Paraguay World Cup 2026 squad: every player, position by position

Goalkeepers

Gatito Fernández GK

Orlando Gil GK

GO Gastón Olveira GK

Defenders

GV Gustavo Velázquez DEF

Omar Alderete DEF

JC Juan Jose Cáceres DEF

Fabián Balbuena DEF

Júnior Alonso DEF

José Canale DEF

Gustavo Gómez DEF

AM Alexandro Maidana DEF

Midfielders

Diego Gómez MID

MA Mauricio MID

Andrés Cubas MID

DB Damián Bobadilla MID

Alejandro Romero Gamarra MID

Julio Enciso MID

Braian Ojeda MID

Matías Galarza MID

Forwards

Ramón Sosa FWD

Antonio Sanabria FWD

Miguel Almirón FWD

AA Alex Arce FWD

GÁ Gabriel Ávalos FWD

GC Gustavo Caballero FWD

Isidro Pitta FWD

17 of 26 players carry a free-licensed photograph; the rest show a monogram until one is available. Photographs from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own free licence.

• 28.5avg age
• 20youngest (Alexandro Maidana)
• 38oldest (Gatito Fernández)

Position counts from the ESPN roster retrieved 7 June 2026. Ages at the data verification date.

Paraguay went out in the round of 16, beaten by France. The top two teams in each group went straight into the round of 32, with the eight best third-placed teams joining them. The final Group D table is on the group page.

Final Group D table →

Source: ESPN roster, retrieved 7 June 2026, before the tournament kicked off. Club affiliations are not in the verified roster feed; we do not list them here.

Paraguay are ranked 40 in the FIFA Men's World Ranking , the 32th highest-ranked of the 48 teams at the tournament. Ranking as of 1 April 2026, per FIFA via Wikipedia.