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DeutschParaguay national football team records and statistics
This is a list of statistical records for the Paraguay national football team.
Individual records
[edit]Player records
[edit]- As of 19 November 2022[1]
- Players in bold are still active at international level.
Most capped players
[edit]| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paulo da Silva | 148 | 3 | 2000–2017 |
| 2 | Justo Villar | 120 | 0 | 1999–2018 |
| 3 | Roque Santa Cruz | 112 | 32 | 1999–2016 |
| 4 | Carlos Gamarra | 110 | 12 | 1993–2006 |
| 5 | Cristian Riveros | 101 | 16 | 2005–2018 |
| 6 | Roberto Acuña | 100 | 5 | 1993–2011 |
| Denis Caniza | 100 | 1 | 1996–2010 | |
| 8 | Celso Ayala | 85 | 6 | 1993–2003 |
| 9 | José Saturnino Cardozo | 82 | 25 | 1991–2006 |
| 10 | Carlos Bonet | 80 | 1 | 2002–2013 |
Top goalscorers
[edit]| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roque Santa Cruz | 32 | 112 | 0.29 | 1999–2016 |
| 2 | José Saturnino Cardozo | 25 | 82 | 0.3 | 1991–2006 |
| 3 | Cristian Riveros | 16 | 101 | 0.16 | 2005–2018 |
| 4 | Saturnino Arrúa | 13 | 26 | 0.5 | 1969–1980 |
| Julio César Romero | 13 | 32 | 0.41 | 1979–1986 | |
| Nelson Haedo Valdez | 13 | 77 | 0.17 | 2004–2017 | |
| 7 | Óscar Cardozo | 12 | 57 | 0.21 | 2006–2021 |
| Carlos Gamarra | 12 | 110 | 0.11 | 1993–2006 | |
| 9 | Roberto Cabañas | 11 | 28 | 0.39 | 1981–1993 |
| Miguel Ángel Benítez | 11 | 29 | 0.38 | 1996–1999 |
Competitive record
[edit]FIFA World Cup
[edit]Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
 1930 | Group stage | 9th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Squad | Qualified as invitees | |||||||
 1934 | Did not enter | Declined participation | |||||||||||||||
 1938 | |||||||||||||||||
 1950 | Group stage | 11th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Squad | Qualified automatically | |||||||
 1954 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||
 1958 | Group stage | 12th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | Squad | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | ||
 1962 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
 1966 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||
 1970 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||
 1974 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | |||||||||||
 1978 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
 1982 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1986 | Round of 16 | 13th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | Squad | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | ||
 1990 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
 1994 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||
 1998 | Round of 16 | 14th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Squad | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 14 | ||
  2002 | 16th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | Squad | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 23 | |||
| 2006 | Group stage | 18th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Squad | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 23 | ||
 2010 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Squad | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 16 | ||
 2014 | Did not qualify | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 31 | ||||||||||
 2018 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 25 | |||||||||||
 2022 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 26 | |||||||||||
 2026 | Qualification in progress | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
  2030 | Qualified as commemorative match hosts | Qualified as commemorative match hosts | |||||||||||||||
 2034 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
| Total | Quarter-finals | 8/22 | 27 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 38 | — | 178 | 70 | 39 | 69 | 214 | 218 | ||
- *Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
Copa América
[edit]| South American Championship / Copa América record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1916 | Not a CONMEBOL member | ||||||||
| 1917 | |||||||||
| 1919 | |||||||||
| 1920 | |||||||||
| 1921 | Fourth place | 4th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Squad |
| 1922 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | Squad |
| 1923 | Third place | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | Squad |
| 1924 | Third place | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Squad |
| 1925 | Third place | 3rd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | Squad |
| 1926 | Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 20 | Squad |
 1927 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 1929 | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | Squad |
| 1935 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 1937 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 16 | Squad |
| 1939 | Third place | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | Squad |
| 1941 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 1942 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | Squad |
| 1945 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 1946 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | Squad |
 1947 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | Squad |
| 1949 | Runners-up | 2nd | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 13 | Squad |
| 1953 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | Squad |
| 1955 | Fifth place | 5th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | Squad |
| 1956 | Fifth place | 5th | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | Squad |
| 1957 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 1959 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | Squad |
| 1959 | Fifth place | 5th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | Squad |
 1963 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | Squad |
| 1967 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | Squad |
| 1975 | Group stage | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | Squad |
| 1979 | Champions | 1st | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | Squad |
| 1983 | Third place | 3rd | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Squad |
| 1987 | Group stage | 9th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Squad |
 1989 | Fourth place | 4th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | Squad |
| 1991 | Group stage | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | Squad |
| 1993 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Squad |
| 1995 | 6th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | Squad | |
| 1997 | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Squad | |
 1999 | 6th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | Squad | |
