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Guaraníes ,<br />''La Albirroja'' (White and red)
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'' Asociación Paraguaya De Fútbol ''
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CONMEBOL ( South America )
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Gerardo Martino ( 2007 -)
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Julio César Cáceres
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Carlos Gamarra (110)
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José Saturnino Cardozo (25)
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Estadio Defensores Del Chaco
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August 1993
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March 2001
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May 1995
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Paraguay 1 - 5 Argentina <br/>( Asunción , Paraguay 11 March , 1919 )
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Paraguay 7 - 0 Bolivia <br/>( Rio De Janeiro , Brazil 30 April , 1949 )
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Argentina 8 - 0 Paraguay <br/>( Santiago , Chile 20 October , 1926 )
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1930
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Round 2, 1986 , 1998 , 2002
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Copa América
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The is the national team of
Paraguay and is controlled by the
Asociación Paraguaya De Fútbol .The Paraguay national football team has reached the second round of the
World Cup on three occasions (in
1986 ,
1998 and
2002 ) but has never advanced beyond that stage. Paraguay's only major tournament victories have come in the
Copa América , in which they triumphed in
1953 and
1979 . They also won a silver medal in the
Football Tournament at the
Athens 2004 Olympic Games , being defeated 1-0 by
Argentina in the final.
Paraguay's current squad is undergoing a transition because of the retirement of key players such as
Carlos Gamarra ,
Francisco Arce ,
Celso Ayala , and goalkeeper
José Luis Chilavert . Paraguay's under-19 side won the
Milk Cup in 2002, 2003 and 2006, and players such as
Nelson Valdez ,
Julio Dos Santos and
José Montiel are thought key to the re-building of a team.
Paraguay are in Group C for the
Copa América 2007 , against
Colombia ,
USA and
Argentina .
in 1930]]
Paraguay participated in the first World Cup, organized by Uruguay. In the first round, Paraguay debuted and lost to the United States (0-3), to then defeat Belgium (1-0) with a goal by Luis Vargas Peña. Only one team was to advance from the group stage, and the US left Paraguay behind. Paraguay then returned to the World Cup in 1950 (at Brazil), failing to advance to the next round. Throughout their history they have proven to be a competitive force in South American football as two
Copa América wins (1953 and 1979) attest.
Paraguay surprisingly qualified ahead of Uruguay (beating them 5-0 in the decisive game) for the
1958 World Cup with a team that contained a formidable attacking lineup with stars such as Juan Aguero, Jose Parodi, Juan Romero,
Cayetano Ré and Florencio Amarilla. In their first game in Sweden, Paraguay were 3-2 up against
France in a game they lost 7-3. A 3-2 win over
Scotland and a 3-3 draw with
Yugoslavia saw Paraguay finish third in their group.
The departure of several of their stars for European football (mainly Spain) resulted in a weakening of Paraguay's football fortunes somewhat, but they were only edged out by
Mexico in the
1962 qualifiers. Paraguay fell short in subsequent World Cup qualifying campaigns, but
Copa América success (and that of one of its premier clubs
Olimpia in the
Copa Libertadores ) shored up Paraguay as a solid player on the continent.
Paraguay ended a 28-year absence from the World Cup in
1986 with a team starring Roberto "Gato" Fernandez in goal; Cesar Zavala, Rogelio Delgado and Juan Bautista Torales in defense; Jorge Amado Nunez and Vladimiro Chetinna in midfield; midfield playmaker
Romerito and strikers Roberto Cabañas, Ramon Angel Maria Hicks and Rolando Marciano Chilavert (older brother of Jose Luis Chilavert). In first round matches, Paraguay defeated Iraq (1-0, goal Romerito) and then tied Mexico (1-1, goal Romerito) and Belgium (2-2, both goals Roberto Cabañas). They reached the second round where they were beaten 3-0 by England.
A drought followed once again, as Paraguay failed to reach the Italy 1990 and USA 1994 World Cups. This drought ended, however, in grand fashion as the Albirroja reached the France 1998 World Cup by qualifying second in South America. The first round matches were against Bulgaria (0-0), Spain (0-0), and Nigeria (3-1; goals Celso Ayala, Miguel Benitez and Jose Cardozo). Paraguay qualified to the second round (Round of 16) to be defeated in a thrilling match against would-be World Champions France. France only scored through Blanc in minute 114 , during the second half of overtime (making it the first golden goal scored in a World Cup). Paraguay's central defending duo (Carlos Gamarra and Celso Ayala) and goalkeeper Jose Luis Chilavert were selected for the all-star World Cup team.
Paraguay returned to the World’s greatest stage once more in 2002. This time, the nation had to set their alarm clocks to wake them up in the middle of the night as the tournament was played in Korea and Japan. In their first match, Paraguay tied South Africa 2-2 (goals: Roque Santa Cruz and Francisco “Chiqui” Arce). Paraguay lost to Spain in the second game (1-3) and finally defeated Slovenia (3-1; goals Nelson Cuevas, twice, and Jorge Campos) to qualify for the second round. Germany ended Paraguay’s dreams there with an 88 minute goal.
In 2006, Paraguay qualified for its third World Cup in a row. This time, two early defeats against England and Sweden (both 0-1) sent the team home early. The only consolation was defeating Trinidad and Tobago during the last and final group game by 2-0. After the World Cup, Anibal Ruiz resigned as head coach, and was replaced by Raul Vicente Amarilla. Currently Paraguay is being coached by Gerardo "Tata" Martino.
The following players have been named to participate in the
2007 Copa America .
