Paraguay national futsal team

Summary

The Paraguay national futsal team represents Paraguay during international futsal competitions and is controlled by a branch of the Paraguayan Football Association (Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol). Its biggest accomplishment is becoming champions of the AMF Futsal World Cup on three occasions (1988, 2003, 2007).

Paraguay
Nickname(s)Guaraníes,
La Albirroja (White and red)
AssociationAsociación Paraguaya de Fútbol (APF)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
FIFA codePAR
FIFA ranking9 ( June 2023)[1]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 United States 0–2 Paraguay 
(Brasília, Brazil; 15 September 1987)
Biggest win
 Paraguay 16–2 Chile 
(Asunción, Paraguay; 26 August 2003)
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 15–0 Paraguay 
(Umuarama, Brazil; 11 July 2005)
World Cup
Appearances7 (First in 1989)
Best resultQuarterfinals (2016)
Copa América de Futsal
Appearances17 (First in 1965)
Best resultGold Champions (1965)
World Cup
Appearances10 (First in 1982)
Best resultGold Champions (1988, 2003, 2007, 2023)
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances8 (First in 2005)
Best result3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place (2010)

Competitive record edit

FIFA Futsal World Cup edit

FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Year Round GP W D L GS GA
  Netherlands 1989 Second round 6 2 2 2 14 14
  Hong Kong 1992 First round 3 1 0 2 14 18
  Spain 1996 did not qualify
  Guatemala 2000
  Taiwan 2004 First round 3 1 0 2 8 11
  Brazil 2008 Second round 7 3 1 3 27 17
  Thailand 2012 Round of 16 4 1 1 2 10 15
  Colombia 2016 Quarterfinals 5 2 1 2 20 13
  Lithuania 2021 Round of 16 4 2 0 2 7 12
  Uzbekistan 2024 Qualified
Total 8/10 32 12 5 15 100 100

FIFUSA/AMF Futsal World Cup edit

  • 1982 -   Second place
  • 1985 -   Third place
  • 1988 -   Champions
  • 1991 -   Second place
  • 1994 - Quarterfinals
  • 1997 - did not play
  • 2000 - Second round
  • 2003 -   Champions (host)
  • 2007 -   Champions
  • 2011 -   Second place
  • 2015 -   Second place
  • 2019 -   Third place
  • 2023 -   Champions

South American Futsal Championship edit

  • 1965 -   Champions (host)
  • 1969 -   Second place (host)
  • 1971 -   Third place
  • 1973 -   Third place
  • 1975 -   Third place
  • 1976 -   Second place
  • 1977 -   Second place
  • 1979 - did not play
  • 1983 -   Second place
  • 1986 -   Second place
  • 1989 -   Second place
  • 1992 -   Third place
  • 1995 - Fourth place
  • 1996 - Fourth place
  • 1997 -   Third place
  • 1998 -   Second place
  • 1999 -   Second place
  • 2000 - First round
  • 2003 -   Third place (host)
  • 2008 - Fourth place
  • 2011 -   Third place
  • 2015 -   Second place
  • 2017 -   Third place
  • 2022 -   Second place
  • 2024 - Fourth place

FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) edit

  • 2012 -   Second place
  • 2016 -   Third place (host)
  • 2020 -   Third place

Grand Prix de Futsal edit

  • 2005 – Fifth place
  • 2006 – did not play
  • 2007 – Twelfth place
  • 2008 – Fourth place
  • 2009 – Eighth place
  • 2010  Bronze medal
  • 2011 – Sixth place
  • 2013 – Fourth place
  • 2014 – did not play
  • 2015 – Fourth place

Futsal Mundialito edit

  • 1994 – did not play
  • 1995 – did not play
  • 1996 –   Second place
  • 1998 – did not play
  • 2001 – did not play
  • 2002 – did not play
  • 2006 – did not play
  • 2007 – did not play
  • 2008 – did not play

