PARAGUAY
Nickname: La Albbiroja (The White and Red)
Manager: Gustavo Alfaro
Paraguay have announced their roster for the FIFA World Cup 2026. The final roster was announced on June 1. The Paraguay national football team has qualified for the FIFA World Cup 9 times. They have competed in 9 tournaments (1930, 1950, 1958, 1986, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, and 2026). Their best result is a quarter-finals berth in 2010 (South Africa)
Here is the list of the 26-man squad representing Paraguay at the FIFA World Cup 2026:
Goalkeepers: Roberto Fernández (Cerro Porteño), Orlando Gill (San Lorenzo), Gastón Olveira (Olimpia),
Defenders: Gustavo Gómez (Palmeiras), Júnior Alonso (Atlético Mineiro), Fabián Balbuena (Gremio), Omar Alderete (Sunderland), Juan Cáceres (Dynamo Moscow), José Canale (Lanús), Alexandro Maidana (Talleres), Gustavo Velázquez (Cerro Porteño).
Midfielders: Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United), Kaku (Al Ain), Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps), Ramón Sosa (Palmeiras), Diego Gómez (Brighton & Hove Albion), Damián Bobadilla (São Paulo), Braian Ojeda (Orlando City), Matías Galarza (Atlanta United), Maurício (Palmeiras)
Forwards: Antonio Sanabria (Cremonese), Julio Enciso (Strasbourg), Gabriel Ávalos (Independiente), Alex Arce (Independiente Rivadavia), Isidro Pitta (Red Bull Bragantino), Gustavo Caballero (Portsmouth)
