Start with the recent run. The 10 matches on record have produced 1.7 points per game — 5-2-3 with a 12-8 goal record. Behind it the model carries them at 1505.
Taking their 10 recorded matches, at the other extreme they lost 1-4, a 3-goal margin. That is 5 points above the 1500 start. Across their 10 matches in our records, that is 1.20 goals a game with 0.80 conceded. Compared with the field, the defensive figure is the more distinctive of the two. Against competition average across 47 teams — 13 points below on rating, scores 0.19 below on scoring, concedes 0.14 below on conceding. In our record of their 10 games, the biggest margin in their favour is 4 goals, from a 4-0. Across their 10 matches in our records, the longest run without defeat is 3. Against field-average opposition their expected points share is 48.1%. Current rating: 1505, drawn from 7 matches in the model's corpus. In the five newest recorded matches they won 2 and lost 1. Across their 10 matches in our records, where they play has mattered: 1-1-1 at their own ground, 4-1-2 away from it.
Our elo-poisson-v1 model produced the above from the full match record.
Team Overview
Paraguay rate 1505 in our Elo model; they are in the lower half of the World Cup field. Paraguay lost to USA 1-4; next they beat Turkey 1-0, drew with Australia 0-0, drew with Germany 1-1 and lost to France 0-1. Miguel Almirón (2), D. Gomez, G. Caballero and Kaku scored in recorded matches. Paraguay conceded 8 goals across the 10 matches recorded for them, averaging 0.8 per game. Paraguay kept 6 clean sheets, a 60.0% share. Paraguay averaged 1.33 points at home and 1.86 away. Their heaviest win was 4-0 on 5 June 2026.
In the 2026 World Cup table the side ranks 3 of 4 teams, with 4 points from 3 matches. That comes from 1 win, 1 draw and 1 defeat, with 2 goals scored, 4 goals conceded and a goal difference of -2. Our 2026 World Cup records give Paraguay 5 matches with a result, made up of 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats, goals 3-6. In the 2026 International Friendlies, the side has 5 matches with a result: 4 wins, 0 draws, 1 defeat, goals 9-2.
For Paraguay in the 2026 World Cup, the most goals belong to Julio Enciso (1), Matías Galarza (1) and Maurício (1). The side has goals from 3 players; in total, 3 goals. The most assists there belong to Julio Enciso: 2 assists.
On the register of Paraguay we hold 23 players: 4 goalkeepers, 7 defenders, 6 midfielders and 6 forwards. The youngest registered player is 21 and the oldest 42; the median age is 31.0. Of the players with a recorded height, Roberto Fernández is the tallest at 191 cm.
Everything on this page that relates to the 2026 World Cup, including the squad, dates from 14 October 2026.
From 2010 to 2026, we hold 38 matches of Paraguay over 7 seasons and 3 competitions. The 36 matches with a final result break down into 9 wins, 13 draws and 14 defeats for the side: 25% won. Those matches produced 36 goals for and 43 goals against, an average of 1.0 scored and 1.2 conceded per match. Among matches with a result: no goals conceded in 36%, no goals scored in 33%. No win in our data is wider than 4-0 against Nicaragua, in the International Friendlies on 5 June 2026. The heaviest defeat is 1-6 against Argentina in the Copa America on 30 June 2015. The calendar year with the most matches of the side in our data is 2026, with 10 matches. Between 14 June 2010 and 29 June 2010, the side was unbeaten in 4 matches, a record in our data. Over 5 seasons of the Copa America, the side has 3 wins, 8 draws and 10 defeats in 21 matches with a result, goals 21-33. Over 2 seasons of the World Cup, the side has 2 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats in 10 matches with a result, goals 6-8. Over 1 season of the International Friendlies, the side has 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat in 5 matches with a result, goals 9-2. The club’s first match in our data is Italy 1-1 Paraguay, World Cup, on 14 June 2010.
Paraguay have met Colombia and Argentina most often in our records, 4 times each. The side has 1 win, 0 draws and 3 defeats against Colombia, with goals 3-5. They last met Colombia on 3 October 2026: Colombia 0-1 Paraguay in the International Friendlies. The side has 0 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats against Argentina, with goals 4-10. The next most frequent opponent is Brazil, met 3 times, with 0 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat for the side.