Paraguay v Australia, 25 June 2026

Score0-0
RefereeClément Turpin
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Group D
VenueLevi's Stadium, Santa Clara CA
Attendance68,827

View Paraguay v Australia head to head

Kick-off: 7.00pm local . Head to Head Played: 6 Paraguay won: 0 Drawn: 4 Australia won: 2 Paraguay scored: 2 Australia scored: 4 . FIFA World Ranking: Paraguay 41st, Australia 27th . The five previous meetings were all international friendly games all played in Australia: most recently in Sydney in October 2010 (Australia won 1-0).

0 Paraguay

Manager: Gustavo Alfaro

0 Australia

Manager: Tony Popovic

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Orlando Gill
Defender Omar Alderete
Defender Gustavo Gómez (captain)
Defender Alexandro Maidana
Defender Gustavo Velázquez
Defender/Midfielder Juan Cáceres
Midfielder Andrés Cubas
Midfielder Matías Galarza
Midfielder Diego Gómez
Midfielder/Forward Julio Enciso
Forward Gabriel Avalos

Starting lineup:

Patrick Beach Goalkeeper
Alessandro Circati Defender
Lucas Herrington Defender
Harry Souttar Defender (captain)
Aziz Behich Defender/Midfielder
Jordan Bos Defender/Midfielder
Connor Metcalfe Defender/Midfielder
Jackson Irvine Midfielder
Aiden O'Neill Midfielder
Nestory Irankunda Midfielder/Forward
Cristian Volpato Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Mauricio for Alexandro Maidana 46
Alex Arce for Gabriel Avalos 67
José Canale for Omar Alderete 84
Júnior Alonso for Matías Galarza 90+2
Damián Bobadilla for Diego Gómez 90+2

Substitutions:

Ajdin Hrustić for Cristian Volpato 58
Paul Okon-Engstler for Jackson Irvine 84
Tete Yengi for Nestory Irankunda 84

Cards:

Diego Gómez 77 Y

Cards:

Jackson Irvine 46 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Gatito Fernández
Goalkeeper Gastón Oliveira
Defender Júnior Alonso
Defender Fabián Balbuena
Defender José Canale
Midfielder Damián Bobadilla
Midfielder Alejandro Gamarra
Midfielder Braian Ojeda
Midfielder/Forward Gustavo Caballero
Midfielder/Forward Mauricio
Midfielder/Forward Ramón Sosa
Forward Alex Arce
Forward Isidro Pitta
Forward Antonio Sanabria

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Paul Izzo
Goalkeeper Mat Ryan
Defender Cameron Burgess
Defender Miloš Degenek
Defender Jason Geria
Defender Kai Trewin
Midfielder Cameron Devlin
Midfielder Ajdin Hrustić
Midfielder Paul Okon-Engstler
Midfielder/Forward Awer Mabil
Midfielder/Forward Nishan Velupillay
Forward Mohamed Touré
Forward Tete Yengi

Comments:

With four points from their three group games, Paraguay finished third in the group and qualified for the knockout phase as one of the best eight third-placed nations (7th). . Los Guaraníes had now kept a clean sheet in five of their last seven group games at FIFA World Cup finals. . They failed in their attempt to win two games in a group stage at a FIFA World Cup tournament for the first time. . Paraguay named 14 of a possible 15 substitutes. Miguel Almirón was serving a suspension after being shown a red card in the second group game against Turkey.

Comments:

With four points from their three group games, Australia had now qualified for the knockout phase of a FIFA World Cup tournament for a third time (previously in 2006 and 2022), as they finished second in Group D. . The Socceroos failed to score in consecutive games at FIFA World Cup finals for the first time since 1974 in Germany. . Aged 18 years and 294 days, Lucas Herrington had now become the youngest-ever player to start in a game for Australia at a FIFA World Cup tournament. . Australia named 13 of a possible 15 substitutes. Jacob Italiano and Mathew Leckie were deemed not fit enough to participate in this game.

0 Paraguay

Manager: Gustavo Alfaro

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Orlando Gill
Defender Omar Alderete
Defender Gustavo Gómez (captain)
Defender Alexandro Maidana
Defender Gustavo Velázquez
Defender/Midfielder Juan Cáceres
Midfielder Andrés Cubas
Midfielder Matías Galarza
Midfielder Diego Gómez
Midfielder/Forward Julio Enciso
Forward Gabriel Avalos

Substitutions:

Mauricio for Alexandro Maidana 46
Alex Arce for Gabriel Avalos 67
José Canale for Omar Alderete 84
Júnior Alonso for Matías Galarza 90+2
Damián Bobadilla for Diego Gómez 90+2

Cards:

Diego Gómez 77 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Gatito Fernández
Goalkeeper Gastón Oliveira
Defender Júnior Alonso
Defender Fabián Balbuena
Defender José Canale
Midfielder Damián Bobadilla
Midfielder Alejandro Gamarra
Midfielder Braian Ojeda
Midfielder/Forward Gustavo Caballero
Midfielder/Forward Mauricio
Midfielder/Forward Ramón Sosa
Forward Alex Arce
Forward Isidro Pitta
Forward Antonio Sanabria

Comments:

With four points from their three group games, Paraguay finished third in the group and qualified for the knockout phase as one of the best eight third-placed nations (7th). . Los Guaraníes had now kept a clean sheet in five of their last seven group games at FIFA World Cup finals. . They failed in their attempt to win two games in a group stage at a FIFA World Cup tournament for the first time. . Paraguay named 14 of a possible 15 substitutes. Miguel Almirón was serving a suspension after being shown a red card in the second group game against Turkey.

0 Australia

Manager: Tony Popovic

Starting lineup:

Patrick Beach Goalkeeper
Alessandro Circati Defender
Lucas Herrington Defender
Harry Souttar Defender (captain)
Aziz Behich Defender/Midfielder
Jordan Bos Defender/Midfielder
Connor Metcalfe Defender/Midfielder
Jackson Irvine Midfielder
Aiden O'Neill Midfielder
Nestory Irankunda Midfielder/Forward
Cristian Volpato Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Ajdin Hrustić for Cristian Volpato 58
Paul Okon-Engstler for Jackson Irvine 84
Tete Yengi for Nestory Irankunda 84

Cards:

Jackson Irvine 46 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Paul Izzo
Goalkeeper Mat Ryan
Defender Cameron Burgess
Defender Miloš Degenek
Defender Jason Geria
Defender Kai Trewin
Midfielder Cameron Devlin
Midfielder Ajdin Hrustić
Midfielder Paul Okon-Engstler
Midfielder/Forward Awer Mabil
Midfielder/Forward Nishan Velupillay
Forward Mohamed Touré
Forward Tete Yengi

Comments:

With four points from their three group games, Australia had now qualified for the knockout phase of a FIFA World Cup tournament for a third time (previously in 2006 and 2022), as they finished second in Group D. . The Socceroos failed to score in consecutive games at FIFA World Cup finals for the first time since 1974 in Germany. . Aged 18 years and 294 days, Lucas Herrington had now become the youngest-ever player to start in a game for Australia at a FIFA World Cup tournament. . Australia named 13 of a possible 15 substitutes. Jacob Italiano and Mathew Leckie were deemed not fit enough to participate in this game.