Paraguay are in Group D at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which runs from June 11 to July 19 across 16 stadiums in the USA, Canada, and Mexico. Below you'll find every Paraguay group stage match with kickoff times automatically converted to your local timezone. Select your timezone above to get the exact time each Paraguay game kicks off wherever you're watching from. No app, no signup โ just Paraguay's full World Cup schedule in your time.
Paraguay are back at the World Cup for the first time in 16 years โ returning to the stage where their greatest ever moment happened. In 2010 in South Africa, Los Guaranรญes reached the quarterfinals for the first time in their history before bowing out to eventual champions Spain. Since then โ nothing. Three consecutive failed qualifying campaigns. A nation of passionate football supporters left watching from the outside. That changes in 2026.
The road to North America nearly didn't happen. Paraguay took just one point from their first three qualifying matches and sat near the bottom of the CONMEBOL table. Then Gustavo Alfaro arrived in August 2024 and everything changed. La Albirroja stunned Brazil 1-0 in Asunciรณn through a Diego Gรณmez strike, then beat Argentina 2-1 with goals from Antonio Sanabria and Omar Alderete. Beating both Brazil and Argentina in the same qualifying campaign โ from a position where they looked dead in the water โ is one of the great CONMEBOL qualifying stories in recent memory. They finished sixth with 28 points, the same number as Brazil, claiming the final automatic spot.
Julio Enciso is the player who makes Paraguay tick โ the 22-year-old Strasbourg attacking midfielder contributed 12 goals and 10 assists across all competitions this season and is not afraid to shoot from anywhere. Miguel Almirรณn โ back in MLS with Atlanta United after his years at Newcastle โ brings experience and creativity in the number ten role. Captain Gustavo Gรณmez anchors the defense with over 88 caps, while Omar Alderete has been making waves in the Premier League at Sunderland. Veteran goalkeeper Roberto Fernรกndez, 37, is acutely aware this may be his final World Cup โ that kind of motivation runs through this entire squad.
Paraguay are a team known for their defensive discipline and being very hard to beat โ they conceded just 10 goals across the entire CONMEBOL qualifying campaign. Group D โ USA, Tรผrkiye, Australia, Paraguay โ is competitive but not impossible. The USA opener in Los Angeles is the toughest test. But a team that beat Brazil and Argentina in qualifying is not going to be intimidated by anyone. Paraguay play all three group games in California โ one corner of the country, minimal travel, maximum focus.
They came back from the dead to qualify. Don't expect them to come to North America just to make up the numbers.
