Paraguay national football team
Paraguay national football team is the national football team of Paraguay.
| Nickname(s) | Los Guaraníes La Albirroja (White and red) | |||||||||
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| Association | Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol (APF) | |||||||||
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | |||||||||
| Head coach | Eduardo Berizzo | |||||||||
| Captain | Vacant | |||||||||
| Most caps | Paulo da Silva (150) | |||||||||
| Top scorer | Roque Santa Cruz (32) | |||||||||
| Home stadium | Estadio Defensores del Chaco | |||||||||
| FIFA code | PAR | |||||||||
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| FIFA ranking | ||||||||||
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| Highest | 8 (March 2001) | |||||||||
| Lowest | 103 (May 1995) | |||||||||
| 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 (Hong Kong; 17 November 2010) | ||||||||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||||||||
| Argentina 8–0 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 | |||||||||
Medal record
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Most appearances
| Pos | Player | Apps | Goals | Career |
| 1 | Carlos Gamarra | 110 | 12 | 1993-2006 |
| 2 | Roberto Miguel Acuña | 97 | 5 | 1993-2006 |
| 3 | Celso Ayala | 85 | 6 | 1993-2003 |
| 4 | José Saturnino Cardozo | 82 | 25 | 1991-2006 |
| 5 | Denis Caniza | 79 | 1 | 1996-2006 |
| 6 | Roberto Fernández | 78 | 0 | 1976-1989 |
| 7 | Juan Bautista Torales | 77 | 1 | 1979-1989 |
| 8 | José Luis Chilavert | 74 | 8 | 1989-2003 |
| 8 | Estanislao Struway | 74 | 4 | 1991-2002 |
| 10 | Carlos Humberto Paredes | 72 | 10 | 1998-present |
Top scorers
| Pos | Player | Goals | Apps | Career |
| 1 | José Saturnino Cardozo | 25 | 82 | 1991-2006 |
| 2 | Roque Santa Cruz | 20 | 61 | 1999-present |
| 3 | Julio César Romero | 13 | 32 | 1979-1986 |
| 3 | Saturnino Arrúa | 13 | 26 | 1969-1980 |
| 5 | Carlos Gamarra | 12 | 110 | 1993-2006 |
| 5 | Gerardo Rivas | 12 | 32 | 1921-1926 |
| 7 | Miguel Ángel Benítez | 11 | 29 | 1996-1999 |
| 8 | Carlos Humberto Paredes | 10 | 72 | 1998-present |
| 8 | Aurelio González | 10 | 23 | 1924-1937 |
| 8 | Juan Bautista Villalba | 10 | 22 | 1945-1947 |
Paraguay National Football Team Media
Chilavert was a key figure during the qualifiers as Paraguay qualified for Korea-Japan 2002.
Nelson Haedo played at the 2004 Copa América.
Cardozo scored seven goals during the 2006 World Cup qualifiers.
Paraguay (right, in blue) against England (left, in white) before their match at the 2006 FIFA World Cup
Gerardo Martino became the new coach as of January 2007.
Coach Gerardo Martino regarded Salvador Cabañas as the Albirroja's best player, Martino also considered Cabañas as Paraguay's Lionel Messi.
The Albirroja vs. Italy on 14 June 2010
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References
- ↑ After 1988, the tournament has been restricted to squads with no more than 3 players over the age of 23, and these matches are not regarded as part of the national team's record, nor are caps awarded.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Paraguay matches, ratings and points exchanged". Eloratings.net. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
