Paraguay national under-20 football team
| Shirt badge/Association crest | |
| Nickname(s) | Albirrojita[1] [2] |
|---|---|
| Association | Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol |
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) |
| Head coach | Paraguay Pedro Sarabia |
| Captain | Gustavo Gómez |
| Home stadium | Estadio Defensores del Chaco |
| FIFA code | PAR |
| First international | |
| NA | |
| Best result | FIFA U-20 World Cup Fourth Place, 1 time (2001) South American Youth Football Championship Champions, 1 time (1971) |
Paraguay national under-20 football team represents Paraguay in international football competitions such as FIFA U-20 World Cup and South American Youth Football Championship.
The team's most successful period was mostly during 2001 to 2003 and once again in 2006, achieving Fourth place at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship before winning back-to-back tournaments at the Milk Cup in 2002 and 2003 and once again in 2006.[3] Paraguay also won the 2002 SBS Cup disputed in Shizuoka Japan.[4]
Overview
[edit ]The under-20 Paraguay national football team has seen and delivered along the years many of Paraguay's best talents such as Juan Bautista Agüero, Julio César Romero, Roberto Cabañas, Paulo Da Silva, Justo Villar, Salvador Cabañas and Roque Santa Cruz.
The team has participated in 8 events of the FIFA World Youth Championship and the best performance came in the 2001 World Cup held in Argentina, when Paraguay finished in the fourth place. The best performance at the South American level came in 1971 when they won the South American Youth Football Championship (also known as "Juventud de América"), along with four runners-up finishes in 1964, 1967, 1985 and 2009.
Paraguay has qualified for 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup that was held in Egypt.
Current talents for the Paraguay squad include Hernán Pérez, Robin Ramírez, Nicolás Martínez, Federico Santander and Joel Silva.[5]
Tournament records
[edit ]FIFA U-20 World Cup
[edit ]| FIFA U-20 World Cup | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
| Tunisia 1977 | Group stage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
| Japan 1979 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | |
| Australia 1981 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| Mexico 1983 | ||||||||
| Soviet Union 1985 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| Chile 1987 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| Saudi Arabia 1989 | ||||||||
| Portugal 1991 | ||||||||
| Australia 1993 | ||||||||
| Qatar 1995 | ||||||||
| Malaysia 1997 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| Nigeria 1999 | Round of 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | |
| Argentina 2001 | Fourth place | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | |
| United Arab Emirates 2003 | Round of 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| Netherlands 2005 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| Canada 2007 | ||||||||
| Egypt 2009 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Colombia 2011 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| Turkey 2013 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| New Zealand 2015 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| South Korea 2017 | ||||||||
| Poland 2019 | ||||||||
| Argentina 2023 | ||||||||
| Chile 2025 | Qualified | |||||||
| Total | 9/24 | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 47 | |
Current squad
[edit ]Paraguay announced their 23-man squad on 8 January 2025 for the 2025 South American U-20 Championship.[6] On 14 January 2025, forward Ezequiel González was replaced by David Fernández due to an injury.[7] [8]
Head coach: Argentina Aldo Duscher
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1GK | Facundo Insfrán | (2006年05月04日)4 May 2006 (aged 18) | Paraguay Olimpia |
| 2 | 2DF | Matías Argüello | (2005年02月01日)1 February 2005 (aged 19) | Paraguay Olimpia |
| 3 | 2DF | Axel Balbuena | (2006年03月10日)10 March 2006 (aged 18) | Argentina Lanús |
