FIFA Trigram: PAR
2010 World Cup Qualifying: Finished 3rd in CONMEBOL Final Round Group (10-5-3; 24 GF, 16 GA)
World Cup Finals Appearances: 8 – 1930 (9th), 1950 (11th), 1958 (12th), 1986 (13th), 1998 (14th), 2002 (16th), 2006 (18th), 2010
Record vs. USA: 1-2-2
Head Coach: Gerardo Martino (Argentina)
Championship Honors: Copa America (1953, 1979)
Leading World Cup Qualifying Scorer: Salvador Cabanas (6)
Key Players: Salvador Cabanas (Club America), Paulo Da Silva (Sunderland), Nelson Valdez (Borussia Dortmund), Justo Villar (Real Valldolid)
Language: Spanish
La Albirroja reached South Africa with a strong showing during CONMEBOL qualifying, good for third place in the region … Paraguay last faced the United States in Barinas, Venezuela during the 2007 Copa America tournament … Qualifiers for the last four World Cups, Paraguay have twice (1998, 2002) advanced to the second round in that time span … Defeated by the U.S. 3-0 in both nations’ first World Cup match in 1930
