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Paraguay

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Current Elo
1924
Rank #20
Matches played
791
since 1919-05-11
First international
1–5
vs Argentina · 1919-05-11

Paraguay get talked up before every Copa América as a team that's overdue for another title. The numbers only partly agree: 1.07 short of what their record projects — real, but modest next to Brazil, who are 2.86 short despite their own 9 titles.

Elo journey

Peak Elo
1928
2025
Best year
1963
+147 Elo
Worst year
2001
-130 Elo

All-time record

Record (W-D-L)
279-210-302
791 matches
Goals for / against
1011 / 1119
Home record
143-79-69
Away record
136-131-233
Biggest win
7–0
vs Hong Kong · 2010-11-17 · Friendly
Biggest loss
0–8
vs Argentina · 1926-10-20 · Copa América
Highest-scoring match
3–7
vs France · 1958-06-08 · FIFA World Cup
Biggest upset win
2–0
vs Brazil · 1963-03-17
1534 Elo vs their 2036
Rivalry
17-34-56 in 107 matches · head to head
Nemesis
0-4-2 in 6 matches · head to head
Longest unbeaten run
13
1985-11-10 → 1986-06-11
Current unbeaten run
2

World Cup history

xWC total
0.23
Titles won
0
Luck diff (actual − expected)
-0.23
Best World Cup
0.07 xWC
0.06 xWC
Won by Uruguay
0.07 xWC
Won by Uruguay
0.02 xWC
Won by Brazil
0.03 xWC
Won by Argentina
<0.01 xWC
Won by France
<0.01 xWC
Won by Brazil
0.01 xWC
Won by Italy
0.01 xWC
Won by Spain
0.01 xWC
Won by Spain

Copa América history

xCC total
3.07
Titles won
2
Luck diff (actual − expected)
-1.07
Best Copa América
0.21 xCC
0.11 xCC
Won by Argentina
0.08 xCC
Won by Brazil
0.12 xCC
Won by Uruguay
0.10 xCC
Won by Uruguay
0.20 xCC
Won by Argentina
0.08 xCC
Won by Uruguay
0.04 xCC
Won by Argentina
0.05 xCC
Won by Argentina
0.16 xCC
Won by Peru
0.02 xCC
Won by Uruguay
0.05 xCC
Won by Argentina
0.09 xCC
Won by Argentina
0.17 xCC
Won by Brazil
0.14 xCC
Won by Paraguay
0.21 xCC
Won by Argentina
0.06 xCC
Won by Uruguay
0.03 xCC
Won by Argentina
0.08 xCC
Won by Uruguay
0.02 xCC
Won by Bolivia
0.11 xCC
Won by Uruguay
0.10 xCC
Won by Peru
0.03 xCC
Won by Paraguay
0.08 xCC
Won by Uruguay
0.10 xCC
Won by Uruguay
0.08 xCC
Won by Brazil
0.06 xCC
Won by Argentina
0.03 xCC
Won by Argentina
0.04 xCC
Won by Uruguay
0.10 xCC
Won by Brazil
0.12 xCC
Won by Brazil
0.14 xCC
Won by Colombia
0.07 xCC
Won by Brazil
0.04 xCC
Won by Brazil
0.05 xCC
Won by Uruguay
0.01 xCC
Won by Chile
0.02 xCC
Won by Chile
0.02 xCC
Won by Brazil
0.03 xCC
Won by Argentina
<0.01 xCC
Won by Argentina