The Paraguay women's national football team represents
Paraguay
Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...
in international
women's football and is controlled by the
Paraguayan Football Association
The Paraguayan Football Association ( es, Asociación Paraguaya de Futbol ; APF) ( Guarani: ''Paraguái Mangapy Atyguasu''), is the omnibus governing body of football in Paraguay. It organizes the Paraguayan football league, including futsal ...
(Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol). ''La Albirroja'' has never reached the
World Cup
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finals, but has finished fourth in both the
2006 Sudamericano Femenino and the
2022 Copa América Femenina, the only times they were not eliminated in the Group stage. Most of Paraguay's matches are in Competitions rather than friendlies.
History
While South America has begun to taste the first sense of women's football since late 1980s, Paraguay has been a latecomer in this aspect, as the country didn't form a team for most of the 1990s decade. Only by 1998, when the
third edition of
Copa América Femenina
The Copa América Femenina (''Copa América Feminina'' in Portuguese; previously the ''Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol Femenino'' (''Campeonato Sul-Americano de Futebol Feminino''), usually shortened to ''Sudamericano Femenino'' (''Sul-Americano ...
occurred, Paraguay finally fielded its team to debut in a major tournament, when Paraguay beat
Uruguay
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3–2. Nonetheless, Paraguay failed to progress, finished third in the group stage with two wins and two losses. Paraguay's performance did not improve in
2003
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, once again got eliminated with just a win. Paraguay made its first real development in
2006
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, finishing fourth by reaching the final group stage. After that 2006 performance, Paraguay failed to do so in the next three editions, all eliminated in the group stage.
With the expansion of the
FIFA Women's World Cup
The FIFA Women's World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association ( FIFA), the sport's international governing bo ...
, Paraguay also came to be benefited from the expansion. In
2022
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, Paraguay achieved a respectable performance, successfully qualified to the knockout stage with three wins and one loss in the group stage, including an impressive 3–2 victory over
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
The 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup was the eighth edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international Women's association football championship contested by 24 women's national teams representing member associations of FIFA. It ...
debutant
Chile
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. However, Paraguay was downed by powerhouse
Brazil
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0–2 in the semi-finals, before losing 1–3 to
Argentina
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in the third place playoffs, after taking the lead in the first half, thus repeated the 2006 performance in fourth place. But with the
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup expanded to 32 teams, Paraguay qualified for the
intercontinental playoffs for the first time in the history, where its quest for the maiden World Cup debut continues.
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Nicknames
The Paraguay women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as "''Las Guaraníes''" or "''La Albirroja''".
Home stadium
The Paraguay play their home matches on the
Estadio Defensores del Chaco
Estadio Defensores del Chaco is a multi-purpose stadium in Asunción, Paraguay. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium once had a 50,000+ capacity, however over the years the stadium has undergone remodeling, dropping the ...
.
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
;Legend
2022
2023
Paraguay Results and Fixtures – Soccerway.com
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
Manager history
*
Eduardo Poletti (
2003
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)
*
Esteban von Lucken (2006)
*
Agustín Cabrera (
2006
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)
*
Nelson Basualdo (
2010
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)
*
Julio Gómez (
2014
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)
*
Rubén Subeldía (
2018
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)
*
Epifania Benítez (2019–2021)
*
Marcello Frigério (2021–)
Players
Current squad
* The following players were called up for two friendly matches against on 10 and 13 November 2022.
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Recent call-ups
* The following players have been called up to a Paraguay squad in the past 12 months.
Records
* Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.
Most capped players
Top goalscorers
Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on
penalty kicks.''
Olympic Games
:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.''
CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina
:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.''
Pan American Games
:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.''
See also
*
Sport in Paraguay
**
Football in Paraguay
Football is by far the most popular sport in Paraguay. Paraguay's national team has played at eight FIFA World Cup competitions and has won two Copa América tournaments. Olimpia Asunción is the country's most successful club in domestic and int ...
*** Women's football in Paraguay
*
Paraguay women's national under-20 football team
*
Paraguay women's national under-17 football team
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Paraguay men's national football team
References
External links
Official websiteFIFA profile
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South American women's national association football teams
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