Federation
founded: 1906 |
FIFA
member since: 1921 |
WORLD
CUP HISTORY
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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 |
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STATISTICS
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Played |
22
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Won |
6
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Drawn |
7
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Lost |
9
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Goals for |
27
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Goals against |
36
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Points |
25
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Paraguay
are 23rd on the all-time table.
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TEAM
RECORDS
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Biggest
victory:
3-1 vs Nigeria
in 1998 and vs Slovenia in 2002.
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Biggest
defeat:
3-7 vs France
in 1958.
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Overall
topscorer:
Nelson Cuevas, 3 goals.
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Most
appearances:
Carlos Gamarra,
Roberto Acuņa and Denis Caniza, 11 matches.
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Hosted
the World Cup:
Never
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GREATEST
PLAYERS
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Jose
Luis Chilavert |
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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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