FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

Paraguay vs Uruguay, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL
Paraguay
  • 13': Matías Galarza
  • 81': Julio Enciso (P)
FT
2 - 0
Uruguay

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    Paraguay are hosting Uruguay at Estadio ueno Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Juan José Cáceres (Paraguay).
    • 1': Maximiliano Araújo (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Andrés Cubas (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Uruguay).
    • 5': Corner,Uruguay. Conceded by Andrés Cubas.
    • 6': Corner,Uruguay. Conceded by Gustavo Gómez.
    • 8': Facundo Pellistri (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Júnior Alonso (Paraguay).
    • 11': Attempt missed. Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Facundo Pellistri following a fast break.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Santiago Mele (Uruguay). Assisted by Antonio Sanabria.
    • 13': Goal! Paraguay 1, Uruguay 0. Matías Galarza Fonda (Paraguay) header from very close range to the bottom right corner.
    • 15': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Paraguay).
    • 15': Mathías Olivera (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 17': Offside, Paraguay. Miguel Almirón is caught offside.
    • 19': Corner,Uruguay. Conceded by Omar Alderete.
    • 21': Foul by Maximiliano Araújo (Uruguay).
    • 21': Julio Enciso (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Omar Alderete (Paraguay).
    • 22': Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Matías Galarza Fonda (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Santiago Mele (Uruguay).
    • 25': Corner,Paraguay. Conceded by Santiago Mele.
    • 29': Foul by Matías Galarza Fonda (Paraguay).
    • 29': Guillermo Varela (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Antonio Sanabria (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Uruguay).
    • 34': Foul by Juan José Cáceres (Paraguay).
    • 34': Maximiliano Araújo (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Matías Galarza Fonda (Paraguay).
    • 34': Nahitan Nández (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Julio Enciso (Paraguay) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Santiago Mele (Uruguay).
    • 38': Foul by Antonio Sanabria (Paraguay).
    • 38': José María Giménez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Matías Galarza Fonda (Paraguay).
    • 39': Guillermo Varela (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 39': Matías Galarza Fonda (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 41': Corner,Uruguay. Conceded by Júnior Alonso.
    • 41': Delay in match because of an injury Roberto Fernández (Paraguay).
    • 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45': Foul by Manuel Ugarte (Uruguay).
    • 45': Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Corner,Paraguay. Conceded by Maximiliano Araújo.
    • 45'+2': Offside, Paraguay. Gustavo Gómez is caught offside.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Paraguay 1, Uruguay 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Paraguay 1, Uruguay 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Uruguay. Joaquín Piquerez replaces Mathías Olivera.
    • 46': Delay in match (Uruguay).
    • 46': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 47': Corner,Uruguay. Conceded by Juan José Cáceres.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Nahitan Nández (Uruguay) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Julio Enciso (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Diego Gómez (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 53': Corner,Paraguay. Conceded by Joaquín Piquerez.
    • 55': Foul by Gustavo Gómez (Paraguay).
    • 55': Rodrigo Aguirre (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 57': Foul by Antonio Sanabria (Paraguay).
    • 57': Manuel Ugarte (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Facundo Pellistri (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Matías Galarza Fonda (Paraguay).
    • 59': Corner,Uruguay. Conceded by Gustavo Gómez.
    • 61': Delay in match because of an injury Juan José Cáceres (Paraguay).
    • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 61': Substitution, Uruguay. Rodrigo Zalazar replaces Guillermo Varela.
    • 63': Foul by Diego Gómez (Paraguay).
    • 63': Rodrigo Zalazar (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Uruguay).
    • 66': Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Juan José Cáceres (Paraguay) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Miguel Almirón with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Julio Enciso (Paraguay) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Miguel Almirón.
    • 67': Facundo Pellistri (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 67': Foul by Juan José Cáceres (Paraguay).
    • 68': Juan José Cáceres (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Corner,Uruguay. Conceded by Matías Galarza Fonda.
    • 69': Substitution, Paraguay. Mathías Villasanti replaces Matías Galarza Fonda.
    • 70': Substitution, Paraguay. Gabriel Ávalos replaces Antonio Sanabria.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Aguirre (Uruguay) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner by Roberto Fernández (Paraguay). Assisted by Rodrigo Zalazar with a cross.
    • 70': Foul by Miguel Almirón (Paraguay).
    • 70': Rodrigo Zalazar (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Foul by Mathías Villasanti (Paraguay).
    • 73': Rodrigo Zalazar (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 74': Foul by Mathías Villasanti (Paraguay).
    • 74': Rodrigo Aguirre (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 76': Substitution, Paraguay. Ramón Sosa replaces Diego Gómez because of an injury.
    • 77': Substitution, Uruguay. Brian Rodríguez replaces Facundo Pellistri.
    • 78': Corner,Paraguay. Conceded by Nahitan Nández.
    • 79': Gustavo Gómez (Paraguay) hits the bar with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Miguel Almirón with a cross following a corner.
    • 80': Penalty Paraguay. Julio Enciso draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 80': Penalty conceded by Ronald Araújo (Uruguay) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 81': Goal! Paraguay 2, Uruguay 0. Julio Enciso (Paraguay) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 83': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Uruguay).
    • 83': Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Nahitan Nández (Uruguay) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Aguirre.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Maximiliano Araújo (Uruguay) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left.
    • 85': Substitution, Uruguay. Agustín Álvarez replaces Giorgian de Arrascaeta.
    • 86': Hand ball by Ramón Sosa (Paraguay).
    • 88': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Uruguay).
    • 88': Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Substitution, Paraguay. Alejandro Romero replaces Julio Enciso.
    • 89': Substitution, Paraguay. Ángel Romero replaces Miguel Almirón.
    • 90': Foul by Brian Rodríguez (Uruguay).
    • 90': Júnior Alonso (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Andrés Cubas (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Agustín Álvarez (Uruguay).
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Ángel Romero (Paraguay) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Ramón Sosa with a cross.
    • 90'+3': Corner,Paraguay. Conceded by Ronald Araújo.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Paraguay 2, Uruguay 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Paraguay 2, Uruguay 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 18
    0 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    7 Corner Kicks 5
    3 Saves 1
    70.9 Possession 29.1
    5 SHOTS 12
    1 ON GOAL 5
    0.2 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    338 Accurate Passes 87
    413 Passes 167
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.5
    2 Accurate Crosses 4
    22 Crosses 12
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    56 Long Balls 58
    34 Accurate Long Balls 16
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
    1 Blocked Shots 4
    10 Effective Tackles 11
    15 Tackles 18
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    6 Interceptions 9
    36 Effective Clearances 25
    36 Clearances 25

