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Capital City- Asuncion
Continent- South America
Manager- Anibal Ruiz
Captain- Carlos Gamarra
Star Man- Carlos Gamarra, Denis Caniza
Paraguay Soccer Team History Founded 1906
Affiliated 1921
WC participations 6 (1930, 1950, 1958, 1986, 1998, 2002)
WC honours Last sixteen (1998, 2002)
Continental Titles Copa America twice (1953, 1979)
First International: Paraguay 1 - 5 Argentina (Asuncion, Paraguay; 11 March 1919)
Largest win: Paraguay 7 - 0 Bolivia (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 30 April 1949)
Worst defeat: Argentina 8 - 0 Paraguay (Santiago, Chile; 20 October 1926)
Copa America
Appearances: 32 (First in 1921) Best result Winners, 1953 and 1979
World Cup Record:
| Year | Host | Performance |
| 1930 | Uruguay | Second, Pool Four |
| 1934 | Italy | - |
| 1938 | France | - |
| 1950 | Brazil | Third, Pool Three |
| 1954 | Switzerland | - |
| 1958 | Sweden | Third, Pool Two |
| 1962 | Chile | - |
| 1966 | England | - |
| 1970 | Mexico | - |
| 1974 | West Germany | - |
| 1978 | Argentina | - |
| 1982 | Spain | - |
| 1986 | Mexico | Second Round (last 16) |
| 1990 | Italy | - |
| 1994 | U.S.A. | - |
| 1998 | France | Second Round (last 16) |
| 2002 | S.Korea/Japan | Second Round (last 16) |
| 2006 | Germany | in Group B with England, Sweden, Trinidad and Tobago |
Coach: Anibal Ruiz
Captain Mark Viduka.
Goalkeepers: Justo Villar, Derlis Gomez, Aldo Bobadilla.
Defenders: Jorge Nunez, Delio Toledo, Carlos Gamarra, Julio Cesar Caceres, Paulo Da Silva, Julio Cesar Manzur, Denis Caniza.
Midfielders: Carlos Bonet, Edgar Barreto, Roberto Acuna, Diego Gavilan, Carlos Humberto Paredes, Cristian Riveros, Jose Montiel, Julio Dos Santos.
Forwards:Salvador Cabanas, Roque Santa Cruz, Nelson Haedo Valdez, Jose Saturnino Cardozo, Nelson Cuevas.
| Paraguay Statistics | in Group B with England, Sweden, Trinidad and Tobago |
| The team is known as 'Albirroja' | |
| Jersey No. | Name of the Player |
| 1 | Justo Villar |
| 2 | Jorge Nunez |
| 3 | Delio Toledo |
| 4 | Carlos Gamarra |
| 5 | Julio Cesar Caceres |
| 6 | Carlos Bonet |
| 7 | Salvador Cabanas |
| 8 | Edgar Barreto |
| 9 | Roque Santa Cruz |
| 10 | Roberto Acuna |
| 11 | Diego Gavilan |
| 12 | Derlis Gomez |
| 13 | Carlos Humberto Paredes |
| 14 | Paulo Da Silva |
| 15 | Julio Cesar Manzur |
| 16 | Cristian Riveros |
| 17 | Jose Montiel |
| 18 | Nelson Haedo Valdez |
| 19 | Julio Dos Santos |
| 20 | Jose Saturnino Cardozo |
| 21 | Denis Caniza |
| 22 | Aldo Bobadilla |
| 23 | Nelson Cuevas |
Paraguay Soccer Team is playing in Group B along with England, Trinidad and Tobago and Sweden. Paraguay has participated in the World Cup six times. This time it is the nation's third consecutive World Cup appearance. In France'98 and in South Korea/Japan in 2002, Paraguay made it to the last 16. The 'golden generation' of the nation comprising of Denis Caniza, Roberto Acuna and Jose Cardozo will get to play the last time this FIFA season and will try to get the most out of it. The team of Paraguay is nicknamed the Albirroja.
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Paraguay Soccer Team suffered a 4-1 defeat against Peru in their opening qualifying game in Sept 2003. The Albirroja showed their worth with a series of big wins in Asuncion and away from home. They were assured of their third consecutive appearance at the FIFA World Cup on 8 October 2005 in Maracaibo, Venezuela when they defeated Venezuela 1-0. In their final qualifier the team suffered a 1-0 home defeat by Colombia on 12 October 2005.
Paraguay had eight wins, four draws and six defeats. They had 23 goals for and the same number against. The team scored its first ever qualifying win over Argentina on 3 September, 2005. It was a 1-0 win.
At France 98 goalkeeper Jose Luis Chilavert captained the side to goalless draws against Bulgaria and Spain and a victory over Nigeria. They were out after the second round but they had put forth a commendable performance. In South Korea/Japan as well the team exceeded expectations.
Paraguay will be playing with England in the Group B opener on the 10th of June and everyone is hopeful that the team will put forth a commendable performance.
