Paraguay in the World Cup Finals

Paraguay qualified for the 2006 World Cup Finals on October 8th, 2005.

World Cup Appearances:
Germany 2006 is Paraguay's 7th appearance in the World Cup Finals.

Best World Cup Performance:
Last 16 in Mexico 86 and France 98.

Paraguay World Cup Preparations

Paraguay make their final World Cup preparations in Austria, before flying around Europe to play a few friendlies and then head to Germany; where they will base themselves in Oberhaching, 10km from Munich.

Paraguay Team Hotel
No luxury hotel for Paraguay, they've decided to concentrate on the football and will stay at the Oberhaching Sportschule.

Hotels in Munich:
Munich is quite a way from where Paraguay will be playing during the group stage (in Frankfurt, Berlin and Kaiserslautern) but if Paraguay finish runners-up in Group B, they'll play their Second Round match in Munich.

Paraguay Friendly Matches
Drew with Wales (0-0), Wednesday 1st March. (Cardiff)

Lost to Mexico (1-2), Wednesday 29th March. (Chicago)
Paraguay's goal scored by Nelson Cuevas (2).

Norway, Wednesday 24th May. (Oslo)

Denmark, Saturday 27th May. (Aarhus)

Georgia, Wednesday 31st May. (Tbilisi)

Paraguay in the 2006 World Cup
Group B
Saturday, 10th June
England vs Paraguay
Frankfurt -- (15:00)

Thursday, 15th June
Sweden vs Paraguay
Berlin -- (21:00)

Tuesday, 20th June
Paraguay vs Trinidad and Tobago
Kaiserslautern -- (21:00)

Knockout Stage
Group B winner travels to Stuttgart and the runner-up goes to Munich.

Paraguay World Cup Squad 2006
Albirrojos

Goalkeepers:
1 Justo Villar (Newell's Old Boys, Argentina)
12 Derlis Gomez (Sportivo Luqueno)
22 Aldo Bobadilla (Libertad)

Defenders:
2 Jorge Nunez (Estudiantes, Argentina)
3 Delio Toledo (Real Zaragoza, Spain)
4 Carlos Gamarra (Palmeiras, Brazil)
5 Julio Cesar Caceres (River Plate, Argentina)
14 Paulo Da Silva (Toluca, Mexico)
15 Julio Manzur (Santos, Brazil)
21 Denis Caniza (Cruz Azul, Mexico)

Midfielders:
6 Carlos Bonet (Libertad)
8 Edgar Barreto (NEC Nijmegen, Holland)
10 Roberto Acuna (Deportivo La Coruna, Spain)
11 Diego Gavilan (Newell's Old Boys, Argentina)
13 Carlos Paredes (Reggina, Italy)
16 Cristian Riveros (Libertad)
17 Jose Montiel (Olimpia)
19 Julio Dos Santos (Bayern Munich, Germany)

Forwards:
7 Salvador Cabanas (Jaguares Chiapas, Mexico)
9 Roque Santa Cruz (Bayern Munich, Germany)
18 Nelson Valdez (Werder Bremen, Germany)
20 Jose Cardozo (unattached)
23 Nelson Cuevas (Pachuca, Mexico)

Trainer:
Anibal Ruiz.

Players to watch:
9 Roque Santa Cruz (Bayern Munich, Germany)
18 Nelson Valdez (Werder Bremen, Germany)
13 Carlos Paredes (Reggina, Italy)

Destination Paraguay

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