Paraguay

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Greatest games

Paraguay's top tournament matches by the site's Game Score (ELO).Methodology.

W 2-1 v Uruguay

Date

1921-10-09

Stage

South American Championship · Final Group Stage

Game Score

2.778

W 4-2 v Uruguay

Date

1937-01-02

Stage

South American Championship · Final Group Stage

Game Score

2.759

W 2-1 v Brazil

Date

1953-03-27

Stage

South American Championship · Final Group Stage

Game Score

2.732

W 1-0 v Uruguay

Date

1922-10-12

Stage

South American Championship · Final Group Stage

Game Score

2.631

W 2-1 v Brazil

Date

1979-10-24

Stage

Copa América · Semifinals

Game Score

2.433

W 2-0 v Brazil

Date

1963-03-17

Stage

South American Championship · Final Group Stage

Game Score

2.348

W 0-0 v Brazil(pens 2-0)

Date

2011-07-17

Stage

Copa América · Quarterfinals

Game Score

2.341

W 1-1 v Brazil(pens 4-3)

Date

2015-06-27

Stage

Copa América · Quarterfinals

Game Score

2.326

W 3-0 v Uruguay

Date

1929-11-01

Stage

South American Championship · Final Group Stage

Game Score

2.286

L 3-5 v Argentina

#10

Date

1955-03-02

Stage

South American Championship · Final Group Stage

Game Score

2.229

#	Date	Stage	Result	Game Score
1	1921-10-09	South American Championship · Final Group Stage	W 2-1 v Uruguay	2.778
2	1937-01-02	South American Championship · Final Group Stage	W 4-2 v Uruguay	2.759
3	1953-03-27	South American Championship · Final Group Stage	W 2-1 v Brazil	2.732
4	1922-10-12	South American Championship · Final Group Stage	W 1-0 v Uruguay	2.631
5	1979-10-24	Copa América · Semifinals	W 2-1 v Brazil	2.433
6	1963-03-17	South American Championship · Final Group Stage	W 2-0 v Brazil	2.348
7	2011-07-17	Copa América · Quarterfinals	W 0-0 v Brazil(pens 2-0)	2.341
8	2015-06-27	Copa América · Quarterfinals	W 1-1 v Brazil(pens 4-3)	2.326
9	1929-11-01	South American Championship · Final Group Stage	W 3-0 v Uruguay	2.286
10	1955-03-02	South American Championship · Final Group Stage	L 3-5 v Argentina	2.229

Footprint

Tournament appearances

Trophies

Major trophies

Last appearance

2026

World Cup appearances

Continental appearances

Last final reached

2011

Last trophy

1979

Comparable programs

Methodology

Five national programs whose honors profile and historical footprint sit closest to Paraguay. Scored across World Cup pedigree, continental dominance (tier-adjusted), intercontinental wins, tournament span, and decade coverage. The labels describe the shared trait that drove the match.

Colombia

Repeat continental finalists

Honors 5.50 · distance 0.85

Senegal

Repeat continental finalists

Honors 4.50 · distance 1.44

Tahiti

Repeat continental finalists

Honors 1.80 · distance 1.54

Tunisia

Closest cohort across honors profile and longevity

Honors 3.75 · distance 1.55

Côte d'Ivoire

Closest cohort across honors profile and longevity

Honors 8.25 · distance 1.58

Tournament history

Most recent first. Every senior international tournament appearance on file: World Cups, continental cups, intercontinental tournaments, and selected others. The Name column shows what the team was called at the time of that appearance (Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, etc. on rows played under a predecessor identity).

