Our prediction for this World Cup 2026 match:
Paraguay
Match Time & Date:
21/03/2025
00:00
Prediction: 2-1
Chile
Paraguay will look to retain their spot in top six when they face Chile in an eagerly-awaited World Cup qualifier. La Albirroja played out a 2-2 draw with Bolivia in their last qualifying match, but it is well know that they produce much better showings at home than on the travels. Midfielder Diego Gomez is banned for the match. As always, a man to watch in the home side will be Newcastle United Miguel Almiron, who has netted 8 goals in 64 appearances for the Paraguay national team.
La Roja, on the other hand, are not enjoying a World Cup qualifying to remember, with the team collecting only nine points in total to date. Considering that Chile have already suffered five defeats on the road, we are tempted to place our bets on Paraguay. Veteran aces Arturo Vidal and Alexis Sanchez both made the cut for the visiting team, but only Vidal is expected to start.
Highlighted Team (Paraguay):
Los Guaranies are the part of CONMEBOL confederation vying for glory at the international scene since 1919 and their debut loss to Argentina 5-1. Paraguay are regular participants at the Copa America winning the tournament on two occasions thus far, most recently in 1979.
They came close to glory in recent editions of the tournament as they fell short in the final of 2011 to Uruguay, while they finished fourth in 2015. The most successful period of the Paraguay national team came under Argentine coach Gerardo Martino, who took Paraguay to the quarter-finals of the 2010 FIFA World Cup for the first time in history. Following the 2010 success, Paraguay failed to qualify for their fourth successive FIFA World Cup finals as they have also missed out on the third consecutive global championship held inside their own continent.
Toluca FC centre back Paulo da Silva is the most capped player of the Paraguay national team, while former Bayern Munich and Manchester City striker Roque Santa Cruz is the team’s top scorer with 32 goals to his name.
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