Highlights and goals of Paraguay (1-0) vs Chile in World Cup 2026 Qualifiers

The Paraguayan team is getting three important points thinking of climbing positions and is complicating, much more, the 'austral' selection at the bottom of the table. Neither team has managed to approach the area in the last few minutes.

Last minutes of tension, Chile is very predictable in their game and in their way to attack their opponent, so anticipating the moves is a little easy for Paraguay. Closing can be very exciting.

The game stops while they attend to the goalkeeper of Paraguay, Roberto Fernández and take the opportunity to give a moment while he finishes watering the smoke that had one of the goals. Gustavo Alfaro, DT from Paraguay took the opportunity to make some changes.

Chile made a good play in the offensive, he connected better the passes, came from left, but the striker was not in the center of the area. Paraguay continues to defend and is very focused to get out quickly after recovering.

Visitors want to have opportunities, but they are not being precise in the passes. Paraguay recovers and wants to have the chance to get back to the opposite arch, Julio Enciso is one of the outstanding players along with Almirón and Sosa.

Paraguay has not got the ball back, but it is looking to take care of the score at the insistence of its rival. The commitment goes forward and the coaches do not stop giving directions. Chile often recovers the ball and begins to occupy important spaces.

Dangerous free kick in favor of Chile that ended in nothing, but after this action, the visitors managed a corner shot. Ricardo Gareca will make three changes and look for someone with experience to give a different air to the midfield.

Chile wants to react after the goal, but it is difficult for him to have peace of mind when he is looking for the exit, misses passes and does not get out of his area. The locals are intense in the pressure and are looking for the second goal of the night.

Game stopped while a possible penalty play is reviewed. Midfielder Echeverría entered the rival area and ended up crashing on the foot of one of the Paraguayan players. The player gets up without a problem and the judge determines that there was nothing.

The Chilean national team takes the ball, but it does not seem to have the intention of generating actions in offense, shows a lot of slowness and pause because he has no mobility to be able to connect passes. Paraguay is taking the initiative at this beginning of the second half.

Between Sosa and Cáceres get a corner shot after looking for the center from the right side, the game is not being so fast by either team. Chile now takes the ball again hoping to progress on the pitch.

One more minute before closing of the first 45. Paraguay again had a chance in the field of Chile, arrived by right, but the sending of the center was not adequate and ended up being a failed opportunity. The visitors wanted to leave quickly and the judge pitched the end.

CHILE WAS SAVED! SOSA MISSED THE FINISH!

Ramón Sosa, Paraguayan striker, created a great individual move entering from the right side to the middle, shot from the left leg and the ball went above the arch. I had the option to give a pass.

Precisely, that’s how a clear option came for the local team, they appeared in the creation of the play Almirón and Enciso, sent the pass by izquerda and found the space to hurt. A still ball action was close to becoming a goal.

The last minutes of this first half are about to arrive, the locals have given much of the ball to their opponent and have played very calmly in the defensive zone, it seems they need players like Almirón or Enciso to have a little game in the last quarter.

Paraguay is being very permissive in its area, it is letting Chile have opportunities to approach and generate danger. In addition, visitors are having greater control of the game and developing clear offensive actions.

SAVED THE ARCHER FERNANDEZ!

Cepeda, extreme of the Chilean national team reached to rival area, held out in the one-on-one and when he had space, he took the shot from under the left post, but the Paraguayan goalkeeper was very attentive to take the shot.

60% possession of the ball in favor of Chile, 40% in favor of Paraguay. The pace, compared to the start of the match, has slowed down significantly and there have been no changes in the arches. Now it is the local who seeks to approach.

The visitors found space behind the rival defense, they are controlling the midfield with a lot of peace and Paraguay is not doing much to change that. Chile is being intelligent in the positioning it has proposed.

Chile begins to wake up, is holding the ball for longer although it does not have much mobility from the midfield upwards that allows opening spaces in the opposing field. Paraguay keeps an eye on arrivals in its area.

Chile does not manage to take good care of its zone, is losing the ball very easily in exit and Paraguay has had several approaches with which it has generated danger in visiting area. The locals are more decisive and forceful.

Paraguay seeks to manage the game and go forward after getting the ball recovery, since the midfield has been solid to prevent the advance of his opponent. The visitor selection remains in their area and does not enter into the dynamic yet.

PARAGUAY STOMPS HARD!

The home team made a very good play from a free kick, all were attentive in offense and reached to react quickly the players of Chile who took the danger out of their area. Interesting match at the start.

Chile is in a five-game race undefeated against the men of Alfaro, claiming four wins and a draw since losing 2-0 in June 2021.

Paraguay have lost only one of their six home matches in the qualifiers for the World Cup, while they have achieved four wins and a draw so far.

Chile has participated in nine world championships. In 1962, Chile hosted the FIFA World Cup and achieved third place, its best ever result. In 2015, Chile won the Copa América for the first time in their country, defeating Argentina in the final. In 2016, Chile won the special edition of the centenary Copa América.

In 2000, Chile won the Tortola Cup. The incident that occurred at the Maracanã Stadium in Brazil on 3 September 1989, during a match between local football teams and Chile, is known as the Maracanazo of the Chilean national team.

The first official international class 'A' match of the Chilean national team was against Uruguay on 2 July 1916 in the 1916 South American Championship. Elías Figueroa is the local player with the most appearances in the world, with three: in 1966, 1974 and 1982.