2026WC

Round of 16

FIFA World Cup 2026

Paraguay

2024Copa

Appearance

Copa América 2024

Paraguay

2021Copa

Quarterfinal

Copa América 2021

Paraguay

2019Copa

Quarterfinal

Copa América 2019

Paraguay

2016Copa

Appearance

Copa América 2016

Paraguay

2015Copa

Semifinal

Copa América 2015

Paraguay

2011Copa

Final

Copa América 2011

Paraguay

2010WC

Quarterfinal

FIFA World Cup 2010

Paraguay

2007Copa

Quarterfinal

Copa América 2007

Paraguay

2006WC

Appearance

FIFA World Cup 2006

Paraguay

2004Copa

Quarterfinal

Copa América 2004

Paraguay

2002WC

Round of 16

FIFA World Cup 2002

Paraguay

2001Copa

Appearance

Copa América 2001

Paraguay

1999Copa

Quarterfinal

Copa América 1999

Paraguay

1998WC

Round of 16

FIFA World Cup 1998

Paraguay

1997Copa

Quarterfinal

Copa América 1997

Paraguay

1995Copa

Quarterfinal

Copa América 1995

Paraguay

1993Copa

Quarterfinal

Copa América 1993

Paraguay

1991Copa

Appearance

Copa América 1991

Paraguay

1989Copa

Semifinal

Copa América 1989

Paraguay

1987Copa

Appearance

Copa América 1987

Paraguay

1986WC

Round of 16

FIFA World Cup 1986

Paraguay

1979Copa

Champion

Copa América 1979

Paraguay

1975Copa

Appearance

Copa América 1975

Paraguay

1967Copa

Appearance

Copa América 1967

Paraguay

1963Copa

Appearance

Copa América 1963

Paraguay

1959Copa

Appearance

Copa América 1959

Paraguay

1959Copa

Appearance

Copa América 1959

Paraguay

1958WC

Appearance

FIFA World Cup 1958

Paraguay

1956Copa

Appearance

Copa América 1956

Paraguay

1955Copa

Appearance

Copa América 1955

Paraguay

1953Copa

Champion

Copa América 1953

Paraguay

1950WC

Appearance

FIFA World Cup 1950

Paraguay

1949Copa

Final

Copa América 1949

Paraguay

1947Copa

Appearance

Copa América 1947

Paraguay

1946Copa

Appearance

Copa América 1946

Paraguay

1942Copa

Appearance

Copa América 1942

Paraguay

1939Copa

Appearance

Copa América 1939

Paraguay

1937Copa

Appearance

Copa América 1937

Paraguay

1930WC

Appearance

FIFA World Cup 1930

Paraguay

1929Copa

Appearance

Copa América 1929

Paraguay

1926Copa

Appearance

Copa América 1926

Paraguay

1925Copa

Appearance

Copa América 1925

Paraguay

1924Copa

Appearance

Copa América 1924

Paraguay

1923Copa

Appearance

Copa América 1923

Paraguay

1922Copa

Final

Copa América 1922

Paraguay

1921Copa

Appearance

Copa América 1921

Paraguay

Year	Name	Tournament	Round reached
2026	Paraguay	WCFIFA World Cup 2026	Round of 16
2024	Paraguay	CopaCopa América 2024	Appearance
2021	Paraguay	CopaCopa América 2021	Quarterfinal
2019	Paraguay	CopaCopa América 2019	Quarterfinal
2016	Paraguay	CopaCopa América 2016	Appearance
2015	Paraguay	CopaCopa América 2015	Semifinal
2011	Paraguay	CopaCopa América 2011	Final
2010	Paraguay	WCFIFA World Cup 2010	Quarterfinal
2007	Paraguay	CopaCopa América 2007	Quarterfinal
2006	Paraguay	WCFIFA World Cup 2006	Appearance
2004	Paraguay	CopaCopa América 2004	Quarterfinal
2002	Paraguay	WCFIFA World Cup 2002	Round of 16
2001	Paraguay	CopaCopa América 2001	Appearance
1999	Paraguay	CopaCopa América 1999	Quarterfinal
1998	Paraguay	WCFIFA World Cup 1998	Round of 16
1997	Paraguay	CopaCopa América 1997	Quarterfinal
1995	Paraguay	CopaCopa América 1995	Quarterfinal
1993	Paraguay	CopaCopa América 1993	Quarterfinal
1991	Paraguay	CopaCopa América 1991	Appearance
1989	Paraguay	CopaCopa América 1989	Semifinal
1987	Paraguay	CopaCopa América 1987	Appearance
1986	Paraguay	WCFIFA World Cup 1986	Round of 16
1979	Paraguay	CopaCopa América 1979	Champion
1975	Paraguay	CopaCopa América 1975	Appearance
1967	Paraguay	CopaCopa América 1967	Appearance
1963	Paraguay	CopaCopa América 1963	Appearance
1959	Paraguay	CopaCopa América 1959	Appearance
1959	Paraguay	CopaCopa América 1959	Appearance
1958	Paraguay	WCFIFA World Cup 1958	Appearance
1956	Paraguay	CopaCopa América 1956	Appearance
1955	Paraguay	CopaCopa América 1955	Appearance
1953	Paraguay	CopaCopa América 1953	Champion
1950	Paraguay	WCFIFA World Cup 1950	Appearance
1949	Paraguay	CopaCopa América 1949	Final
1947	Paraguay	CopaCopa América 1947	Appearance
1946	Paraguay	CopaCopa América 1946	Appearance
1942	Paraguay	CopaCopa América 1942	Appearance
1939	Paraguay	CopaCopa América 1939	Appearance
1937	Paraguay	CopaCopa América 1937	Appearance
1930	Paraguay	WCFIFA World Cup 1930	Appearance
1929	Paraguay	CopaCopa América 1929	Appearance
1926	Paraguay	CopaCopa América 1926	Appearance
1925	Paraguay	CopaCopa América 1925	Appearance
1924	Paraguay	CopaCopa América 1924	Appearance
1923	Paraguay	CopaCopa América 1923	Appearance
1922	Paraguay	CopaCopa América 1922	Final
1921	Paraguay	CopaCopa América 1921	Appearance

Tournament finals

Every senior-tournament final this team has played. Wins highlighted in gold; losses muted. Penalty shootouts shown as "PKs" alongside the regulation score.

2011 Lost

Copa América

Uruguay

Score

0-3

Venue

Estadio Monumental, Argentina

1979 Won

Copa América

Chile

Score

3-0

Venue

Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Paraguay

1979 Lost

Copa América

Chile

Score

0-1

Venue

Estadio Nacional de Chile, Chile

1979T

Copa América

Chile

Score

0-0

Venue

Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Paraguay

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result	Venue
2011	Copa América	Uruguay	0-3	Lost	Estadio Monumental, Argentina
1979	Copa América	Chile	3-0	Won	Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Paraguay
1979	Copa América	Chile	0-1	Lost	Estadio Nacional de Chile, Chile
1979	Copa América	Chile	0-0	T	Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Paraguay