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Paraguay


Federation founded: 1906
FIFA member since: 1921

 
WORLD CUP HISTORY
1930 - First round exit
1934 - Did not participate
1938 - Did not participate
1950 - First round exit
1954 - Did not qualify
1958 - First round exit
1962 - Did not qualify
1966 - Did not qualify
1970 - Did not qualify
1974 - Did not qualify
1978 - Did not qualify
1982 - Did not qualify
1986 - Second round exit
1990 - Did not qualify
1994 - Did not qualify
1998 - Second round exit
2002 - Second round exit
2006 - First round exit

 
STATISTICS
Played
22
Won
6
Drawn
7
Lost
9
Goals for
27
Goals against
36
Points
25
Paraguay are 23rd on the all-time table.

 
TEAM RECORDS
Biggest victory:
3-1 vs Nigeria in 1998 and vs Slovenia in 2002.
Biggest defeat:
3-7 vs France in 1958.
Overall topscorer:
Nelson Cuevas, 3 goals.
Most appearances:
Carlos Gamarra, Roberto Acuņa and Denis Caniza, 11 matches.
Hosted the World Cup:
Never

 
GREATEST PLAYERS
Jose Luis Chilavert

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

1930

No qualifying rounds held. Teams 
were invited to take part and PARAGUAY
chose to participate.

1934 to 1938

PARAGUAY did not participate
in the qualifying rounds.

1950

(WCQ Group 8)
Peru and Ecuador withdrew so Uruguay
and PARAGUAY had walkovers to the
World Cup in Brazil.

1954

(WCQ Group 11)
14.Feb 54 PARAGUAY 4-0 Chile 21.Feb 54 Chile 1-3 PARAGUAY 07.Mar 54 PARAGUAY 0-1 Brazil 21.Mar 54 Brazil 4-1 PARAGUAY
P W D L Gls Pts 1.Brazil 4 4 0 0 8- 1 8 2.PARAGUAY 4 2 0 2 8- 6 4 3.Chile 4 0 0 4 1-10 0 PARAGUAY failed to qualify for Switzerland 1954.

1958

(CONMEBOL Group 3)
20.Jun 57 Colombia 2-3 PARAGUAY 07.Jul 57 PARAGUAY 3-0 Colombia 14.Jul 57 PARAGUAY 5-0 Uruguay 28.Jul 57 Uruguay 2-0 PARAGUAY
P W D L Gls Pts 1.PARAGUAY 4 3 0 1 11- 4 6 2.Uruguay 4 2 1 1 4- 6 5 3.Colombia 4 0 1 3 3- 8 1 PARAGUAY qualified for Sweden 1958.

1962

(CONCACAF winner & PARAGUAY)
29.Oct 61 Mexico 1-0 PARAGUAY 05.Nov 61 PARAGUAY 0-0 Mexico
PARAGUAY failed to qualify for Chile 1962.

1966

(CONMEBOL Group 3)
25.Jul 65 PARAGUAY 2-0 Bolivia 01.Aug 65 Argentina 3-0 PARAGUAY 08.Aug 65 PARAGUAY 0-0 Argentina 22.Aug 65 Bolivia 2-1 PARAGUAY
P W D L Gls Pts 1.Argentina 4 3 1 0 9- 2 7 2.PARAGUAY 4 1 1 2 3- 5 3 3.Bolivia 4 1 0 3 4- 9 2 PARAGUAY failed to qualify for England 1966.

1970

(CONMEBOL Group 2)
06.Aug 69 Venezuela 0-2 PARAGUAY 10.Aug 69 Colombia 0-1 PARAGUAY 17.Aug 69 PARAGUAY 0-3 Brazil 21.Aug 69 PARAGUAY 1-0 Venezuela 24.Aug 69 PARAGUAY 2-1 Colombia 31.Aug 69 Brazil 1-0 PARAGUAY
P W D L Gls Pts 1.Brazil 6 6 0 0 23- 2 12 2.PARAGUAY 6 4 0 2 6- 5 8 3.Colombia 6 1 1 4 7-12 3 4.Venezuela 6 0 1 5 1-18 1 PARAGUAY failed to qualify for Mexico 1970.

