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The Paraguay national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Paraguay), nicknamed La Albirroja, represents Paraguay in men's international football competitions, and are controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association (Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol). Paraguay is a member of CONMEBOL.
Soon after the introduction of football in Paraguay by Williams Paats, the Liga Paraguaya de Futbol (today Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol) was created in 1906.The first national football team was organized in 1910 when an invitation by the Argentine club Hércules of Corrientes was received to play a friendly match.
This is a list of football clubs in Paraguay which are affiliated with the Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol. As of the 2016 season, clubs are listed in rank of the Paraguayan football league system .
The list shown below shows the Paraguay national football team all-time international record against opposing nations. The stats are composed of FIFA World Cup and qualifiers, the Copa América, as well as numerous other international friendly tournaments and matches.
Paraguay returned to the world's greatest stage once more in the 2002 World Cup. In their first match, Paraguay tied South Africa 2–2 (goals: Roque Santa Cruz and Francisco Arce). Paraguay lost to Spain in the second game (1–3) and finally defeated Slovenia (3–1; goals Nelson Cuevas, twice, and Jorge Luis Campos) to qualify for the second ...
Paraguay national football team results No. Date Venue Opponents Score Competition Paraguay scorers Att. Ref. 735: 8 October 2020: Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción (H) Peru: 2–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification: Romero (2) 0 [1] [2] 736: 13 October 2020: Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida, Mérida (A) Venezuela: 1–0 2022 FIFA World ...
Paraguay men's football team qualified for the Olympics following the triumph of the champion title at the 2024 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament in Venezuela, marking the nation's return to the sport, after the last participation in 2004. [5] [6] Team roster. Paraguay announced their final squad on 3 July 2024. [7]
On November 23, 1901, before the formation of Club Olimpia, William Paats organized a first match between two teams of his students which then made young people to be eager to develop a sport team in Paraguay. [2] Olimpia was founded on July 25, 1902, being the oldest football team in Paraguay.