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Paraguay

Nickname(s)	Albirrojita
Association	Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Pedro Sarabia
Captain	Gustavo Gómez
Home stadium	Estadio Defensores del Chaco
FIFA code	PAR
First colours Second colours
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. Paraguay also won the 2002 SBS Cup disputed in Shizuoka Japan.

Overview

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.

Tournament records

FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1977	Group stage	3	2	0	1	6	2
1979	Quarter-finals	4	2	1	1	8	3
1981	Did not qualify
1983
1985	Group stage	3	0	1	2	3	6
1987	Did not qualify
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997	Group stage	3	0	2	1	5	6
1999	Round of 16	4	2	1	1	7	8
2001	Fourth place	7	3	1	3	8	11
2003	Round of 16	4	2	0	2	4	4
2005	Did not qualify
2007
2009	Round of 16	4	1	2	1	2	4
2011	Did not qualify
2013	Round of 16	4	1	2	1	3	3
2015	Did not qualify
2017
2019
2023
2025	To be determined
Total	9/24	36	13	10	13	46	47

Current squad

• The following players were called up for the Football at the 2022 South American Games.
• Match dates: 1–14 October 2022
• Opposition:  Peru,  Uruguay and  Venezuela
• Caps and goals correct as of: 25 September 2022, after the match against  Peru

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Ángel González	(2003-02-04) 4 February 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Libertad
	1GK	Carlos Urán	(2003-05-21) 21 May 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Olimpia
	2DF	Alexis Cantero	(2003-02-05) 5 February 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Guaraní
	2DF	Gilberto Flores	(2003-04-01) 1 April 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Libertad
	2DF	Alan Núñez	Unknown	1	0	Cerro Porteño
	2DF	Luis Rolón	Unknown	0	0	Olimpia
	2DF	Thiago Servín	(2003-06-05) 5 June 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Guaraní
	3MF	Leandro Caballero	Unknown	0	0	Olimpia
	3MF	Nelson Gauto	Unknown	0	0	Guaraní
	3MF	Diego Gómez	(2003-03-27) 27 March 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Libertad
	3MF	Sebastián Quintana	(2003-03-06) 6 March 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Olimpia
	3MF	Matías Segovia	(2003-01-04) 4 January 2003 (age 21)	6	0	Guaraní
	4FW	Blas Duarte	Unknown	0	0	Libertad
	4FW	Fernando Ovelar	(2004-01-06) 6 January 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Cerro Porteño
	4FW	Kevin Pereira	(2004-01-15) 15 January 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Talleres
	4FW	Leonardo Rolón	(2003-05-16) 16 May 2003 (age 21)	0	0	General Caballero
	4FW	Allan Wlk	(2003-03-01) 1 March 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Olimpia

See also

• 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

1. La Albirrojita mide a Colombia en otra fecha del hexagonal final
2. La Albirrojita tiene dos dudas para el comienzo del hexagonal final
3. "Paraguay se consagra campeón de la Copa Milk Sub 20 - Deportes - ABC Color".
4. "Selección Sub 20: A casa con la segunda copa - Deportes - ABC Color".
5. El paraguayo Santander, entre las figuras del Sub 20
6. "La Albirroja Sub 20 tiene a sus convocados" (in Spanish). Asociación Paraguaya de Futbol. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.

External links

• APF Website

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Bolivia (FBF)	Men's national team (U-23, U-20, U-17) Women's national team División Profesional Copa Bolivia
Brazil (CBF)	Men's national team (U-23, U-20, U-17) Women's national team (U-20, U-17) Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Copa do Brasil Supercopa do Brasil
Chile (FFC)	Men's national team (U-23, U-20, U-17) Women's national team (U-17) Primera División Copa Chile Supercopa de Chile
Colombia (FCF)	Men's national team (U-23, U-20, U-17) Women's national team (U-20, U-17) Primera A Copa Colombia Superliga Colombiana
Ecuador (FEF)	Men's national team (U-23, U-20, U-17) Women's national team Serie A Copa Ecuador Supercopa Ecuador
Paraguay (APF)	Men's national team (U-23, U-20, U-17) Women's national team (U-20, U-17) Primera División Copa Paraguay Supercopa Paraguay
Peru (FPF)	Men's national team (U-23, U-20, U-17) Women's national team Primera División
Uruguay (AUF)	Men's national team (U-23, U-20, U-17) Women's national team (U-17) Primera División Copa Uruguay Supercopa Uruguaya
Venezuela (FVF)	Men's national team (U-23, U-20, U-17) Women's national team (U-20, U-17) Primera División Copa Venezuela
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Head-to-head record

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

• Paraguay national football team
• South American national under-20 association football teams