1974

(CONMEBOL Group 2)
02.Sep 73 Bolivia 1-2 PARAGUAY 16.Sep 73 PARAGUAY 1-1 Argentina 30.Sep 73 PARAGUAY 4-0 Bolivia 07.Oct 73 Argentina 3-1 PARAGUAY
P W D L Gls Pts 1.Argentina 4 3 1 0 9- 2 7 2.PARAGUAY 4 2 1 1 8- 5 5 3.Bolivia 4 0 0 4 1-11 0 PARAGUAY failed to qualify for West Germany 1974.

1978

(CONMEBOL First round - Group A)
24.Feb 77 Colombia 0-1 PARAGUAY 06.Mar 77 PARAGUAY 1-1 Colombia 13.Mar 77 PARAGUAY 0-1 Brazil 20.Mar 77 Brazil 1-1 PARAGUAY
P W D L Gls Pts 1.Brazil 4 2 2 0 8- 1 6 2.PARAGUAY 4 1 2 1 3- 3 4 3.Colombia 4 0 2 2 1- 8 2 PARAGUAY failed to qualify for Argentina 1978.

1982

(CONMEBOL Group 3)
17.May 81 Ecuador 1-0 PARAGUAY 31.May 81 PARAGUAY 3-1 Ecuador 07.Jun 81 PARAGUAY 0-1 Chile 21.Jun 81 Chile 3-0 PARAGUAY
P W D L Gls Pts 1.Chile 4 3 1 0 6- 0 7 2.Ecuador 4 1 1 2 2- 5 3 3.PARAGUAY 4 1 0 3 3- 6 2 PARAGUAY failed to qualify for Spain 1982.

1986

(CONMEBOL Group 3)
26.May 85 Bolivia 1-1 PARAGUAY 09.Jun 85 PARAGUAY 3-0 Bolivia 16.Jun 85 PARAGUAY 0-2 Brazil 23.Jun 85 Brazil 1-1 PARAGUAY
P W D L Gls Pts 1.Brazil 4 2 2 0 6- 2 6 2.PARAGUAY 4 1 2 1 5- 4 4 3.Bolivia 4 0 2 2 2- 7 2 PARAGUAY advanced to CONMEBOL play-offs. First round
27.Oct 85 PARAGUAY 3-0 Colombia 03.Nov 85 Colombia 2-1 PARAGUAY
Final round
10.Nov 85 PARAGUAY 3-0 Chile 17.Nov 85 Chile 2-2 PARAGUAY
PARAGUAY qualified for Mexico 1986.

1990

(CONMEBOL Group 2)
27.Aug 89 PARAGUAY 2-1 Colombia 10.Sep 89 PARAGUAY 2-1 Ecuador 17.Sep 89 Colombia 2-1 PARAGUAY 24.Sep 89 Ecuador 3-1 PARAGUAY
P W D L Gls Pts 1.Colombia 4 2 1 1 5- 3 5 2.PARAGUAY 4 2 0 2 6- 7 4 3.Ecuador 4 1 1 2 4- 5 3 PARAGUAY failed to qualify for Italy 1990.

1994

(CONMEBOL Group 1)
01.Aug 93 Colombia 0-0 PARAGUAY 08.Aug 93 PARAGUAY 1-3 Argentina 15.Aug 93 PARAGUAY 2-1 Peru 22.Aug 93 PARAGUAY 1-1 Colombia 29.Aug 93 Argentina 0-0 PARAGUAY 05.Sep 93 Peru 2-2 PARAGUAY
P W D L Gls Pts 1.Colombia 6 4 2 0 13- 2 10 2.Argentina 6 3 1 2 7- 9 7 3.PARAGUAY 6 1 4 1 6- 7 6 4.Peru 6 0 1 5 4-12 1 PARAGUAY failed to qualify for USA 1994.

1998

(CONMEBOL league)
24.Apr 96 Colombia 1-0 PARAGUAY 02.Jun 96 Uruguay 0-2 PARAGUAY 01.Sep 96 Argentina 1-1 PARAGUAY 09.Oct 96 PARAGUAY 2-1 Chile 10.Nov 96 PARAGUAY 1-0 Ecuador 15.Dec 96 Bolivia 0-0 PARAGUAY 12.Jan 97 Venezuela 0-2 PARAGUAY 12.Feb 97 PARAGUAY 2-1 Peru 02.Apr 97 PARAGUAY 2-1 Colombia 30.Apr 97 PARAGUAY 3-1 Uruguay 06.Jul 97 PARAGUAY 1-2 Argentina 20.Jul 97 Chile 2-1 PARAGUAY 20.Aug 97 Ecuador 2-1 PARAGUAY 10.Sep 97 PARAGUAY 2-1 Bolivia 12.Oct 97 PARAGUAY 1-0 Venezuela 16.Nov 97 Peru 1-0 PARAGUAY
P W D L Gls Pts 1.Argentina 16 8 6 2 23-13 30 2.PARAGUAY 16 9 2 5 21-14 29 3.Colombia 16 8 4 4 23-15 28 4.Chile 16 7 4 5 32-18 25 5.Peru 16 7 4 5 19-20 25 6.Ecuador 16 6 3 7 22-21 21 7.Uruguay 16 6 3 7 18-21 21 8.Bolivia 16 4 5 7 18-21 17 9.Venezuela 16 0 3 13 8-41 3 PARAGUAY qualified for France 1998.

