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Paraguay

FIFA #34
Ugh, no.
Paraguay lost to Morocco
Paraguay 1 – 2 Morocco
FT · Tue, Mar 31

Match Details

Stade Bollaert-Delelis (Lens) · 38,000 fans

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Morocco 2, Paraguay 1.
  • 90'+7'Second Half ends, Morocco 2, Paraguay 1.
  • 90'+6'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+5'Delay in match because of an injury Redouane Halhal (Morocco).
  • 90'+4'Offside, Morocco. Ayoub El Kaabi is caught offside.
  • 90'+3'Omar Alderete (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+3'Foul by Omar Alderete (Paraguay).
  • 90'+3'Ayoub El Kaabi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1'Gustavo Gómez (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1'Foul by Gustavo Gómez (Paraguay).
  • 90'+1'Ayoub El Kaabi (Morocco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.

Line Score

12T
PAR 01 1
MAR 02 2

Match Leaders

Paraguay
Morocco

Key Events

90'+3'Omar Alderete (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card.
90'+1'Gustavo Gómez (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'Gustavo Velázquez (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card.
88'Goal! Morocco 2, Paraguay 1. Gustavo Caballero (Paraguay) header from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juan José Cáceres with a cross.
82'Substitution, Morocco. Mohamed Hrimat replaces Samir El Mourabet.
82'Substitution, Morocco. Souffian El Karouani replaces Anass Salah-Eddine.
82'Substitution, Morocco. Abde Ezzalzouli replaces Chemsdine Talbi.
73'Issa Diop (Morocco) is shown the yellow card.
73'Juan José Cáceres (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card.
69'Substitution, Paraguay. Antonio Sanabria replaces Gabriel Ávalos.
69'Substitution, Paraguay. Gustavo Caballero replaces Miguel Almirón.
67'Substitution, Morocco. Amine Adli replaces Gessime Yassine.
66'Substitution, Morocco. Zakaria El Ouahdi replaces Achraf Hakimi.
66'Substitution, Morocco. Ayoub El Kaabi replaces Soufiane Rahimi.
66'Substitution, Morocco. Brahim Díaz replaces Bilal El Khannouss.
56'Substitution, Paraguay. Maurício Magalhães Prado replaces Braian Ojeda.
53'Goal! Morocco 2, Paraguay 0. Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi with a cross following a fast break.
48'Goal! Morocco 1, Paraguay 0. Bilal El Khannouss (Morocco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi with a cross.
37'Redouane Halhal (Morocco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37'Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card.
26'Diego Gómez (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
24'Neil El Aynaoui (Morocco) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Team Stats

ParaguayMorocco
General
38.2 Possession % 61.8
11 Shots 6
7 On Target 4
3 Offsides 1
3 Corners 1
11 Fouls 8
Passing & Defense
283 Passes Completed 517
6 Crosses Won 2
12 Tackles Won 9
6 Interceptions 10
17 Clearances 20
Discipline
6 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Saves 6

Recent Form

Morocco W W W L D
Paraguay D L L W W

Starting Lineups

Morocco4-2-3-1
1 Bounou
2 Hakimi A2 5 Diop 25 Halhal 26 Salah-Eddine
24 El Aynaoui 53' 28 El Mourabet
16 Yassine 23 El Khannouss 48' 7 Talbi
9 Rahimi
19 Enciso 21 Ávalos
10 Almirón 20 Ojeda 16 Bobadilla 8 Gómez
6 Alonso 3 Alderete 15 Gómez 4 Cáceres A
12 Gill
Paraguay4-4-2
Full lineups and substitutes

Morocco

  1. YB #1 Yassine BounouG
  2. RH #25 Redouane HalhalCD-L
  3. ID #5 Issa DiopCD-R
  4. #26 Anass Salah-EddineLB
  5. AH #2 Achraf HakimiRB
  6. BE #23 Bilal El KhannoussAM48'
  7. SE #28 Samir El MourabetLM
  8. NE #24 Neil El AynaouiRM53'
  9. SR #9 Soufiane RahimiF
  10. CT #7 Chemsdine TalbiAM-L
  11. GY #16 Gessime YassineAM-R
Substitutes · 7 used

Paraguay

  1. OG #12 Orlando GillG
  2. OA #3 Omar AldereteCD-L
  3. GG #15 Gustavo GómezCD-R
  4. JA #6 Júnior AlonsoLB
  5. JJ #4 Juan Jose CáceresRB
  6. #20 Braian OjedaCM-L
  7. DB #16 Damián BobadillaCM-R
  8. #10 Miguel AlmirónLM
  9. DG #8 Diego GómezRM
  10. JE #19 Julio EncisoCF-L
  11. GÁ #21 Gabriel ÁvalosCF-R
Substitutes · 3 used

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News

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· The Guardian
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· The Guardian
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France find a way past Paraguay and what awaits England in Mexico? | World Cup Daily – video
· The Guardian
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning , Archie Rhind-Tutt, Barney Ronay and Philippe Auclair as France beat a spiky Paraguay side to reach the quarter-finals
French football chief condemns Chilavert’s remarks that Les Bleus are ‘a squad from Africa’
· The Guardian
Philippe Diallo: former goalkeeper has ‘fallen into disgrace’ Remarks came in run-up to France v Paraguay match The French football federation president, Philippe Diallo, has condemned José Luis Chilavert after the…
Mbappé and France ditch ‘tuxedos’ to play ‘dirty football’ and beat Paraguay
· The Guardian
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