher in the group stage. Paraguay were drawn against Brazil at the quarter final stages. The match was decided via a penalty shoot out. Paraguay won the penalty shoot out 2–0. Paraguay then faced Venezuela in the semi-final. Paraguay won 5–3 via their second consecutive penalty shoot out, to send Paraguay to the final. Paraguay faced Uruguay in the final, the first time that Paraguay reached the final since the 1979 Copa América. Paraguay lost 3–0. Paraguayan goalkeeper Justo Villar was awarded as the Best goalkeeper of the tournament. Gerardo Martino resigned soon afterwards as coach of the Albirroja.

2011 and beyond

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Francisco Arce was in charge of the Albirroja in 2011, following the departure of Gerardo Martino.

Francisco Arce took charge of the national team for the qualifiers. In Rounds 1 and 2 in October 2011, Paraguay were defeated 2–0 away.[46] Four days later, Paraguay drew with Uruguay 1–1. Paraguay earned their first win of the qualifiers when they defeated Ecuador 2–1.[47] Fourth position was the highest ranking that Paraguay achieved throughout the qualifiers, as the national team faced a series of losses.

Paraguay were defeated 2–0 against Chile and 3–1 to Bolivia.[48] Francisco Arce departed as coach in 2012 after Paraguay's loss against Bolivia, and was replaced by Gerardo Pelusso. Paraguay were defeated 3–1 against Argentina, 2–0 against Venezuela, and 2–0 against Colombia.[49] This string of losses placed Paraguay at the bottom of the table.

Roque Santa Cruz scored his 26th goal, becoming Paraguay's leading career scorer.

Paraguay ended their losing streak when they defeated Peru 1–0, only their second win of the qualifiers.[50] Paraguay's then tied Uruguay 1–1.[51] Paraguay were defeated 4–1 against Ecuador.[52] In Round 13, Paraguay lost 2–1 to Chile in a match where Roque Santa Cruz's goal brought his tally to 26 which made him the all-time leading goal scorer of the Paraguayan national team's history.[53] By this time, Gerardo Pelusso had departed and coach Víctor Genes would ultimately be in charge until the qualifiers were concluded. Paraguay next defeated Bolivia 4–0.[54] However, a 5–2 defeat against Argentina officially eliminated Paraguay from qualifying.

Paraguay's last two matches in October 2013 saw then face Venezuela and Colombia. The match concluded 1–1. In Paraguay's last fixture of the qualifiers in Round 18, they lost to Colombia 2–1. Paraguay finished in ninth position of the table, having gained just 12 points from three wins and having been defeated ten times.[55] The 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign proved to be unsuccessful. Throughout the duration of the qualifiers, Paraguay changed coaches three times.

2015 Copa América

Paraguay's campaign in the 2015 Copa América was much more successful than their qualifying campaign to Brazil. In this competition, Paraguay made it to the semi-finals, defeating Brazil in quarter-finals via penalty shootouts, after the score being 1–1, although they were eliminated by Argentina, by a score of 6–1.[56]

Group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Paraguay 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
3  Uruguay 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4  Jamaica 3 0 0 3 0 3 −3 0
Source:
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

13 June 2015 (2015-06-13)
18:30
Argentina  2–2  Paraguay
Agüero  28'
Messi  35' (pen.)		 Report Valdez  59'
Barrios  89'

16 June 2015 (2015-06-16)
18:00
Paraguay  1–0  Jamaica
Benítez  35' Report

20 June 2015 (2015-06-20)
16:00
Uruguay  1–1  Paraguay
Giménez  28' Report Barrios  44'
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals

30 June 2015 (2015-06-30)
20:30
Argentina  6–1  Paraguay
Rojo  14'
Pastore  26'
Di María  46', 52'
Agüero  79'
Higuaín  82'		 Report Barrios  42'
Third place playoff

3 July 2015 (2015-07-03)
20:30
Peru  2–0  Paraguay
Carrillo  48'
Guerrero  89'		 Report

2016 Copa América Centenario

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States (H) 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6 Knockout stage
2  Colombia 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3  Costa Rica 3 1 1 1 3 6 −3 4
4  Paraguay 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
First match(es) will be played on 3 June 2016. Source: CA2016.com
(H) Host.

