Paraguay's 2026 World Cup squad is officially confirmed, named by head coach G. Alfaro on June 2, 2026. The 26-player roster brings together two goalkeepers, ten defenders, seven midfielders and seven forwards. Paraguay is drawn into Group D, where it faces USA, Australia and Türkiye. The most-played player in the last 12 months of national-team football is Gustavo Gómez, with 1,037 minutes across 11 caps, the squad's most in-form option heading into the tournament. Close behind is Orlando Gill on 951 minutes, another of the side's most-used players over the same period. Over the past twelve months the team has posted 5 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses, scoring 15 goals and conceding 15. Our ranking orders the squad purely by national-team minutes, not club minutes, and every name links to a player profile with the full minutes and recent-form breakdown.
Matches & results
Group standings
Group D
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 |
| 2 |  Australia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |  Paraguay |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 4 |  Türkiye |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
26-man squad
| # | Player | Position | Club | NT minutes (12mo) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gustavo Gómez | Defender | Palmeiras | 1,037 |
| 2 | Orlando Gill | Goalkeeper | San Lorenzo | 951 |
| 3 | Júnior Alonso | Defender | Atletico-MG | 866 |
| 4 | Juan Cáceres | Defender | Dynamo | 838 |
| 5 | Omar Alderete | Defender | Sunderland | 771 |
| 6 | Miguel Almirón | Midfielder | Atlanta United FC | 753 |
| 7 | Adrián Cubas | Midfielder | Vancouver Whitecaps | 665 |
| 8 | Damián Bobadilla | Midfielder | Sao Paulo | 658 |
| 9 | Matías Galarza | Midfielder | Atlanta United FC | 630 |
| 10 | Julio Enciso | Forward | Strasbourg | 601 |
| 11 | Arnaldo Sanabria | Forward | Cremonese | 449 |
| 12 | Víctor Velázquez | Defender | Cerro Porteno | 420 |
| 13 | Braian Ojeda | Midfielder | Orlando City SC | 297 |
| 14 | Ramón Sosa | Forward | Palmeiras | 278 |
| 15 | Gabriel Ávalos | Forward | Independiente | 248 |
| 16 | Maurício Magalhães | Midfielder | Palmeiras | 217 |
| 17 | José Canale | Defender | Lanus | 176 |
| 18 | Alex Arce | Forward | Independ. Rivadavia | 161 |
| 19 | Gustavo Caballero | Midfielder | Portsmouth | 126 |
| 20 | Alejandro Romero | Forward | Al Ain | 121 |
| 21 | Alexandro Maidana | Defender | Talleres Cordoba | 54 |
| 22 | Isidro Pitta | Forward | RB Bragantino | 45 |
| 23 | Fabián Balbuena | Defender | Gremio | 1 |
| 24 | Omar Alderete | Defender | 0 | |
| 25 | Gustavo Gomez | Defender | 0 | |
| 26 | Gastón Olveira | Goalkeeper | Olimpia | 0 |
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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