 2001 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | Squad |
| 2004 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Squad |
 2007 | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | Squad | |
| 2011 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 | Squad |
| 2015 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | Squad |
| 2016 | Group stage | 12th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Squad |
| 2019 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Squad |
| 2021 | 6th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | Squad | |
| 2024 | Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | Squad |
| Total | 2 Titles | 39/44 | 180 | 64 | 43 | 73 | 267 | 311 | — |
Pan American Games
[edit]| Pan American Games record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 1951 | Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
 1955 | Did not participate | |||||||
 1959 | ||||||||
 1963 | ||||||||
| 1967 | ||||||||
| 1971 | ||||||||
| 1975 | ||||||||
 1979 | ||||||||
 1983 | ||||||||
| 1987 | Preliminary round | 9th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
 1991 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1995 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Since 1999 | See Paraguay national under-23 football team | |||||||
| Total | Fourth place | 3/12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 25 |
Head-to-head record
[edit]The list shown below shows the Paraguay national football team all-time international record against opposing nations. The stats are composed of FIFA World Cup and qualifiers, the Copa América, as well as numerous other international friendly tournaments and matches.
Updated to 2 July 2024 after the match against 
Costa Rica.[2]
Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 107 | 16 | 35 | 56 | 111 | 218 | −107 | 14.9% |
 Armenia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 50% |
 Australia | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0% |
 Austria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
 Bahrain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100% |
 Belgium | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 33.3% |
| Bolivia | 70 | 36 | 18 | 16 | 135 | 74 | +61 | 51.4% |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100% |
| Brazil | 83 | 11 | 22 | 50 | 67 | 183 | −116 | 13.2% |
 Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 50% |
 Cameroon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100% |
| Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Chile | 68 | 29 | 8 | 31 | 93 | 96 | −3 | 42.6% |
 China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 33.3% |
| Colombia | 50 | 18 | 9 | 23 | 53 | 59 | −6 | 36% |
| Costa Rica | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 30% |
 Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0% |
 Denmark | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
 Ecuador | 40 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 72 | 52 | +20 | 55% |
 El Salvador | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 100% |
| England | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0% |
 France | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 0% |
 Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100% |
| Germany | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 0% |
 Greece | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100% |
 Guadeloupe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100% |
 Guatemala | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 81.8% |
 Honduras | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 37.5% |
 Hong Kong | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 50% |
 Hungary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
 Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100% |
 Iran | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
 Iraq | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100% |
| Italy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0% |
 Ivory Coast | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0% |
 Jamaica | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 66.6% |
| Japan | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 18.1% |
 Jordan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 100% |
 Martinique | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100% |
| Mexico | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 37 | −20 | 23.8% |
| Morocco | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
 Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0% |
 New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 66.6% |
 Nicaragua | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100% |
 Nigeria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 50% |
 North Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100% |
 North Macedonia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100% |
 Norway | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
 Oman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100% |
 Panama | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 83.3% |
| Peru | 59 | 24 | 16 | 19 | 78 | 67 | +11 | 40.6% |
 Poland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100% |
| Portugal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Qatar | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 25% |
 Republic of Ireland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0% |
 Romania | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 50% |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
 Scotland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100% |
 Serbia[a] | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 25% |
 Slovakia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 50% |
 Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100% |
| South Africa | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 20% |
 South Korea | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 28.5% |
| Spain | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0% |
| Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 33.3% |
 Togo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 100% |
 Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 33.3% |
 Turkey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
 United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 50% |
| United States | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 25% |
| Uruguay | 77 | 25 | 19 | 33 | 94 | 116 | −22 | 32.4% |
 Venezuela | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 24 | +25 | 64.2% |
 Wales | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Total | 777 | 273 | 204 | 300 | 999 | 1100 | −101 | 35.1% |
- ^ Includes matches against
Yugoslavia.
References
[edit]- ^ Robert Mamrud. "Paraguay – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ^ "World Football Elo Ratings: Paraguay".