| Germany 2006: |
| PARAGUAY |
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| KEY FACTS |
| World Ranking |
| 34th |
| PARAGUAY NEWS |
| Despite a horror start to their campaign (1-4 loss to Peru), Paraguay showed their resilience with strong results against the likes of Argentina and Ecuador. It was enough to ensure qualification with one round to go in the tough South American zone. With only 23 goals during 18 games, it's not surprising Paraguay found they relied somewhat on Jose Cardozo to score seven of their goals although he was supported by Roque Santa Cruz (4 goals). Their qualification means it's the third successive time Paraguay have qualified for the world cup. |
| Qualifying Group Position |
| 4th |
| After 18 Rounds |
| Top Scorers |
| Jose Cardozo |
| 7 Goals |
| QUALIFYING |
| 1-4 |
| Peru |
| Lost To |
| 06-Sep-03 |
| 4-1 |
| Uruguay |
| Dft |
| 10-Sep-03 |
| 2-1 |
| Dft |
| 15-Nov-03 |
| 1-0 |
| Chile |
| Dft |
| 18-Nov-03 |
| 0-0 |
| Drew |
| 31-Mar-04 |
| 1-2 |
| Bolivia |
| Lost To |
| 01-Jun-04 |
| 0-0 |
| Drew |
| 06-Jun-04 |
| 1-0 |
| Venezuela |
| Dft |
| 05-Sep-04 |
| 1-1 |
| Colombia |
| Drew |
| 09-Oct-04 |
| 1-1 |
| Peru |
| Drew |
| 13-Oct-04 |
| 0-1 |
| Uruguay |
| Lost To |
| 17-Nov-04 |
| 2-5 |
| Lost To |
| 27-Mar-05 |
| 2-1 |
| Chile |
| Dft |
| 30-Mar-05 |
| 1-4 |
| Lost To |
| 05-Jun-05 |
| 4-1 |
| Bolivia |
| Dft |
| 08-Jun-05 |
| 1-0 |
| Dft |
| 03-Sep-05 |
| 1-0 |
| Venezuela |
| Dft |
| 08-Oct-05 |
| 0-1 |
| Colombia |
| Lost To |
| 12-Oct-05 |
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| PARAGUAY'S WORLD CUP HISTORY |
| Appearances (Champions in bold) |
| 1930, 1950, 1958, 1986, 1998, 2002, 2006 |
| SQUAD (club in brackets) |
| Goalkeepers |
| Aldo Bobadilla (Libertad, Paraguay) |
| Derlis Gomez (Sportivo Luqueno, Paraguay) |
| Justo Villar (Newell's Old Boys, Argentina) |
| Defenders |
| Julio Cesar Caceres (River Plate, Argentina) |
| Denis Caniza (Cruz Azul, Mexico) |
| Carlos Gamerra (Palmeiras, Brazil) |
| Julio Manzur (Santos, Brazil) |
| Jorge Nunez (Estudiantes, Argentina) |
| Paulo de Silva (Toluca, Mexico) |
| Delio Toledo (Real Zaragoza, Spain) |
| Midfielders |
| Roberto Acuna (Deportivo Coruna, Spain) |
| Edgar Barreto (NEC Nijmegen, Denmark) |
| Carlos Bonet (Libertad, Paraguay) |
| Diego Gavilan (Newell's Old Boys, Argentina) |
| Jose Montiel (Olimpia, Paraguay) |
| Carlos Paredes (Reggina, Italy) |
| Forwards |
| Salvador Cabanas (Chiapas, Mexico) |
| Jose Cardozo (uncontracted) |
| Nelson Cuevas (Pachuca, Mexico) |
| Roque Santa Cruz (Bayern Munich, Germany) |
| Cristian Riveros (Libertad, Paraguay) |
| Julio dos Santos (Bayern Munich, Germany) |
| Nelson Haedo Valdez (Werder Bremen, Germany) |