Paraguay vs Nicaragua — World Cup 2026

FILE No. M-264CLASS: MATCHSTATUS: FRIENDLYWC 2026

VS

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Paraguay

4–0

Nicaragua

Match events

Kaku (pen)17'1–0
J. EncisoOn: Mauricio25'
M. Almironassist D. Gomez42'2–0
KakuOn: M. Galarza46'
D. GomezOn: R. Sosa46'
J. AlonsoOn: A. Maidana46'
O. AldereteOn: J. Canale46'
A. SanabriaOn: A. Arce46'
J. CaceresOn: G. Velazquez46'
R. FernandezOn: O. Gill46'
A. CubasOn: B. Ojeda46'
G. GomezOn: Fabian Balbuena46'
M. AlmironOn: G. Avalos46'
M. Galarza62'3–0
A. Maidanaassist Mauricio67'4–0

15'J. Gutierrez
46'J. GarciaOn: A. Smith
56'Jacob Montes
63'J. MoncadaOn: E. Mejia
63'A. VelasquezOn: L. Sait
85'Jacob MontesOn: O. Salinas

ParaguayMatch statsNIC

0Yellow cards2

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1

All-time meetings

1

Paraguay wins

0

Draws

0

Nicaragua wins

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Tale of the tape.

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

#40

FIFA Rank

#131

FRIENDLY

Stage

FRIENDLY

G. Alfaro

Coach

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Win probability.

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

68Paraguay

24DRAW

8Nicaragua

Paraguay68%

━ DRAW24%

Nicaragua8%

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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.

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Paraguay vs Nicaragua.
The full dossier — form, key battles, the take — drops closer to kickoff.

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