Turkey v Paraguay, 19 June 2026

Score1-0 to Paraguay
RefereeIvan Barton
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Group D
VenueLevi's Stadium, Santa Clara CA
Attendance68,827

View Turkey v Paraguay head to head

Kick-off: 8.00pm local . FIFA World Ranking: Turkey 22nd, Paraguay 41st . The only previous meeting was a goalless draw on 18 June 1995 in the Copa Centenario which was a tournament held to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Chilean Football Federation.

0 Turkey

Manager: Vincenzo Montella

1 Paraguay

Manager: Gustavo Alfaro

Goals:

Goals:

Matías Galarza 2 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Uğurcan Çakir
Defender Abdülkerim Bardakçi
Defender Merih Demiral
Defender Mert Müldür
Defender/Midfielder Ferdi Kadioğlu
Midfielder Arda Güler
Midfielder Hakan Çalhanoğlu (captain)
Midfielder Ismail Yüksek
Midfielder Kenan Yildiz
Midfielder/Forward Kerem Aktürkoğlu
Midfielder/Forward Yunus Akgün

Starting lineup:

Orlando Gill Goalkeeper
Omar Alderete Defender
Júnior Alonso Defender
Gustavo Gómez Defender (captain)
Juan Cáceres Defender/Midfielder
Andrés Cubas Midfielder
Matías Galarza Midfielder
Diego Gómez Midfielder
Miguel Almirón Midfielder/Forward
Julio Enciso Midfielder/Forward
Isidro Pitta Forward

Substitutions:

Bariş Yilmaz for Kerem Aktürkoğlu 46
Can Uzun for Ismail Yüksek 60
Deniz Gül for Yunus Akgün 60
Eren Elmali for Ferdi Kadioğlu 71
Orkun Kökçü for Abdülkerim Bardakçi 86

Substitutions:

Damián Bobadilla for Isidro Pitta 46
Gustavo Velázquez for Diego Gómez 67
Alexandro Maidana for Juan Cáceres 81
José Canale for Matías Galarza 90
Gabriel Avalos for Julio Enciso 90+1

Cards:

Eren Elmali 71 Y

Cards:

Matías Galarza 4 Y
Miguel Almirón 45+3 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Altay Bayindir
Goalkeeper Mert Günok
Defender Cağlar Söyüncü
Defender Eren Elmali
Defender Ozan Kabak
Defender Samet Akaydin
Defender Zeki Çelik
Defender/Midfielder Kaan Ayhan
Midfielder Can Uzun
Midfielder Irfan Kahveci
Midfielder Orkun Kökçü
Midfielder Salih Özcan
Midfielder/Forward Bariş Yilmaz
Midfielder/Forward Oğuz Aydin
Forward Deniz Gül

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Gatito Fernández
Goalkeeper Gastón Oliveira
Defender Fabián Balbuena
Defender José Canale
Defender Alexandro Maidana
Defender Gustavo Velázquez
Midfielder Damián Bobadilla
Midfielder Alejandro Gamarra
Midfielder Braian Ojeda
Midfielder/Forward Gustavo Caballero
Midfielder/Forward Mauricio
Midfielder/Forward Ramón Sosa
Forward Alex Arce
Forward Gabriel Avalos
Forward Antonio Sanabria

Comments:

Despite taking a total of 62 shots on goal and considered one of the favourites to win group D, Turkey had now lost their first two group games without scoring and had become the first UEFA nation to be eliminated from this FIFA World Cup finals. . Vincenzo Montella had now become the first-ever person to be booked as a player (when playing for Italy against Mexico in Ōita, Japan in 2002) and now as a manager in games at FIFA World Cup tournaments. [c/o @MisterChiping] . They had now scored 20 goals and conceded 20 goals in their 12 games at FIFA World Cup finals.

Comments:

Paraguay had now won six and drawn two of their nine games at FIFA World Cup tournaments when they were leading at half-time. ‘ Timed at 64 seconds, Matías Galarza’s goal had now scored the earliest-ever winning goal in a game at the FIFA World Cup finals: previously Ismael Saibari for Morocco against Scotland in a game earlier on this day (70 seconds). . Following a new law introduced at this FIFA World Cup tournament, and a VAR review, Miguel Almiron had now become the first-ever player to be shown a red card for covering his mouth while talking to another player.