| 4 | 2DF | Diego León | (2007年04月03日)3 April 2007 (aged 17) | Paraguay Cerro Porteño |
| 5 | 2DF | Lucas Quintana (captain) | (2005年01月02日)2 January 2005 (aged 20) | Paraguay Cerro Porteño |
| 6 | 3MF | Ángel Aguayo | (2006年05月30日)30 May 2006 (aged 18) | Paraguay Sol de América |
| 7 | 4FW | Gabriel Aguayo | (2005年02月10日)10 February 2005 (aged 19) | Paraguay Cerro Porteño |
| 8 | 3MF | Santiago Puzzo | (2006年06月30日)30 June 2006 (aged 18) | Argentina Talleres (C) |
| 9 | 4FW | Tiago Caballero | (2005年05月27日)27 May 2005 (aged 19) | Paraguay Nacional |
| 10 | 3MF | Luca Kmet | (2005年07月20日)20 July 2005 (aged 19) | Argentina Lanús |
| 11 | 4FW | César Miño | (2007年05月31日)31 May 2007 (aged 17) | Paraguay Guaraní |
| 12 | 1GK | Víctor Rojas | (2005年02月01日)1 February 2005 (aged 19) | Paraguay Libertad |
| 13 | 2DF | Diego Ramos | (2005年10月09日)9 October 2005 (aged 19) | Paraguay Guaraní |
| 14 | 2DF | Tobías Morinigo | (2005年09月22日)22 September 2005 (aged 19) | Paraguay Olimpia |
| 15 | 2DF | Gadiel Paoli | (2005年10月01日)1 October 2005 (aged 19) | Argentina Boca Juniors |
| 16 | 3MF | Lucas Gómez | (2005年04月23日)23 April 2005 (aged 19) | Paraguay Guaraní |
| 17 | 4FW | Alexis Fretes | (2005年09月25日)25 September 2005 (aged 19) | Paraguay Libertad |
| 18 | 3MF | Lucas Guiñazú | (2006年08月25日)25 August 2006 (aged 16) | Paraguay Libertad |
| 19 | 4FW | David Fernández | (2006年01月05日)5 January 2006 (aged 19) | Paraguay Sol de América |
| 20 | 2DF | Maximiliano Duarte | (2006年09月02日)2 September 2006 (aged 18) | Argentina Independiente |
| 21 | 3MF | Octavio Alfonso | (2005年12月19日)19 December 2005 (aged 19) | Paraguay Guaraní |
| 22 | 1GK | Leonardo Sosa | (2007年04月18日)18 April 2007 (aged 17) | Argentina Rosario Central |
| 23 | 4FW | Anderson Leguizamón | (2006年02月17日)17 February 2006 (aged 18) | Paraguay Guaraní |
Head-to-head record
[edit ]The following table shows Paraguay's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 000.00 |
| Austria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| China | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 050.00 |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Egypt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 050.00 |
| France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Germany | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 050.00 |
| Ghana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Greece | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Iran | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Iraq | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 050.00 |
| Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Mali | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 050.00 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Portugal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 066.67 |
| Soviet Union | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Spain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Total | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 036.11 |
See also
[edit ]- Paraguay national football team
- Paraguay national under-23 football team
- Paraguay national under-17 football team
- Paraguay women's national under-20 football team
- Football in Paraguay
References
[edit ]- ^ La Albirrojita mide a Colombia en otra fecha del hexagonal final
- ^ La Albirrojita tiene dos dudas para el comienzo del hexagonal final
- ^ "Paraguay se consagra campeón de la Copa Milk Sub 20 - Deportes - ABC Color".
- ^ "Selección Sub 20: A casa con la segunda copa - Deportes - ABC Color".
- ^ El paraguayo Santander, entre las figuras del Sub 20
- ^ "Los seis nacidos en Argentina que jugarán con Paraguay el Sudamericano Sub 20" [The six Argentine-born players who will play for Paraguay in the South American U-20 Championship]. www.versus.com.py (in Spanish). La Nación. 8 January 2025.
- ^ "Victoria de la Albirroja en juego amistoso" [Albirroja's victory in friendly game] (in Spanish). Paraguayan Football Association. 14 January 2025.
- ^ "LISTA DE BUENA FÉ | PARAGUAY" (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 20 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.