In 1910, Paraguay formed its first national team to play against the team from Corrientes, Argentina. The Paraguayan national team has participated in eight editions of the World Cup. At the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Paraguay reached the quarter-finals.

At the 2006 World Cup in Germany, Paraguay was eliminated in the first round. In the FIFA ranking, Paraguay reached its best position in 2001, when it ranked 8th. In the FIFA ranking, Paraguay reached its worst position in 1995, when it ranked 103rd. Paraguay has won two Copa América tournaments, in 1953 and 1979.

Paraguay won a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics. The official colors of the Paraguayan national team are red and white, taken from the Paraguayan flag. Nelson Cuevas is the top scorer of the Paraguay national team. Denis Caniza is the player with the most appearances in the Paraguay national team.

With 31 wins in the last 69 matches between the parties, Chile has a slight lead in the history of this match.

Paraguay has scored three fewer wins in that time, while the loot has been shared 10 times.

These are the alternatives that will be on the substitutes' bench waiting for the coach to consider making modifications to adjust the team in the development of the match.

 1 Gabriel Castellón 

2 Erick Wiemberg 

4 Benjamin Kuscevic 

10 Luciano Cabral 

12 Lawrence Vigouroux 

13 Esteban Pavez 

15 Diego Valdés 

16 Dario Osorio 

19 Francisco Sierralta 

20 Charles Aranguiz 

21 Nicolás Fernández Muñoz 

22 Fernando Zampedri 

We share the headlines that will come out in search of the three points to keep up the confidence of the team. The work of the week should pay off thinking about maintaining a good position in the ranking, in view of the search for the classification.

23 Brayan Cortés

14 Felipe Loyola

3 Guillermo Maripán

5 Paulo Díaz

17 Gabriel Suazo

18 Rodrigo Echeverría

8 Arturo Vidal ©

6 Vicente Pizarro

9 Alexander Aravena

11 Eduardo Vargas

7 Lucas Cepeda

These are the alternatives that will be on the substitutes' bench waiting for the coach to consider making modifications to adjust the team in the development of the match.

1 Carlos Coronel

2 Gustavo Velázquez Ramos

8 Matías Galarza

11 Ángel Romero Villamayor

13 Ronaldo de Jesús

15 Rubén Lezcano

17 Alejandro Romero Gamarra

18 Gabriel Ávalos

20 Mathias Villasanti

21 Isidro Pitta

22 Juan Ángel Espinola González

23 Agustín Sández

We share the headlines that will come out in search of the three points to keep up the confidence of the team. The work of the week should pay off thinking about maintaining a good position in the ranking, in view of the search for the classification.

12 Roberto Fernández

4 Juan Cáceres

5 Fabián Balbuena ©

3 Omar Alderete

6 Junior Alonso

7 Ramón Sosa

14 Andrés Cubas

16 Damián Bobadilla

10 Miguel Almirón

19 Julio Enciso

9 Antonio Sanabria

Received by their staff, the players of the visiting team arrived with the hope of being able to make a good match and achieve a favorable result.

Home fans gathered outside the stadium, creating an electrifying atmosphere to welcome their players. The fervour and unwavering support of your people may be the impetus they need to achieve victory.

The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) has announced the team of referees in charge of providing justice in the confrontation between Paraguay and Chile. The duel will feature a Brazilian-born referee, led by experienced judge Raphael Claus.

Main referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

Raphael Claus is an international FIFA referee with a distinguished track record in South American football. He has led matches in competitions such as the Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana and qualifiers, characterized by his firmness and rigor in the application of the regulation.

Assistant 1: Danilo Manis (Brazil)

Assistant 2: Guilherme Dias Camilo (Brazil)

Fourth official: Raphael Klein (Brazil)

Throughout history, the teams of Paraguay and Chile have faced each other in a total of 21 official matches, in which parity has been a constant, with a slight advantage for the Paraguayan team.

Victories of Paraguay: 10

Draws: 2

Victories of Chile: 9

This record reflects the intense competition between both teams, with matches played in various competitions, such as World Cup qualifiers, Copa América and international friendlies.

Paraguay have managed to win most matches, although Chile has proved to be a hard rival to beat, maintaining a very even record.

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This is the starting time of the match: Paraguay vs Chile - March 20 in several countries: Argentina: 20:00 PM on TyC Sports Bolivia: 19:00 PM on Tigo Sports 2 Brazil: 20:00 on SporTV 2 Chile: 20:00 PM on ESPN, Disney+ Colombia: 18:00 PM in Caracol, RCN, Ditu Ecuador: 18:00 PM on Football Channel USA (ET) 19:00 PM in Fanatiz Spain: 00:00 AM on Movistar+ Mexico: 17:00 in Caracol, RCN, Ditu Paraguay: 20:00 PM at GEN Peru: 18:00 PM at Gol Peru, Movistar Play Uruguay: 20:00 PM on Directv Sports Venezuela: 19:00 PM on Venevision, SimpleTV

The Estadio Defensores del Chaco, for reasons of sponsorship called Estadio ueno Defensores del Chaco, is the most emblematic football stadium in Paraguay. It is located in the Sajonia district of the city of Asuncion.

It has the particularity of being one of the few stadiums in the world that belongs to its respective national association. Currently most of the Paraguayan teams in continental tournaments officiate from home here.