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

    Venue: Estadio ueno Defensores del Chaco
    Location: Asunción, Paraguay
    Attendance: 30,005

    WCQ - CONMEBOL Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Argentina 16 +19 35
    2 Ecuador 16 +8 25
    3 Brazil 16 +5 25
    4 Uruguay 16 +7 24
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    PAR Paraguay (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    12 Gatito Fernández (GK)
    3 Omar Alderete
    15 Gustavo Gómez
    6 Júnior Alonso
    4 Juan Cáceres Yellow Card
    8 Diego Gómez
    14 Andrés Cubas
    23 Matías Galarza
    10 Miguel Almirón
    9 Antonio Sanabria
    19 Julio Enciso
    Paraguay Substitutes:
    Ángel Romero, Damián Bobadilla, Mathías Villasanti, Fabián Balbuena, Orlando Gil, Isidro Pitta, Gabriel Ávalos, Gustavo Velázquez, Kaku, Gonzalo Sandez, Ramón Sosa, Carlos Coronel.

    URU Uruguay (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    23 Santiago Mele (GK)
    2 José María Giménez
    4 Ronald Araújo
    16 Mathías Olivera
    13 Gullermo Varela
    5 Manuel Ugarte
    10 Giorgian de Arrascaeta
    8 Nahitan Nández
    7 Rodrigo Aguirre
    20 Maximiliano Araújo
    11 Facundo Pellistri
    Uruguay Substitutes:
    Nicolás Fonseca, Agustín Álvarez Martínez, Franco Israel, Cristopher Fiermarin, Cristian Olivera, Santiago Bueno, Brian Rodríguez, Emiliano Martínez, Joaquín Piquerez, José Luis Rodríguez, Nicolás Marichal, Rodrigo Zalazar.

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