This is a list of statistical records for the Paraguay national football team.
Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
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1 | Paulo da Silva | 148 | 3 | 2000–2017 |
2 | Justo Villar | 120 | 0 | 1999–2018 |
3 | Roque Santa Cruz | 112 | 32 | 1999–2016 |
4 | Carlos Gamarra | 110 | 12 | 1993–2006 |
5 | Cristian Riveros | 101 | 16 | 2005–2018 |
6 | Roberto Acuña | 100 | 5 | 1993–2011 |
Denis Caniza | 100 | 1 | 1996–2010 | |
8 | Celso Ayala | 85 | 6 | 1993–2003 |
9 | José Saturnino Cardozo | 82 | 25 | 1991–2006 |
10 | Carlos Bonet | 80 | 1 | 2002–2013 |
Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
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1 | Roque Santa Cruz | 32 | 112 | 0.29 | 1999–2016 |
2 | José Saturnino Cardozo | 25 | 82 | 0.3 | 1991–2006 |
3 | Cristian Riveros | 16 | 101 | 0.16 | 2005–2018 |
4 | Saturnino Arrúa | 13 | 26 | 0.5 | 1969–1980 |
Julio César Romero | 13 | 32 | 0.41 | 1979–1986 | |
Nelson Haedo Valdez | 13 | 77 | 0.17 | 2004–2017 | |
7 | Óscar Cardozo | 12 | 57 | 0.21 | 2006–2021 |
Carlos Gamarra | 12 | 110 | 0.11 | 1993–2006 | |
9 | Roberto Cabañas | 11 | 28 | 0.39 | 1981–1993 |
Miguel Ángel Benítez | 11 | 29 | 0.38 | 1996–1999 |
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1930 | Group stage | 9th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Squad | Qualified as invitees | |||||||
1934 | Did not enter | Declined participation | |||||||||||||||
1938 | |||||||||||||||||
1950 | Group stage | 11th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Squad | Qualified automatically | |||||||
1954 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||
1958 | Group stage | 12th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | Squad | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | ||
1962 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
1966 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||
1970 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||
1974 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | |||||||||||
1978 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
1982 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||
1986 | Round of 16 | 13th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | Squad | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | ||
1990 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
1994 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||
1998 | Round of 16 | 14th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Squad | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 14 | ||
2002 | 16th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | Squad | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 23 | |||
2006 | Group stage | 18th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Squad | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 23 | ||
2010 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Squad | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 16 | ||
2014 | Did not qualify | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 31 | ||||||||||
2018 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 25 | |||||||||||
2022 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 26 | |||||||||||
2026 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
Total | Quarter-finals | 8/22 | 27 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 38 | — | 172 | 69 | 37 | 66 | 213 | 215 |
South American Championship / Copa América record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
1916 | Did not enter | ||||||||
1917 | |||||||||
1919 | |||||||||
1920 | |||||||||
1921 | Fourth place | 4th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Squad |
1922 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | Squad |
1923 | Third place | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | Squad |
1924 | Third place | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Squad |
1925 | Third place | 3rd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | Squad |
1926 | Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 20 | Squad |
1927 | Did not enter | ||||||||
1929 | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | Squad |
1935 | Did not enter | ||||||||
1937 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 16 | Squad |
1939 | Third place | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | Squad |
1941 | Did not enter | ||||||||
1942 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | Squad |
1945 | Did not enter | ||||||||
1946 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | Squad |
1947 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | Squad |
1949 | Runners-up | 2nd | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 13 | Squad |
1953 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | Squad |
1955 | Fifth place | 5th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | Squad |
1956 | Fifth place | 5th | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | Squad |
1957 | Did not enter | ||||||||
1959 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | Squad |
1959 | Fifth place | 5th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | Squad |
1963 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | Squad |
1967 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | Squad |
1975 | Group stage | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | Squad |
1979 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | Squad |
1983 | Third place | 3rd | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Squad |
1987 | Group stage | 9th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Squad |
1989 | Fourth place | 4th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | Squad |
1991 | Group stage | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | Squad |
1993 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Squad |
1995 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | Squad |
1997 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Squad |
1999 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | Squad |
2001 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | Squad |
2004 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Squad |
2007 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | Squad |
2011 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 | Squad |
