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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
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Paraguay flag
Paraguay
0–0
Australia flag
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
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Tale of the tape.

Paraguay and Australia, side by side.

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

Win probability.

The split comes from the two sides' FIFA rankings.

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
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The bench faceoff.

G. Alfaro
Paraguay · Head coach

G. Alfaro

T. Popović
Australia · Head coach

T. Popović

// where to watch · FIFA media partners

Where to watch.

FIFA's named broadcast partners, by territory. Local rights deals decide how many matches each one carries and whether coverage is free or paid, 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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Paraguay vs Australia.
GROUP STAGEGroup DLevi's Stadium