7 June 2016 (2016-06-07)
22:30
Colombia  2–1  Paraguay
Bacca  12'
Rodríguez  30'		 Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)		 Ayala  71'
Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Attendance: 42,766[61]
Referee: Héber Lopes (Brazil)

11 June 2016 (2016-06-11)
19:00
United States  1–0  Paraguay
Dempsey  27' Report (CONMEBOL)
Report (CONCACAF)

Prior to the competition, the Paraguayan press had labeled Roque Santa Cruz, Nelson Haedo, Paulo da Silva and Justo Villar as histórics, being the only four experienced and veteran players in the squad selected for the competition.[63][64] Santa Cruz suffered an injured and was later replaced by Antonio Sanabria.[65]

Following an unsuccessful campaign, Ramón Díaz announced his resignation as coach of the Albirroja in a press conference at the Estadio Defensores del Chaco after returning to the country.[66][67] He had already received criticism from former Albirroja great José Luís Chilavert, who stated that the team was managed based on "friendship" in the federation due to corruption and opined that Díaz is more of an office person.[68][69][70] José Cardozo, former Albirroja leading goal scorer and current coach of Chiapas in Mexico, also expressed his dissatisfaction with the Albirroja. He stated that: "There are players that do not even know our national anthem" and "We used to play until we would suffer severe injuries, and we performed because we loved the Albirroja. Today, someone has pain in their stomach and does not want to train". "Carlos Gamarra and Francisco Arce played many times with busted ankles, and I once played with a damaged knee" remembered Cardozo.[71] Former Albirroja World Cup veteran Celso Ayala spoke to HOY.com and mentioned that "Any team beats us. In the Albirroja, we've stopped kicking, blocking and heading. Uruguay, for instance, never forgets about its roots, and we have to be like them".[72]

Results and fixtures

The tables below include matches from the past 12 months as well as any future scheduled matches.

See also 2014 Paraguay national team results and 2015 Paraguay national team results.

2015

  Win   Draw   Loss

2016

Players

Current squad

The following 27 players were called up for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Peru on November 10 and Bolivia on November 15, 2016.[75][76] Caps and goals current as of November 15, 2016 after the match against Bolivia.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Diego Barreto (1981-07-16) July 16, 1981 17 0 Paraguay Olimpia
1GK Antony Silva (1984-02-27) February 27, 1984 16 0 Paraguay Cerro Porteño
1GK Roberto Junior Fernández (1988-03-29) March 29, 1988 4 0 Brazil Figueirense
2DF Paulo da Silva (1980-02-01) February 1, 1980 143 3 Mexico Toluca
2DF Darío Verón (1979-07-26) July 26, 1979 50 1 Mexico UNAM
2DF Gustavo Gómez (1993-05-06) May 6, 1993 21 2 Italy Milan
2DF Jorge Moreira (1990-01-01) January 1, 1990 12 0 Argentina River Plate
2DF Salustiano Candia (1983-07-08) July 8, 1983 9 0 Paraguay Olimpia
2DF Fabián Balbuena (1991-08-23) August 23, 1991 5 0 Brazil Corinthians
2DF Júnior Alonso (1993-02-09) February 9, 1993 4 0 Paraguay Cerro Porteño
2DF Juan Gabriel Patiño (1989-11-29) November 29, 1989 2 0 Mexico Chiapas
3MF Cristian Riveros (1982-10-16) October 16, 1982 95 16 Paraguay Olimpia
3MF Édgar Benítez (1987-11-08) November 8, 1987 55 8 Mexico Querétaro
3MF Néstor Ortigoza (1984-12-07) December 7, 1984 33 1 Argentina San Lorenzo
3MF Hernán Pérez (1989-02-25) February 25, 1989 28 1 Spain Espanyol
3MF Óscar Romero (1992-07-04) July 4, 1992 26 2 Argentina Racing
3MF Celso Ortiz (1989-01-26) January 26, 1989 14 0 Mexico Monterrey
3MF Marcos Riveros (1988-09-04) September 4, 1988 13 1 Paraguay Cerro Porteño
3MF Juan Rodrigo Rojas (1988-04-09) April 9, 1988 12 0 Paraguay Cerro Porteño
3MF Miguel Almirón (1994-02-01) February 1, 1994 7 0 Argentina Lanús
4FW Roque Santa Cruz (Vice-captain) (1981-08-16) August 16, 1981 112 32 Paraguay Olimpia
4FW Nelson Haedo Valdez (1983-11-28) November 28, 1983 77 13 United States Seattle Sounders
4FW Derlis González (1994-03-23) March 23, 1994 26 4 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
4FW Federico Santander (1991-06-04) June 4, 1991 11 1 Denmark Copenhagen
4FW Cecilio Domínguez (1994-08-11) August 11, 1994 5 0 Paraguay Cerro Porteño
4FW Juan Iturbe (1993-06-04) June 4, 1993 5 0 Italy Roma
4FW Ángel Romero (1992-07-04) July 4, 1992 5 0 Brazil Corinthians

