Team Overview
The Paraguay national football team ( Spanish : Selección de fútbol de Paraguay ; Guarani : Poravo Paraguáigua Vakapipopo pegua ), nicknamed La Albirroja , represents Paraguay in men's international football competitions, and are controlled by the Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol (English: Paraguayan Football Association ). Paraguay is a member of CONMEBOL . The Albirroja has qualified for ten FIFA World Cup competitions ( 1930 , 1950 , 1958 , 1986 , 1998 , 2002 , 2006 , 2010 , 2026 and 2030 ), with their best performance coming in 2010 when they reached the quarter-finals. 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 Ranking was 8th in March 2001 and their lowest was 103rd in May 1995. Paraguay was awarded second place with Best Move of the Year in 1996 for their rise in the FIFA World Ranking. 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-finals stage of the 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 Paraguay's entire history at the FIFA World Cup, only Carlos Gamarra and José Luis Chilavert hold the distinction of being selected as part of the All-Star Team , for their performances in the 1998 edition. Paulo da Silva holds the most appearances for the national team with 148 matches and Roque Santa Cruz is the all-time leading goalscorer with 32 goals. Denis Caniza , who was part of 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).
2026 Fixtures
| Date | Match | Group / Round | Venue | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 18:00 UTC-7 | USA vs Paraguay | Group D | Los Angeles (Inglewood) | SCHEDULED |
| 2026-06-19 20:00 UTC-7 | Türkiye vs Paraguay | Group D | San Francisco Bay Area (Santa Clara) | SCHEDULED |
| 2026-06-25 19:00 UTC-7 | Paraguay vs Australia | Group D | San Francisco Bay Area (Santa Clara) | SCHEDULED |
Honours
| Continental: South American Championship / Copa América Champions (2) : 1953 , 1979 Runners-up (6): 1922 , 1929 , 1947 , 1949 , 1963 , 2011 Third place (7): 1923 , 1924 , 1925 , 1939 , 1946 , 1959-I , 1983 |
| Friendly: Copa Chevallier Boutell (2) : 1925 s , 1945 |
| Friendly: Copa Trompowski (1) : 1950 |
| Friendly: Copa Paz del Chaco (6) : 1963, 1977, 1980, 1991, 1995, 2003 |
| Friendly: Lunar New Year Cup (1) : 1968 |
| Friendly: Copa Artigas (1) : 1975 s |
| Friendly: Copa Félix Bogado (2) : 1973, 1983 |
| Friendly: Copa Boquerón (1) : 1988 |
| Summary: s Shared titles. |
Competition Records
FIFA World Cup
| FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA |
| 1930 | Group stage | 9th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1934 | Did not enter | Declined participation | ||||||
| 1938 | ||||||||
| 1950 | Group stage | 11th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1954 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | |
| 1958 | Group stage | 12th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
| 1962 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1966 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 1970 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | ||
| 1974 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | ||
| 1978 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Copa América
| South American Championship / Copa América record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA |
| 1916 | Not a CONMEBOL member | |||||||
| 1917 | ||||||||
| 1919 | ||||||||
| 1920 | ||||||||
| 1921 | Fourth place | 4th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 1922 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 1923 | Third place | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 1924 | Third place | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 1925 | Third place | 3rd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 1926 | Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 20 |
| 1927 | Did not enter |
Pan American Games
| Pan American Games record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA |
| 1951 | Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 1955 | Did not participate | |||||||
| 1959 | ||||||||
| 1963 | ||||||||
| 1967 | ||||||||
| 1971 | ||||||||
| 1975 | ||||||||
| 1979 | ||||||||
| 1983 | ||||||||
| 1987 | Preliminary round | 9th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 1991 | Did not qualify |
Current Squad
| Pos | Name | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| GK | Aldo Pérez | 0 | 0 | Guaraní |
| GK | Carlos Coronel | 9 | 0 | São Paulo |
| GK | Juan Espínola | 1 | 0 | Barracas Central |
| GK | Santiago Rojas | 2 | 0 | Nacional |
| Defenders | ||||
| DF | Agustín Sández | 5 | 0 | Rosario Central |
| DF | Alan Benítez | 8 | 0 | Libertad |
| DF | Alan Núñez | 0 | 0 | Nacional |
| DF | Alcides Benítez | 0 | 0 | Belgrano |
| DF | Alexis Duarte | 1 | 0 | Libertad |
| DF | Blas Riveros | 15 | 0 | Cerro Porteño |
| DF | Diego León | 1 | 0 | Manchester United |
| DF | Mateo Gamarra | 3 | 0 | Cruzeiro |
| DF | Ronaldo Dejesús | 0 | 0 | Lanús |
| DF | Saúl Salcedo | 2 | 0 | Newell's Old Boys |
| Midfielders | ||||
| MF | Diego González | 4 | 0 | Santos Laguna |
| MF | Enso González | 0 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| MF | Hugo Cuenca | 3 | 0 | Burgos |
| MF | Lucas Romero | 2 | 0 | Universidad de Chile |
| MF | Mathías Villasanti | 51 | 0 | Grêmio |
| MF | Robert Piris Da Motta | 9 | 0 | Cerro Porteño |
| MF | Rubén Lezcano | 0 | 0 | Olimpia |
| MF | Álvaro Campuzano | 4 | 0 | Libertad |
| Forwards | ||||
| FW | Adam Bareiro | 8 | 0 | Boca Juniors |
| FW | Adrián Alcaraz | 0 | 0 | Olimpia |
| FW | Carlos González | 15 | 0 | Independiente del Valle |
| FW | Lorenzo Melgarejo | 5 | 0 | Libertad |
| FW | Robert Morales | 2 | 1 | UNAM |
| FW | Rodney Redes | 0 | 0 | LDU Quito |
| FW | Ronaldo Martínez | 4 | 0 | Talleres |
| FW | Ángel Romero | 51 | 8 | Boca Juniors |
| FW | Óscar Romero | 55 | 4 | Huracán |
All-Time Leaders
| Most Caps | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Stat | Years |
| Paulo da Silva | 148 Caps | 2000–2017 |
| Justo Villar | 120 Caps | 1999–2018 |
| Roque Santa Cruz | 112 Caps | 1999–2016 |
| Carlos Gamarra | 110 Caps | 1993–2006 |
| Cristian Riveros | 101 Caps | 2005–2018 |
| Roberto Acuña | 100 Caps | 1993–2011 |
| 100 | 1 Caps | 1996–2010 |
| Gustavo Gómez | 86 Caps | 2013–present |
| Top Scorers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Stat | Years |
| Paulo da Silva | 148 Goals | 2000–2017 |
| Justo Villar | 120 Goals | 1999–2018 |
| Roque Santa Cruz | 112 Goals | 1999–2016 |
| Carlos Gamarra | 110 Goals | 1993–2006 |
| Cristian Riveros | 101 Goals | 2005–2018 |
| Roberto Acuña | 100 Goals | 1993–2011 |
| 100 | 1 Goals | 1996–2010 |
| Gustavo Gómez | 86 Goals | 2013–present |