Paraguay

Group B
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Country &

football (soccer) related information

Team – Founded: 1906 – Affiliated: 1925

Confederation: CONMEBOL - South America

Squad's local nickname: Los Guaraníes (in reference to the original inhabitants
of the region, prior to the arrival of the Spanish conquerors, the heritage of which
plays a relevant role in Paraguayan life, culture, and ethnicity) and La Albirroja
(The White+red, an allusion to the jersey colors, also present in the Flag –
compare with the Argentinean Squad's nickname).

The Squad (by jersey number)	The Squad (by field position)


Justo Villar Jorge Núñez Delio Toledo Carlos Gamarra {} Julio César Cáceres Carlos Bonet Salvador Cabañas Edgar Barreto Roque Santa Cruz Roberto Acuña Diego Gavilán Derlis Gómez Carlos Paredes Paulo da Silva Julio Manzur Christian Riveros José Montiel Nelson Valdez Julio dos Santos ~~José Cardozo~~ Dante Lopez Denis Caniza Aldo Bobadilla Nelson Cuevas °°	Justo Villar (Newell's Old Boys, Argentina) Aldo Bobadilla (Libertad) Derlis Gómez (Sportivo Luqueno) Denis Caniza (Cruz Azul, Mexico) Carlos Gamarra (Palmeiras, Brazil) Julio César Cáceres (River Plate, Argentina) Delio Toledo (Zaragoza, Spain) Paulo da Silva (Toluca, Mexico) Julio Manzur (Santos, Brazil) Jorge Núñez (Estudiantes de La Plata, Argentina) Edgar Barreto (NEC Nijmegen, Netherlands) Roberto Miguel Acuña (Deportivo La Coruna, Spain) Carlos Humberto Paredes (Reggina, Italy) Julio dos Santos (Bayern Munich, Germany) Cristian Riveros (Libertad) Carlos Bonet (Libertad) José Montiel (Olimpia) Diego Gavilán (Newell's Old Boys, Argentina) Roque Santa Cruz (Bayern Munich, Germany) Nelson Haedo (Werder Bremen, Germany) ~~José Cardozo (San Lorenzo de Almagro,~~ ~~Argentina)~~ Salvador Cabañas (Jaguares de Chiapas, Mexico) Nelson Cuevas (Pachuca, Mexico) Dante Lopez (Genova, Italy)

(Italian newspaper) carries photos of each squad member – to see.

Coach⁄Manager: Anibal Maño Ruiz (Uruguayan-born)

° Goal scored in Germany-2006 (if bracketed, {}='own goal')

also took part in the 1998 and 2002 World Cups.

José Cardozo, named in the original squad, had to pull out due to a serious muscle injury
sustained in the run-up to the tournament (June 6). He was replaced by Dante Lopes.
This is a lamentable loss for the Paraguayans, as Cardozo is not only a very
experienced and talented player, but also was their most talented goal-scorer.

Goalkeeper Justo Villar was injured only eight minutes into the match against England,
due to a muscle injury in his right leg, and will likely not play again in the World Cup.

World Cup Squads:

2006 WC Players' Sources

World Cup Stadia & Matches


#	Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D	#

1	Germany	England	Argentina	Mexico	1
2	Costa Rica	Paraguay	Côte d'Ivoire	Iran	2
3	Poland	Trinidad and Tobago	Serbia and Montenegro	Angola	3
4	Ecuador	Sweden	Netherlands	Portugal	4

#	Group E	Group F	Group G	Group H	#

1	Italy	Brazil	France	Spain	1
2	Ghana	Croatia	Switzerland	Ukraine	2
3	United States	Australia	Korea Republic	Tunisia	3
4	Czech Republic	Japan	Togo	Saudi Arabia	4

Squad Abbreviations used by FIFA, as well as in this eBook

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	South Africa (Nation)	South Africa (Squad)

World Cup Nations:

National Anthems (page 1)

National Anthems (page 2)

Group A:	Group B:	Group C:	Group D:

Germany	England	Argentina	Mexico
Costa Rica	Paraguay	Côte d'Ivoire	Iran
Poland	Trinidad and Tobago	Serbia and Montenegro	Angola
Ecuador	Sweden	Netherlands	Portugal

Group E:	Group F:	Group G:	Group H:

Italy	Brazil	France	Spain
Ghana	Croatia	Switzerland	Ukraine
United States	Australia	Korea Republic	Tunisia
Czech Republic	Japan	Togo	Saudi Arabia

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