Recent call-ups

The following players have received a call-up within the past 12 months:

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Justo Villar (1977-06-30) June 30, 1977 119 0 Chile Colo-Colo v.  Peru, November 11, 2016
GK Alfredo Aguilar (1988-07-18) July 18, 1988 0 0 Paraguay Guaraní Copa América Centenario PRE
DF Bruno Valdez (1992-10-06) October 6, 1992 15 0 Mexico América v.  Peru, November 11, 2016
DF Pablo Aguilar (1987-04-02) April 2, 1987 28 4 Mexico América v.  Argentina, October 11, 2016
DF Miguel Samudio (1986-08-24) August 24, 1986 36 1 Mexico América v.  Chile, September 1, 2016
DF Iván Piris (1989-03-10) March 10, 1989 24 0 Mexico Monterrey Copa América Centenario
DF Blás Riveros (1998-04-16) April 16, 1998 1 0 Switzerland Basel Copa América Centenario
DF Raúl Cáceres (1991-09-18) September 18, 1991 0 0 Paraguay Cerro Porteño Copa América Centenario PRE
DF Saúl Salcedo (1997-08-29) August 29, 1997 0 0 Paraguay Olimpia Copa América Centenario PRE
MF Víctor Ayala (1988-01-01) January 1, 1988 22 1 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr v.  Argentina, October 11, 2016
MF William Mendieta (1989-01-09) January 9, 1989 1 0 Paraguay Olimpia v.  Uruguay, September 6, 2016
MF Robert Piris Da Motta (1994-07-26) July 26, 1994 3 0 Paraguay Rubio Ñu Copa América Centenario
MF Víctor Cáceres (1985-03-25) March 25, 1985 69 1 Qatar Al-Rayyan Copa América Centenario PRE
MF Jonathan Santana (1981-10-19) October 19, 1981 35 1 Argentina Sarmiento Copa América Centenario PRE
MF Osvaldo Martínez (1986-04-08) April 8, 1986 32 1 Mexico América Copa América Centenario PRE
MF Eduardo Echeverría (1989-04-03) April 3, 1989 1 0 Brazil ABC Copa América Centenario PRE
MF Jesús Medina (1997-04-30) April 30, 1997 0 0 Paraguay Libertad Copa América Centenario PRE
MF Richard Ortiz (1990-05-22) May 22, 1990 25 4 Paraguay Olimpia v.  Brazil, March 29, 2016
FW Lucas Barrios (1984-11-13) November 13, 1984 34 10 Brazil Palmeiras v.  Peru, November 11, 2016
FW Dario Lezcano (1990-06-30) June 30, 1990 12 4 Germany Ingolstadt 04 v.  Peru, November 11, 2016
FW Jorge Benítez (1992-09-02) September 2, 1992 11 1 Mexico Cruz Azul v.  Argentina, October 11, 2016
FW Néstor Camacho (1987-10-15) October 15, 1987 7 1 Paraguay Guaraní v.  Argentina, October 11, 2016
FW Antonio Sanabria (1996-03-04) March 4, 1996 8 0 Spain Betis Copa América Centenario
FW Raúl Bobadilla (1987-06-18) June 18, 1987 10 0 Germany Augsburg Copa América Centenario PRE

Records

As of November 15, 2016

Players in bold are still active at international level.

