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Paraguay vs Australia — World Cup 2026

FILE No. M-294CLASS: GROUP MATCHSTATUS: GROUP STAGE · GROUP DWC 2026 · SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
VS
FT
Paraguay
0–0
Australia
Match events
  • A. MaidanaOn: Mauricio46'
  • G. AvalosOn: A. Arce67'
  • D. Gomez77'
  • O. AldereteOn: J. Canale84'
  • D. GomezOn: D. Bobadilla90+2'
  • M. GalarzaOn: J. Alonso90+2'
  • 46'J. Irvine
  • 58'C. VolpatoOn: A. Hrustic
  • 84'J. IrvineOn: P. Okon-Engstler
  • 84'N. IrankundaOn: T. Yengi
ParaguayMatch statsAUS
44%Possession56%
7Shots12
2Shots on Target5
1Corners3
9Fouls6
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
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1
All-time meetings
0
Paraguay wins
1
Draws
0
Australia wins

Paraguay — starting XI

5-4-1
12 O. Gill4 J. Cáceres2 G. Velázquez15 G. Gómez3 O. Alderete26 A. Maidana8 D. Gómez14 A. Cubas23 M. Galarza19 J. Enciso21 G. Ávalos
Bench
  • 22G. Olveira
  • 6J. Alonso
  • 9A. Sanabria
  • 25I. Pitta
  • 7R. Sosa
  • 16D. Bobadilla
  • 18A. Arce
  • 17A. Romero
  • 5F. Balbuena
  • 11Maurício
  • 24G. Caballero
  • 1R. Fernandez
  • 13J. Canale
  • 20B. Ojeda

Australia — starting XI

3-4-3
18 P. Beach3 A. Circati19 H. Souttar25 L. Herrington16 A. Behich13 A. O'Neill22 J. Irvine5 J. Bos8 C. Metcalfe17 N. Irankunda20 C. Volpato
Bench
  • 24Paul Michael Junior Okon-Engstler
  • 23N. Velupillay
  • 26T. Yengi
  • 9M. Touré
  • 15K. Trewin
  • 14C. Devlin
  • 10A. Hrustić
  • 21C. Burgess
  • 11A. Mabil
  • 6J. Geria
  • 2M. Degenek
  • 12P. Izzo
  • 1M. Ryan
// the tape · auto-generated

Tale of the tape.

The auto-generated comparison for Paraguay vs Australia. Editorial detail lands closer to kickoff.

#40
FIFA Rank
#27
D
Group
D
GROUP STAGE
Stage
GROUP STAGE
A. Duscher
Coach
T. Popović
// model · auto-generated

Win probability.

A first-pass split off the FIFA rankings — replace with the live model once the form data lands.

30Paraguay
24DRAW
46Australia
30%
24%
46%
03 · The Form Guide

Last five walks into the room.

Who's hotter going in? Latest competitive results, newest first.

Paraguay

L
L
L
L
D
Mar 31
at Brazil U20
Friendlies · Friendly International
1–3
Mar 28
at Brazil U20
Friendlies · Friendly International · Estadio Martins Pereira
1–3
Oct 8
vs Norway U20
World Cup - U20 · Round of 16 · Estadio Fiscal de Talca
0–1
Oct 3
at Ukraine U20
World Cup - U20 · Group Stage - 3 · Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
1–2
Sep 30
at Korea Republic U20
World Cup - U20 · Group Stage - 2 · Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander
0–0

Australia

D
L
W
D
L
Jun 26
at Paraguay
World Cup · Group Stage - 3 · Levi's Stadium
0–0
Jun 19
at USA
World Cup · Group Stage - 2 · Lumen Field
0–2
Jun 14
vs Türkiye
World Cup · Group Stage - 1 · BC Place
2–0
Jun 6
at Switzerland
Friendlies · Friendly International · Snapdragon Stadium
1–1
May 31
at Mexico
Friendlies · Friendly International · Rose Bowl Stadium
0–1
// the bench · auto-generated

The bench faceoff.

A. Duscher
Paraguay · Head coach

A. Duscher

T. Popović
Australia · Head coach

T. Popović

// where to watch · FIFA media partners

Where to watch.

FIFA's named broadcast partners by territory. How many matches each carries — and whether coverage is free or paid — is set by local rights deals, so check your broadcaster for this fixture.

🇺🇸 United States
FOX Sports · Telemundo
🇲🇽 Mexico
Televisa · TV Azteca
🇧🇷 Brazil
Globo
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
BBC · ITV · talkSPORT
🇪🇸 Spain
RTVE · Mediapro · DAZN Spain
🇮🇹 Italy
RAI · DAZN Italy
🇩🇪 Germany
Telekom Deutschland · ARD · ZDF
🇫🇷 France
M6 · beIN Sports France
🇮🇳 India
Zee Entertainment
🇯🇵 Japan
Dentsu
🇰🇷 South Korea
JTBC
🇮🇩 Indonesia
TVRI
The squads

Both line-ups.

Every name in the frame — tap a player for their dossier, or a crest for the full team.

Paraguay
Paraguay
PAR · Full dossier →
Australia
Australia
AUS · Full dossier →

// the wire

Paraguay v Australia · the wire

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05
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// match file · auto-generated
Paraguay vs Australia.
The full dossier — form, key battles, the take — drops closer to kickoff.
GROUP STAGEGroup DLevi's Stadium