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Paraguay - 2026 FIFA World Cup

Group D
FIFA rank
#41
FIFA points
1505
Strength index
41
Ranking snapshot
2026-06-11

Paraguay World Cup 2026 preview

A quick editorial guide to Paraguay before the 2026 World Cup: tournament history, best result, key scorer and tactical outlook.

Paraguay's identity is tied to hard tournament games, with the 2010 quarter-final still the benchmark.

Paraguay's qualification picture in Group D depends on how quickly it can turn FIFA rank #41 into points. With an average opponent rank around #27, this is a balanced group where second place and the best-third route both matter; the matchup with United States is the clearest benchmark for knockout-round ambition.

Antonio Sanabria is the key attacking reference, but the route is not only about one finisher. Paraguay can make the group awkward through compact defending, aerial strength and set-piece pressure. If Paraguay protects the middle third and converts set-piece or transition chances, the simulator gives it a much cleaner path into the round of 32.

World Cup history

Paraguay at the World Cup

Paraguay's identity is tied to hard tournament games, with the 2010 quarter-final still the benchmark.

Best result

Quarter-finals: 2010

Historical benchmark for this Paraguay World Cup 2026 preview.

Key scorer

Antonio Sanabria

Antonio Sanabria is the central finisher Paraguay need when matches become low-chance battles.

Tactical snapshot

How the group can be attacked

Paraguay can make the group awkward through compact defending, aerial strength and set-piece pressure.

Paraguay team pulse

These cards are generated from the same team and ranking data that powers the simulator.

FIFA rank
#41

Pulled from the live ranking engine shipped with the site.

FIFA points
1505

Snapshot 2026-06-11 reused by the simulator.

Strength index
41

Normalized score used by the match engine.

Group context
-166

United States sets the Group D benchmark.

Monte Carlo outlook for Paraguay

Static tournament odds are precomputed at build time from the live simulation engine.

Title
0.0%

Chance of winning the tournament.

Final
0.1%

Final appearances from the static Monte Carlo run.

Semi-finals
0.7%

Reach rate for the last four.

Quarter-finals
3.6%

Quarter-final reach rate.

Static baseline: 5000 valid simulations, seed 2026-06-11.

Live group status

0/3 Paraguay matches have a final score. Global file: 0 final results.

Source: real-results.json - no final results
United States United States - Paraguay Paraguay
Upcoming Jun 13, 2026 - 01:00 UTC
Türkiye Türkiye - Paraguay Paraguay
Upcoming Jun 20, 2026 - 03:00 UTC
Paraguay Paraguay - Australia Australia
Upcoming Jun 26, 2026 - 02:00 UTC

Match probability board

Each split below comes from the same match model used by the simulator.

Jun 13, 2026 - 01:00 UTC
United States 59.8%
Draw 23.0%
Paraguay 17.2%
Rating gap: 180 Live model
Jun 20, 2026 - 03:00 UTC
Türkiye 50.8%
Draw 25.2%
Paraguay 24.0%
Rating gap: 81 Live model
Jun 26, 2026 - 02:00 UTC
Paraguay 27.1%
Draw 25.9%
Australia 47.1%
Rating gap: -72 Live model

Opponent comparison board

Compare each group opponent, then open a prefilled win scenario for that exact matchup.

Scenario lab

Open the simulator with deeper group states already serialized in the URL.

Ready-to-open state

Fast start

Three results that test a clean group-stage launch.

  • United States 0-2 Paraguay
  • Türkiye 1-1 Paraguay
  • Paraguay 2-0 Australia
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Ready-to-open state

Setback then reset

A bad opening result followed by a credible recovery route.

  • United States 1-0 Paraguay
  • Türkiye 0-2 Paraguay
  • Paraguay 1-1 Australia
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Ready-to-open state

Seven-point route

A strong qualification scenario with room in the standings.

  • United States 0-2 Paraguay
  • Türkiye 0-2 Paraguay
  • Paraguay 1-1 Australia
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Ready-to-open state

Must-win finale

A fragile first two matchdays, then maximum pressure in the third.

  • United States 1-1 Paraguay
  • Türkiye 1-0 Paraguay
  • Paraguay 2-0 Australia
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Ready-to-open state

Top-seed swing

An aggressive route built to test first place in the group.

  • United States 0-2 Paraguay
  • Türkiye 0-2 Paraguay
  • Paraguay 2-0 Australia
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Group D schedule

Group D teams

Paraguay shares Group D with these three opponents.

Team FIFA rank FIFA points
United States United States #17 1671
Paraguay Paraguay #41 1505
Australia Australia #27 1579
Türkiye Türkiye #22 1606
United States United States #17 Australia Australia #27 Türkiye Türkiye #22

Simulate Paraguay's path to the title

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Launch simulator

Paraguay win odds

See how this team ranks against the whole field in the Monte Carlo table.

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