Most Caps[77]
# Player Caps Goals Career
1 Paulo da Silva 143 3 2000–
2 Justo Villar 119 0 1999–
3 Roque Santa Cruz 112 32 1999–2016
4 Carlos Gamarra 110 12 1993–2006
5 Denis Caniza 100 1 1996–2010
= Roberto Acuña 100 5 1993–2011
7 Cristian Riveros 95 16 2005–
8 Celso Ayala 85 6 1993–2003
9 José Saturnino Cardozo 82 25 1991–2006
10 Carlos Bonet 80 1 2002–2013
Top Goalscorers[77]
# Player Goals Caps Career
1 Roque Santa Cruz 32 112 1999–2016
2 José Saturnino Cardozo 25 82 1991–2006
3 Cristian Riveros 16 95 2005–
4 Saturnino Arrúa 13 26 1969–1980
Julio César Romero 13 32 1979–1986
Nelson Haedo Valdez 13 77 2004–
7 Gerardo Rivas 12 32 1921–1926
Carlos Gamarra 12 110 1993–2006
9 Miguel Ángel Benítez 11 29 1996–1999
Roberto Cabañas 11 28 1981–1993

Tournament records

Head to head

World Cup record

2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Uruguay 1930 Group Stage 9th 2 1 0 1 1 3
Italy 1934 Did Not Enter
France 1938
Brazil 1950 Group Stage 11th 2 0 1 1 2 4
Switzerland 1954 Did Not Qualify
Sweden 1958 Group Stage 12th 3 1 1 1 9 12
Chile 1962 Did Not Qualify
England 1966
Mexico 1970
West Germany 1974
Argentina 1978
Spain 1982
Mexico 1986 Round of 16 13th 4 1 2 1 4 6
Italy 1990 Did Not Qualify
United States 1994
France 1998 Round of 16 14th 4 1 2 1 3 2
South Korea Japan 2002 Round of 16 16th 4 1 1 2 6 7
Germany 2006 Group Stage 18th 3 1 0 2 2 2
South Africa 2010 Quarter-Final 8th 5 1 3 1 3 2
Brazil 2014 Did Not Qualify
Russia 2018 Qualification in process
Total Quarter-Final 8/20 27 7 10 10 30 38
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Copa América record

South American Championship
Year Round Position Pld W D L GS GA
Argentina 1916 Did Not Enter
Uruguay 1917
Brazil 1919
Chile 1920
Argentina 1921 Fourth Place4th310227
Brazil 1922 Runners-up2nd421153
Uruguay 1923 Third Place3rd310246
Uruguay 1924 Third Place3rd311144
Argentina 1925 Third Place3rd4004413
Chile 1926 Fourth Place4th4103820
Peru 1927 Did Not Enter
Argentina 1929 Runners-up2nd320194
Peru 1935 Did Not Enter
Argentina 1937 Fourth Place4th5203816
Peru 1939 Third Place3rd420298
Chile 1941 Did Not Enter
Uruguay 1942 Fourth Place4th62221110
Chile 1945 Did Not Enter
Argentina 1946 Third Place3rd521288
Ecuador 1947 Runners-up2nd75121611
Brazil 1949 Runners-up2nd86022113
Peru 1953 Champions1st7421148
Chile 1955 Fifth Place5th5113714
Uruguay 1956 Fifth Place5th502338
Peru 1957 Did Not Enter
Argentina 1959 Third Place3rd63031212
Ecuador 1959 Fifth Place5th4013611
Bolivia 1963 Runners-up2nd6411137
Uruguay 1967 Fourth Place4th5203913
Total1 Title20/2997411343173197
Copa América
Year Round Position Pld W D L GS GA
1975 Group Stage7th111255
1979 Champions1st633093
1983 Semi-Finals3rd202011
Argentina 1987 Group Stage9th201103
Brazil 1989 Fourth Place4th7313910
Chile 1991 Group Stage6th420278
Ecuador 1993 Quarter-Finals8th411227
Uruguay 1995 Quarter-Finals6th421165
Bolivia 1997 Quarter-Finals7th411225
Paraguay 1999 Quarter-Finals6th422061
Colombia 2001 Group Stage10th302146
Peru 2004 Quarter-Finals5th421155
Venezuela 2007 Quarter-Finals5th420288
Argentina 2011 Runners-up2nd605158
Chile 2015 Semi-Finals4th6132612
United States 2016 Group Stage12th301213
Brazil 2019 To be determined
Total1 Title15/15682228217690

FIFA Ranking

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
61 87 64 38 29 25 17 10 13 18 22 30 30 35 21 17 29 24 24 37 51 76 46

Titles

Preceded by
1949 Brazil 		 South American Champions
1953 (First title) 		Succeeded by
1955 Argentina 
Preceded by
1975 Peru 		 South American Champions
1979 (Second title) 		Succeeded by
1983 Uruguay 

See also

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