FIFA International Friendlies

Paraguay

Past match
Paraguay won.
Paraguay beat Nicaragua
Nicaragua 0 – 4 Paraguay
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Match Details

Defensores del Chaco (Asunción) · 35,000 fans

Line Score

12T
PAR 22 4
NCA 00 0

Match Leaders

Nicaragua
Paraguay
  • AR Alejandro Romero Gamarra — 1Goals

Key Events

85'Osmin Salinas (Nicaragua) Substitution at 85'
67'Goal! Paraguay 4, Nicaragua 0. Alexandro Maidana (Paraguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mauricio Magalhães Prado.
63'Efraín Antonio Mejía Alfaro (Nicaragua) Substitution at 63'
63'Leyner Moses (Nicaragua) Substitution at 63'
62'Goal! Paraguay 3, Nicaragua 0. Matías Galarza (Paraguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
57'Amadeus Josef Zamora González (Nicaragua) Substitution at 57'
56'Jacob Montes (Nicaragua) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'Fabián Balbuena (Paraguay) Substitution at 45'
45'Gabriel Ávalos (Paraguay) Substitution at 45'
45'Alex Arce (Paraguay) Substitution at 45'
45'José Canale (Paraguay) Substitution at 45'
45'Alexandro Maidana (Paraguay) Substitution at 45'
45'Ramón Sosa (Paraguay) Substitution at 45'
45'Matías Galarza (Paraguay) Substitution at 45'
45'Braian Ojeda (Paraguay) Substitution at 45'
45'Orlando Gill (Paraguay) Substitution at 45'
45'Gustavo Velázquez (Paraguay) Substitution at 45'
45'Ariagner Smith (Nicaragua) Substitution at 45'
42'Goal! Paraguay 2, Nicaragua 0. Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Gómez.
25'Maurício (Paraguay) Substitution at 25'
17'Goal! Paraguay 1, Nicaragua 0. Alejandro Romero (Paraguay) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
15'Joab Gutiérrez (Nicaragua) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Team Stats

NicaraguaParaguay
General
0 Possession % 0
0 Shots 0
0 On Target 0
0 Offsides 0
0 Corners 0
0 Fouls 0
Passing & Defense
0 Passes Completed 0
0 Crosses Won 0
0 Tackles Won 0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Clearances 0
Discipline
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Saves 0

Recent Form

Paraguay L L W W L
Nicaragua L W L L D

Starting Lineups

Paraguay

  1. GF #1 Gatito FernándezG
  2. OA #3 Omar AldereteCD-L
  3. GG #15 Gustavo GómezCD-R
  4. JA #6 Júnior AlonsoLB
  5. JJ #4 Juan Jose CáceresRB
  6. #17 Alejandro Romero GamarraCM-L
  7. #14 Andrés CubasCM-R
  8. JE #19 Julio EncisoLM
  9. DG #8 Diego GómezRM
  10. #10 Miguel AlmirónCF-L
  11. AS #9 Antonio SanabriaCF-R

Nicaragua

  1. EP #12 Erick PinedaG
  2. EM #19 Evert MartínezCD
  3. JC #5 Justing CanoCD-L
  4. JG #3 Joab GutiérrezCD-R
  5. AV #22 Anyelo VelásquezLB
  6. JR #6 Jefferson RiveraRB
  7. JM #10 Jacob MontesCM-L
  8. RG #16 Raheem Giusseppe Cole MartinezCM-R
  9. JM #8 Jonathan MoncadaLM
  10. JC #14 Jason CoronelRM
  11. JG #11 Jorge GarcíaF

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News

World Cup 2026 awards: the Guardian team give their final tournament verdicts
· The Guardian
The best games, goals and personal highlights – from a magical Azteca to Erling Haaland breaking America Paraguay 1-1 Germany. There were plenty more games with more goals but none could match the drama of the penalty…
Paraguay showed France can be stifled – Morocco will have taken note | Paul MacInnes
· The Guardian
This was the least convincing performance by the World Cup favourites and their quarter-final opponents will also make it uncomfortable for them There were furious celebrations when France secured their quarter‑final…
France deliver knockout punch to Paraguay in the Battle of Philadelphia
· The Guardian
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! “Good evening. The game you are about to see is the most stupid, appalling, disgusting and disgraceful exhibition of football in the history of the game.” Were David…
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…

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Recent Results
W 4–0 vs Nicaragua