Paraguay vs France — World Cup 2026

Tale of the tape.

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

Win probability.

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

The bench faceoff.

Paraguay · Head coach

A. Duscher

France · Head coach

D. Deschamps

Where to watch.

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Both line-ups.

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

Paraguay

PAR · Full dossier →

Goalkeepers6

1R. Fernandez1F. Lirussi12O. Gill22G. Olveira22L. Sosa29V. Rojas

Defenders18

2M. Arguello2G. Velázquez3A. Balbuena3O. Alderete4J. Cáceres5F. Balbuena6J. Alonso13J. Canale13D. Ramos14A. Fretes14L. Quintana15G. Gómez15G. Paoli20Ezequiel Duarte22L. Gómez26A. Maidana33A. Morinigo37D. León

Midfield12

6A. Aguayo8D. Gómez10M. Almirón11Maurício14A. Cubas16D. Bobadilla17G. Aguayo20B. Ojeda23M. Galarza24G. Caballero33Lucas Pablo Guiñazú Fernández39S. Puzzo

Attack13

7R. Sosa9A. Sanabria10L. Kmet17A. Romero18A. Arce18C. Miño19D. Fernández19J. Enciso21G. Ávalos23T. Caballero25I. Pitta28A. Legüizamón29O. Alfonso

France

FRA · Full dossier →

Goalkeepers3

1B. Samba16M. Maignan23R. Risser

Defenders9

2M. Gusto3L. Digne4D. Upamecano5J. Koundé15I. Konaté17W. Saliba19T. Hernández21L. Hernández26M. Lacroix

Midfield12

6M. Koné7O. Dembélé8A. Tchouaméni9M. Thuram11M. Olise12B. Barcola13N. Kanté14A. Rabiot18W. Zaïre-Emery20D. Doué24R. Cherki25M. Akliouche

Attack2

10Kylian Mbappé22J. Mateta