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 | ||||||||||
File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay 1–5 Argentina  (Asunción, Paraguay; 11 May 1919) | ||||||||||
| Biggest win | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay 7–0 Bolivia File:Flag of Bolivia.svg (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 30 April 1949)  Hong Kong 0–7 Paraguay File:Flag of Paraguay.svg (Hong Kong; 17 November 2010) | ||||||||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||||||||
| Argentina 8–0 Paraguay File:Flag of Paraguay.svg (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
José Luis Chilavert was a key figure during the qualifiers as Paraguay qualified for Korea-Japan 2002.
Nelson Valdez played at the 2004 Copa América.
José Saturnino Cardozo scored seven goals during the 2006 World Cup qualifiers.
- On the pitch.jpg
Paraguay (right, in blue) against England (left, in white) before their match at the 2006 FIFA World Cup
- Gerardo Martino (marzo de 2014).jpg
Gerardo Martino became the new coach as of January 2007.
- Salvador Cabañas.png
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
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.
