A projected Paraguay squad for World Cup 2026, ranked by recent national-team minutes under coach Gustavo Alfaro. The list runs through the spine of La Albirroja — captain and Palmeiras defender Gustavo Gómez, Brighton midfielder Diego Gómez, and forward Miguel Almirón — ahead of the CONMEBOL side's Group D campaign. Free to follow in English and Spanish.
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Projected 26-man squad
| # | Player | Position | Club | NT minutes (12mo) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gustavo Gómez | Defender | Palmeiras | 731 | Locked |
| 2 | Diego Gómez | Midfielder | Brighton | 641 | Locked |
| 3 | Júnior Alonso | Defender | Atletico-MG | 641 | Locked |
| 4 | Miguel Almirón | Forward | Atlanta United FC | 640 | Locked |
| 5 | Omar Alderete | Defender | Sunderland | 634 | Locked |
| 6 | Juan Cáceres | Defender | Dynamo | 573 | Locked |
| 7 | Arnaldo Sanabria | Forward | Cremonese | 505 | Locked |
| 8 | Damián Bobadilla | Midfielder | Sao Paulo | 502 | Locked |
| 9 | Orlando Gill | Goalkeeper | San Lorenzo | 460 | Locked |
| 10 | Julio Enciso | Midfielder | Strasbourg | 398 | Locked |
| 11 | Matías Galarza | Midfielder | Atlanta United FC | 300 | Locked |
| 12 | Ramón Sosa | Midfielder | Palmeiras | 281 | Locked |
| 13 | Braian Ojeda | Midfielder | Orlando City SC | 276 | Locked |
| 14 | Alan Benítez | Defender | Libertad Asuncion | 187 | Locked |
| 15 | Víctor Velázquez | Defender | Cerro Porteno | 165 | Locked |
| 16 | Gabriel Ávalos | Forward | Independiente | 141 | Locked |
| 17 | Alejandro Romero | Midfielder | Al Ain | 121 | Likely |
| 18 | Alex Arce | Forward | Independ. Rivadavia | 110 | Likely |
| 19 | Maurício Magalhães | Midfielder | Palmeiras | 34 | Likely |
| 20 | Gustavo Caballero | Forward | Portsmouth | 21 | Likely |
| 21 | Diego León | Defender | Cerro Porteno | 9 | Likely |
| 22 | Lucas Romero | Midfielder | Universidad de Chile | 5 | Likely |
| 23 | R. Fernandez | Goalkeeper | 0 | Bubble | |
| 24 | Gastón Olveira | Goalkeeper | Olimpia | 0 | Bubble |
| 25 | Fabián Balbuena | Defender | Gremio | 0 | Bubble |
| 26 | Alexandro Maidana | Defender | Talleres Cordoba | 0 | Bubble |
| 27 | José Canale | Midfielder | Lanus | 0 | Bubble |
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Methodology
Players are ranked by minutes played for the national team over the last 365 days. Ties are broken by appearances. The top 16 are labeled Locked, ranks 17–22 Likely, ranks 23–30 Bubble — a starting frame, not a verdict.
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