0 Turkey

Manager: Vincenzo Montella

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Uğurcan Çakir
Defender Abdülkerim Bardakçi
Defender Merih Demiral
Defender Mert Müldür
Defender/Midfielder Ferdi Kadioğlu
Midfielder Arda Güler
Midfielder Hakan Çalhanoğlu (captain)
Midfielder Ismail Yüksek
Midfielder Kenan Yildiz
Midfielder/Forward Kerem Aktürkoğlu
Midfielder/Forward Yunus Akgün

Substitutions:

Bariş Yilmaz for Kerem Aktürkoğlu 46
Can Uzun for Ismail Yüksek 60
Deniz Gül for Yunus Akgün 60
Eren Elmali for Ferdi Kadioğlu 71
Orkun Kökçü for Abdülkerim Bardakçi 86

Cards:

Eren Elmali 71 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Altay Bayindir
Goalkeeper Mert Günok
Defender Cağlar Söyüncü
Defender Eren Elmali
Defender Ozan Kabak
Defender Samet Akaydin
Defender Zeki Çelik
Defender/Midfielder Kaan Ayhan
Midfielder Can Uzun
Midfielder Irfan Kahveci
Midfielder Orkun Kökçü
Midfielder Salih Özcan
Midfielder/Forward Bariş Yilmaz
Midfielder/Forward Oğuz Aydin
Forward Deniz Gül

Comments:

Despite taking a total of 62 shots on goal and considered one of the favourites to win group D, Turkey had now lost their first two group games without scoring and had become the first UEFA nation to be eliminated from this FIFA World Cup finals. . Vincenzo Montella had now become the first-ever person to be booked as a player (when playing for Italy against Mexico in Ōita, Japan in 2002) and now as a manager in games at FIFA World Cup tournaments. [c/o @MisterChiping] . They had now scored 20 goals and conceded 20 goals in their 12 games at FIFA World Cup finals.

1 Paraguay

Manager: Gustavo Alfaro

Goals:

Matías Galarza 2 G

Starting lineup:

Orlando Gill Goalkeeper
Omar Alderete Defender
Júnior Alonso Defender
Gustavo Gómez Defender (captain)
Juan Cáceres Defender/Midfielder
Andrés Cubas Midfielder
Matías Galarza Midfielder
Diego Gómez Midfielder
Miguel Almirón Midfielder/Forward
Julio Enciso Midfielder/Forward
Isidro Pitta Forward

Substitutions:

Damián Bobadilla for Isidro Pitta 46
Gustavo Velázquez for Diego Gómez 67
Alexandro Maidana for Juan Cáceres 81
José Canale for Matías Galarza 90
Gabriel Avalos for Julio Enciso 90+1

Cards:

Matías Galarza 4 Y
Miguel Almirón 45+3 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Gatito Fernández
Goalkeeper Gastón Oliveira
Defender Fabián Balbuena
Defender José Canale
Defender Alexandro Maidana
Defender Gustavo Velázquez
Midfielder Damián Bobadilla
Midfielder Alejandro Gamarra
Midfielder Braian Ojeda
Midfielder/Forward Gustavo Caballero
Midfielder/Forward Mauricio
Midfielder/Forward Ramón Sosa
Forward Alex Arce
Forward Gabriel Avalos
Forward Antonio Sanabria

Comments:

Paraguay had now won six and drawn two of their nine games at FIFA World Cup tournaments when they were leading at half-time. ‘ Timed at 64 seconds, Matías Galarza’s goal had now scored the earliest-ever winning goal in a game at the FIFA World Cup finals: previously Ismael Saibari for Morocco against Scotland in a game earlier on this day (70 seconds). . Following a new law introduced at this FIFA World Cup tournament, and a VAR review, Miguel Almiron had now become the first-ever player to be shown a red card for covering his mouth while talking to another player.