Squad called up for the World Cup 2026 (30)
Paraguay players called up for the World Cup 2026, sorted by position and shirt number.
❔ No position (30)
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176
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35a
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39
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537j
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96
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29a
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18
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417j
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92
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30a
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7
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175j
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82
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30a
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100
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421j
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79
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31a
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40
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505j
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70
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26a
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13
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290j
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66
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32a
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36
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176j
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62
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32a
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11
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643j
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47
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21a
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218j
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44
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26a
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27
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281j
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36
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34a
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7
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534j
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31
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22a
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12
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191j
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26
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34a
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7
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483j
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25
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32a
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13
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632j
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25
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28a
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14
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149j
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24
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24a
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2
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161j
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16
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29a
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4
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357j
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16
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24a
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9
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195j
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12
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23a
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4
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175j
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12
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20a
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1
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89j
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11
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21a
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4
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118j
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10
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27a
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6
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84j
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8
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29a
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2
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212j
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8
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25a
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7
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210j
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5
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29a
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9
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346j
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5
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25a
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171j
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3
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29a
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80j
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1
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23a
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52j
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21a
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77j
Top 11 scorers of Paraguay
The 11 squad players with the most goals in their professional careers.
| # | Player | Goals | Assists | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. Ávalos | 176 | 39 | 537 |
| 2 | A. Sanabria | 96 | 18 | 417 |
| 3 | A. Arce | 92 | 7 | 175 |
| 4 | A. Romero | 82 | 100 | 421 |
| 5 | M. Almirón | 79 | 40 | 505 |
| 6 | I. Pitta | 70 | 13 | 290 |
| 7 | C. Martínez | 66 | 36 | 176 |
| 8 | G. Gómez | 62 | 11 | 643 |
| 9 | J. Enciso | 47 | 21 | 218 |
| 10 | R. Sosa | 44 | 27 | 281 |
| 11 | F. Balbuena | 36 | 7 | 534 |
Aggregate stats
Metrics for the full Paraguay squad.
30Players
27,2Avg age
189Avg height (cm)
1.089Total goals
432Assists
8.001Matches
📜 World Cup history
Historical statistics of Paraguay at World Cups and throughout its international history (since 1872).
8
World Cups played
27
World Cup matches
7·10·10
W·D·L at World Cup
30 – 38
World Cup goals
Appearances
1930
1950
1958
1986
1998
2002
2006
2010
Top 5 all-time scorers
- 1° Roque Santa Cruz 21 goals · 1 at World Cups
- 2° José Cardozo 18 goals · 1 at World Cups
- 3° Julio César Romero 10 goals · 2 at World Cups
- 4° Salvador Cabañas 10 goals · 0 at World Cups
- 5° Juan Bautista Villalba 9 goals · 0 at World Cups
All-time records
🚀 Biggest win
7-0 vs Bolivia (1949, Copa América)
😱 Worst defeat
0-8 vs Argentina (1926, Copa América)
📅 Track record
783 matches (275W-208D-300L)
since 1919
Historical: dataset martj42/international_results
Live data via API-Football