2002

(CONMEBOL league)
29.Mar 00 Peru 2-0 PARAGUAY 26.Apr 00 PARAGUAY 1-0 Uruguay 03.Jun 00 PARAGUAY 3-1 Ecuador 29.Jun 00 Chile 3-1 PARAGUAY 18.Jul 00 PARAGUAY 2-1 Brazil 27.Jul 00 Bolivia 0-0 PARAGUAY 16.Aug 00 Argentina 1-1 PARAGUAY 02.Sep 00 PARAGUAY 3-0 Venezuela 07.Oct 00 Colombia 0-2 PARAGUAY 15.Nov 00 PARAGUAY 5-1 Peru 28.Mar 01 Uruguay 0-1 PARAGUAY 24.Apr 01 Ecuador 2-1 PARAGUAY 02.Jun 01 PARAGUAY 1-0 Chile 15.Aug 01 Brazil 2-0 PARAGUAY 05.Sep 01 PARAGUAY 5-1 Bolivia 07.Oct 01 PARAGUAY 2-2 Argentina 08.Nov 01 Venezuela 3-1 PARAGUAY 14.Nov 01 PARAGUAY 0-4 Colombia
P W D L Gls Pts 1.Argentina 18 13 4 1 42-15 43 2.Ecuador 18 9 4 5 23-20 31 3.Brazil 18 9 3 6 31-17 30 4.PARAGUAY 18 9 3 6 29-23 30 5.Uruguay 18 7 6 5 19-13 27 6.Colombia 18 7 6 5 20-15 27 7.Bolivia 18 4 6 8 21-33 18 8.Peru 18 4 4 10 14-25 16 9.Venezuela 18 5 1 12 18-44 16 10.Chile 18 3 3 12 15-27 12 PARAGUAY qualified for Korea/Japan 2002.

2006

(CONMEBOL league)
06.Sep 03 Peru 4-1 PARAGUAY 10.Sep 03 PARAGUAY 4-1 Uruguay 15.Nov 03 PARAGUAY 2-1 Ecuador 18.Nov 03 Chile 0-1 PARAGUAY 31.Mar 04 PARAGUAY 0-0 Brazil 01.Jun 04 Bolivia 2-1 PARAGUAY 06.Jun 04 Argentina 0-0 PARAGUAY 05.Sep 04 PARAGUAY 1-0 Venezuela 09.Oct 04 Colombia 1-1 PARAGUAY 13.Oct 04 PARAGUAY 1-1 Peru 17.Nov 04 Uruguay 1-0 PARAGUAY 27.Mar 05 Ecuador 5-2 PARAGUAY 30.Mar 05 PARAGUAY 2-1 Chile 05.Jun 05 Brazil 4-1 PARAGUAY 08.Jun 05 PARAGUAY 4-1 Bolivia 03.Sep 05 PARAGUAY 1-0 Argentina 08.Oct 05 Venezuela 0-1 PARAGUAY 12.Oct 05 PARAGUAY 0-1 Colombia
P W D L Gls Pts 1.Brazil 18 9 7 2 35-17 34 2.Argentina 18 10 4 4 29-17 34 3.Ecuador 18 8 4 6 23-19 28 4.PARAGUAY 18 8 4 6 23-23 28 5.Uruguay 18 6 7 5 23-28 25 6.Colombia 18 6 6 6 24-16 24 7.Chile 18 5 7 6 18-22 22 8.Venezuela 18 5 3 10 20-28 18 9.Peru 18 4 6 8 20-28 18 10.Bolivia 18 4 2 12 20-37 14 PARAGUAY qualified for Germany 2006.


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