2015 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | Squad |
2016 | Group stage | 12th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Squad |
2019 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Squad |
2021 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | Squad |
2024 | Qualified | ||||||||
Total | 2 Titles | 38/47 | 177 | 64 | 43 | 70 | 264 | 303 | — |
Pan American Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
1951 | Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
1955 | Did not participate | |||||||
1959 | ||||||||
1963 | ||||||||
1967 | ||||||||
1971 | ||||||||
1975 | ||||||||
1979 | ||||||||
1983 | ||||||||
1987 | Preliminary round | 9th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
1991 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1995 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Since 1999 | See Paraguay national under-23 football team | |||||||
Total | Fourth place | 3/12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 25 |
The list shown below shows the Paraguay national football team all-time international record against opposing nations. The stats are composed of FIFA World Cup and qualifiers, the Copa América, as well as numerous other international friendly tournaments and matches.
Updated to 17 October 2023 after the match against Bolivia . [2]
Positive balance (more Wins) | |
Neutral balance (Wins = Losses) | |
Negative balance (more Losses) |
Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
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Argentina | 107 | 16 | 35 | 56 | 111 | 218 | -107 | 14.9% |
Armenia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 50% |
Australia | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0% |
Austria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Bahrain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100% |
Belgium | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 33.3% |
Bolivia | 70 | 36 | 18 | 16 | 135 | 74 | +61 | 51.4% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100% |
Brazil | 82 | 11 | 22 | 49 | 66 | 179 | −113 | 13.4% |
Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 50% |
Cameroon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100% |
Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Chile | 66 | 29 | 7 | 30 | 93 | 93 | 0 | 43.9% |
China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 33.3% |
Colombia | 49 | 18 | 9 | 22 | 52 | 59 | -7 | 36.7% |
Costa Rica | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 33.3% |
Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0% |
Denmark | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Ecuador | 40 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 72 | 52 | +20 | 55% |
El Salvador | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 100% |
England | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -8 | 0% |
France | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | -10 | 0% |
Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100% |
Germany | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 0% |
Greece | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100% |
Guadeloupe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100% |
Guatemala | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 81.8% |
Honduras | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 37.5% |
Hong Kong | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 50% |
Hungary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100% |
Iran | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Iraq | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100% |
Italy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 0% |
Ivory Coast | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0% |
Jamaica | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 66.6% |
Japan | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 18.1% |
Jordan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 100% |
Martinique | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100% |
Mexico | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 37 | -20 | 23.8% |
Morocco | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0% |
New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 66.6% |
Nicaragua | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100% |
Nigeria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 50% |
North Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100% |
North Macedonia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100% |
Norway | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
Oman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100% |
Panama | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 80% |
Peru | 58 | 24 | 15 | 19 | 78 | 67 | +11 | 41.3% |
Poland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100% |
Portugal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Qatar | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 25% |
Republic of Ireland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0% |
Romania | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 50% |
Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Scotland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100% |
Serbia [lower-alpha 1] | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 25% |
Slovakia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 50% |
Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100% |
South Africa | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 20% |
South Korea | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 28.5% |
Spain | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0% |
Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 33.3% |
Togo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 100% |
Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 33.3% |
Turkey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 50% |
United States | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 25% |
Uruguay | 77 | 25 | 19 | 33 | 94 | 116 | -22 | 32.4% |
Venezuela | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 24 | +25 | 64.2% |
Wales | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Total | 770 | 272 | 202 | 296 | 995 | 1091 | −96 | 35.3% |
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