Men's national football team representing Paraguay
This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Paraguay women's national football team.
Paraguay
Nickname(s)
Los Guaraníes (The Guaraníes) La Albirroja (The White and Red)
Association
Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol (APF)
Confederation
CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach
Daniel Garnero
Captain
Gustavo Gómez
Most caps
Paulo da Silva (148)
Top scorer
Roque Santa Cruz (32)
Home stadium
Estadio Defensores del Chaco
FIFA code
PAR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current
56 (4 April 2024)[1]
Highest
8 (March 2001)
Lowest
103 (May 1995)
First international
Paraguay 1–5 Argentina (Asunción, Paraguay; 11 May 1919)
Biggest win
Paraguay 7–0 Bolivia (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 30 April 1949) Hong Kong 0–7 Paraguay (Hong Kong; 17 November 2010)
Biggest defeat
Argentina 8–0 Paraguay (Santiago, Chile; 20 October 1926)
World Cup
Appearances
8 (first in 1930)
Best result
Quarter-finals (2010)
Copa América
Appearances
38 (first in 1921)
Best result
Champions (1953, 1979)
The Paraguay national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Paraguay) 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. Their nickname is the Albirroja, or red and white. The Albirroja has qualified for eight FIFA World Cup competitions (1930, 1950, 1958, 1986, 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010), with their best performance coming in 2010 when they reached the quarter-finals. A regular participant at the Copa América, Paraguay have been crowned champions of the competition on two occasions (in 1953 and 1979). Paraguay's highest FIFA World Rankings was 8th (March 2001) and their lowest was 103 (May 1995). Paraguay was awarded second place with Best Move of the Year in 1996 for their rise in the FIFA Rankings.
The national team's most successful period was under the coaching of Argentine Gerardo Martino, who was awarded with the South American Coach of the Year in 2007 and took Paraguay to the quarter-finals stage of the FIFA World Cup competition for the first time in history (in 2010) and also to the final of the 2011 Copa América, where Paraguay finished as runners-up. In Paraguay's entire history at the FIFA World Cup, only Carlos Gamarra and José Luis Chilavert hold the distinction of being selected as part of the All-Star Team, being for the 1998 edition. Paulo da Silva holds the most appearances for the national team with 148 matches and Roque Santa Cruz is the all-time leading goal scorer with 32 goals. Denis Caniza, who was present with the national team from 1996 to 2010, is the only player to have represented Paraguay in four consecutive FIFA World Cup competitions (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010).
^"The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
^Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
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Global Information
(4 April 2024)[1]
Paraguay 1–5 Argentina 
Hong Kong 0–7 Paraguay 
