Paraguay national football team

The Paraguay national football team is the national team of Paraguay and is controlled by the Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol.The Paraguay national football team has reached the second round of the World Cup on three occasions (in 1986, 1998 and 2002) but has never advanced beyond that stage. Paraguay's only major tournament victories have come in the Copa América, in which they triumphed in 1953 and 1979. They also won a silver medal in the football tournament at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, being defeated 1-0 by Argentina in the final. It was the first Olympic medal Paraguay ever won in any sport.

Famous Players

• Francisco Arce
• Celso Ayala
• José Saturnino Cardozo
• José Luis Chilavert
• Arsenio Erico
• Roberto Fernández
• Carlos Gamarra
• Aurelio González
• Juan Bautista Villalba