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Paraguay in the World Cup Finals, World Cup Reports, World Cup Squad.
World Cup Appearances:
France 1998 was Paraguay's 5th appearance in the World Cup Finals.
Best World Cup Performance:
Paraguay made it to the last 16 in Mexico 1986;
where they lost to England.
Group D
12th June: vs. Bulgaria
(0:0) in Montpelier.
19th June: vs. Spain
(0:0) in St. Etienne.
24th June: vs. Nigeria
(3:1) in Toulouse.
Paraguay plugged the holes at the back for their first two 0-0 draws
and then beat a Nigerian reserve side in their last game; to claim second spot in the
group, ahead of Spain.
Knockout Stage
2nd Round
28th June: vs. France (0:1 aet) in Lens.
Paraguay almost took France to the penalty shoot-out, where Chilavert
would have felt confident, only to go out to a strike from Laurent Blanc in the 113rd
minute of the second round. Excellent defending from the Paraguayans.
CONMEBOL:
Confederacion Sudamericana de Futbol.
Asociacion Paraguaya
de Futbol.
Goalkeepers:
1 Jose Luis Chilavert (Velez Sarsfield)
12 Danilo Aceval (Union Santa Fe)
22 Ruben Ruiz Diaz (Monterrey)
Defenders:
2 Francisco Arce (Palmerias)
3 Catalino Rivarola (Gremio Porto Alegre)
4 Carlos Gamarra (Corinthians)
5 Celso Ayala (River Plate)
11 Pedro Sarabia (River Plate)
14 Ricardo Rojas (Estudiante)
20 Denis Caniza (Olimpia)
Midfielders:
6 Edgar Aguilera (Cerro Cora)
10 Roberto Acuna (Real Saragosse)
13 Carlos Paredes (Olimpia)
16 Julio Cesar Encisco (Inter de Porto Alegre)
19 Carlos Morales (Gimnasia de Jujuy)
Forwards:
7 Julio Cesar Yegros (Cruz Azul)
8 Aristides Rojas (Union Santa Fe)
9 Jose Cardozo (Toluca)
15 Miguel Benitez (Espanol de Barcelona)
17 Hugo Brizuela (Argentina Juniors)
18 Cesar Ramirez (Sporting Lisbon)
21 Jorge Campos (Beijing Guoan)
Trainer:
Cesar Carpegiani.
Group A
 Brazil,  Morocco,  Norway,  Scotland.
Group B
 Austria,  Cameroon,  Chile,  Italy.
Group C
 Denmark,  France,  Saudi Arabia,  South Africa.
Group D
 Bulgaria,  Nigeria,  Paraguay,  Spain.
Group E
 Belgium,  Holland,  Mexico,  South Korea.
Group F
 Germany,  Iran,  United States,  Yugoslavia.
Group G
 Colombia,  England,  Romania,  Tunisia.
Group H
 Argentina,  Croatia,  Jamaica,  Japan.
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