Honours edit

Results and fixtures edit

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2024 edit

2 February 2024 (2024-02-02) 2024 Copa América de Futsal GS Group A Paraguay   2–1   Ecuador Luque, Paraguay
19:15 Stadium: COP Arena – Estadio Óscar Harrison
Referee: Rolly Rojas (Peru)
3 February 2024 (2024-02-03) 2024 Copa América de Futsal GS Group A Chile   2–2   Paraguay Luque, Paraguay
19:15 Stadium: COP Arena – Estadio Óscar Harrison
Referee: Henry Gutierrez (Bolivia)
6 February 2024 (2024-02-06) 2024 Copa América de Futsal GS Group A Venezuela   0–0   Paraguay Luque, Paraguay
19:15 Stadium: COP Arena – Estadio Óscar Harrison
Referee: Daniel Rodríguez (Uruguay)
7 February 2024 (2024-02-07) 2024 Copa América de Futsal GS Group A Paraguay   4–0   Colombia Luque, Paraguay
19:15 Stadium: COP Arena – Estadio Óscar Harrison
Referee: Andrés Pena García (Argentina)
9 February 2024 (2024-02-09) 2024 Copa América de Futsal Semi-finals Paraguay   0–1   Argentina Luque, Paraguay
19:30 Stadium: COP Arena – Estadio Óscar Harrison
Referee: Yuri García (Colombia)
10 February 2024 (2024-02-10) 2024 Copa América de Futsal Third place Paraguay   1–4   Venezuela Luque, Paraguay
16:30 Stadium: COP Arena – Estadio Óscar Harrison
Referee: Lautaro Romero (Argentina)
12 April 2024 (2024-04-12) Friendly Spain   5-0   Paraguay Manzanares, Spain
20:00 [1] Stadium: Manzanares Arena
Referee: Juan José Cordero Gallardo, David Urdánoz Apezteguía (Spain)
14 April 2024 (2024-04-14) Friendly Spain   2-1   Paraguay Valdepeñas, Spain
12:30 [2] Stadium: Pabellón Virgen de la Cabeza
Referee: Alejandro Martínez Flores, Delgado Suárez (Spain)

Players edit

Current squad edit

The following players were called up to the Paraguay squad for the 2024 Copa América de Futsal. Paraguay announced their 14-man squad on 30 January 2024.[2][3]

Head coach: Carlos Chilavert

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Club
1 GK Igor Insfrán (2002-08-29)29 August 2002 (aged 21)   Deportivo Humaitá
2 DF Alan Rojas (1998-10-20)20 October 1998 (aged 25)   Sporting Paris
3 DF Damián Mareco (1994-09-04)4 September 1994 (aged 29)   Córdoba Futsal [es]
4 WG Emerson Méndez (2001-11-18)18 November 2001 (aged 22)   Sporting Sala Consilina
5 WG Daniel Ozuna (1999-11-25)25 November 1999 (aged 24)   Boca Juniors
6 PV Richard Rejala (1994-02-05)5 February 1994 (aged 29)   Olmissum
7 WG Javier Salas (1993-09-22)22 September 1993 (aged 30)   Napoli Futsal
8 PV Pedro Pascottini (1998-11-30)30 November 1998 (aged 25)   Villa Hayes
9 WG Hugo Martínez (1993-01-12)12 January 1993 (aged 31)   Olimpia
10 WG Juan Gómez Salas (1990-10-20)20 October 1990 (aged 33)   Sporting Sala Consilina
11 WG Francisco Martínez (1993-01-12)12 January 1993 (aged 31)   Dobovec
12 GK Giovanni González (1995-05-05)5 May 1995 (aged 28)   Cerro Porteño
13 PV Aldo Amarilla (1994-12-31)31 December 1994 (aged 29)   Sporting Paris
14 WG Jorge Espinoza (1993-11-22)22 November 1993 (aged 30)   Cerro Porteño

Recent call-ups edit

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
FW Vander Méndez Salas (1997-10-03) 3 October 1997 (age 26)   Saviatesta Mantova 2022 Copa América de Futsal
DF Neto Veiga (1998-10-03) 3 October 1998 (age 25)   Hongyen Thakam 2022 Copa América de Futsal
MF Javier Salas (1993-09-22) 22 September 1993 (age 30)   Napoli Futsal 2022 Copa América de Futsal
MF Pedro Garay (1989-03-23) 23 March 1989 (age 35)   Club Olimpia 2022 Copa América de Futsal
MF Juan Manuel Benítez (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 (age 26)   Club Olimpia 2022 Copa América de Futsal

COV Player withdrew from the squad due to contracting COVID-19.
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
RET Retired from international futsal.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Futsal World Ranking
  2. ^ Paraguayan Football Association [@FutsalAPF] (January 30, 2024). "Estos son los elegidos para la CONMEBOL #CopaAmérica™️ Futsal 2024" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "PARAGUAY" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. Retrieved 2 February 2024.

External links edit

  • (in Spanish) Historia de Futsal (APF)