Paraguay national futsal team

Paraguay

Nickname(s)	Guaraníes, La Albirroja (White and red)
Association	Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol (APF)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
FIFA code	PAR
FIFA ranking	9 ( June 2023)[1]
Home colours Away colours
First international
United States 0–2 Paraguay  (Brasília, Brazil; 15 September 1987)
Biggest win
Paraguay 16–2 Chile  (Asunción, Paraguay; 26 August 2003)
Biggest defeat
Brazil 15–0 Paraguay  (Umuarama, Brazil; 11 July 2005)
World Cup
Appearances	7 (First in 1989)
Best result	Quarterfinals (2016)
Copa América de Futsal
Appearances	17 (First in 1965)
Best result	Champions (1965)
World Cup
Appearances	10 (First in 1982)
Best result	Champions (1988, 2003, 2007, 2023)
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances	8 (First in 2005)
Best result	3rd place (2010)

The Paraguay national futsal team represents Paraguay during international futsal competitions and is controlled by a branch of the Paraguayan Football Association (Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol). Its biggest accomplishment is becoming champions of the AMF Futsal World Cup on three occasions (1988, 2003, 2007).

Competitive record[edit]

FIFA Futsal World Cup[edit]

FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
Netherlands 1989	Second round	6	2	2	2	14	14
Hong Kong 1992	First round	3	1	0	2	14	18
Spain 1996	did not qualify
Guatemala 2000
Taiwan 2004	First round	3	1	0	2	8	11
Brazil 2008	Second round	7	3	1	3	27	17
Thailand 2012	Round of 16	4	1	1	2	10	15
Colombia 2016	Quarterfinals	5	2	1	2	20	13
Lithuania 2021	Round of 16	4	2	0	2	7	12
Uzbekistan 2024	Qualified
Total	8/10	32	12	5	15	100	100

FIFUSA/AMF Futsal World Cup[edit]

• 1982 - Second place
• 1985 - Third place
• 1988 - Champions
• 1991 - Second place
• 1994 - Quarterfinals
• 1997 - did not play
• 2000 - Second round
• 2003 - Champions (host)
• 2007 - Champions
• 2011 - Second place
• 2015 - Second place
• 2019 - Third place
• 2023 - Champions

South American Futsal Championship[edit]

• 1965 - Champions (host)
• 1969 - Second place (host)
• 1971 - Third place
• 1973 - Third place
• 1975 - Third place
• 1976 - Second place
• 1977 - Second place
• 1979 - did not play
• 1983 - Second place
• 1986 - Second place
• 1989 - Second place
• 1992 - Third place
• 1995 - Fourth place
• 1996 - Fourth place
• 1997 - Third place
• 1998 - Second place
• 1999 - Second place
• 2000 - First round
• 2003 - Third place (host)
• 2008 - Fourth place
• 2011 - Third place
• 2015 - Second place
• 2017 - Third place
• 2022 - Second place
• 2024 - Fourth place

FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)[edit]

• 2012 - Second place
• 2016 - Third place (host)
• 2020 - Third place

Grand Prix de Futsal[edit]

• 2005 – Fifth place
• 2006 – did not play
• 2007 – Twelfth place
• 2008 – Fourth place
• 2009 – Eighth place
• 2010 – Bronze medal
• 2011 – Sixth place
• 2013 – Fourth place
• 2014 – did not play
• 2015 – Fourth place

Futsal Mundialito[edit]

• 1994 – did not play
• 1995 – did not play
• 1996 – Second place
• 1998 – did not play
• 2001 – did not play
• 2002 – did not play
• 2006 – did not play
• 2007 – did not play
• 2008 – did not play

Honours[edit]

• AMF Futsal World Cup
  • Winners (4): 1988, 2003, 2007, 2023
• South American Futsal Championship
  • Winners (1): 1965
• Futsal Mundialito
  • Silver Medal (1): 1996
• Pan American Games
  • Bronze Medal (1): 2007
• Grand Prix de Futsal
  • Bronze Medal (1): 2010
• Bolivarian Games
  • Winners (1): 2013
  • Silver Medal (1): 2022

Results and fixtures[edit]

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2024[edit]

Paraguay  v  Ecuador

2 February 2024 (2024-02-02) 2024 Copa América de Futsal GS Group A	Paraguay	2–1	Ecuador	Luque, Paraguay
19:15				Stadium: COP Arena – Estadio Óscar Harrison Referee: Rolly Rojas (Peru)

Chile  v  Paraguay

3 February 2024 (2024-02-03) 2024 Copa América de Futsal GS Group A	Chile	2–2	Paraguay	Luque, Paraguay
19:15				Stadium: COP Arena – Estadio Óscar Harrison Referee: Henry Gutierrez (Bolivia)

Venezuela  v  Paraguay

6 February 2024 (2024-02-06) 2024 Copa América de Futsal GS Group A	Venezuela	0–0	Paraguay	Luque, Paraguay
19:15				Stadium: COP Arena – Estadio Óscar Harrison Referee: Daniel Rodríguez (Uruguay)

Paraguay  v  Colombia

7 February 2024 (2024-02-07) 2024 Copa América de Futsal GS Group A	Paraguay	4–0	Colombia	Luque, Paraguay
19:15				Stadium: COP Arena – Estadio Óscar Harrison Referee: Andrés Pena García (Argentina)

Paraguay  v  Argentina

9 February 2024 (2024-02-09) 2024 Copa América de Futsal Semi-finals	Paraguay	0–1	Argentina	Luque, Paraguay
19:30				Stadium: COP Arena – Estadio Óscar Harrison Referee: Yuri García (Colombia)

Paraguay  v  Venezuela

10 February 2024 (2024-02-10) 2024 Copa América de Futsal Third place	Paraguay	1–4	Venezuela	Luque, Paraguay
16:30				Stadium: COP Arena – Estadio Óscar Harrison Referee: Lautaro Romero (Argentina)

Spain  v  Paraguay

12 April 2024 (2024-04-12) Friendly	Spain	v	Paraguay	Manzanares, Spain
20:00				Stadium: Manzanares Arena

Spain  v  Paraguay

14 April 2024 (2024-04-14) Friendly	Spain	v	Paraguay	Valdepeñas, Spain
12:30				Stadium: Pabellón Virgen de la Cabeza

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

The following players were called up to the Paraguay squad for the 2024 Copa América de Futsal. Paraguay announced their 14-man squad on 30 January 2024.^[2][3]

Head coach: Carlos Chilavert

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Club 1 GK Igor Insfrán (2002-08-29)29 August 2002 (aged 21) Deportivo Humaitá 2 DF Alan Rojas (1998-10-20)20 October 1998 (aged 25) Sporting Paris 3 DF Damián Mareco (1994-09-04)4 September 1994 (aged 29) Córdoba Futsal [es] 4 WG Emerson Méndez (2001-11-18)18 November 2001 (aged 22) Sporting Sala Consilina 5 WG Daniel Ozuna (1999-11-25)25 November 1999 (aged 24) Boca Juniors 6 PV Richard Rejala (1994-02-05)5 February 1994 (aged 29) Olmissum 7 WG Javier Salas (1993-09-22)22 September 1993 (aged 30) Napoli Futsal 8 PV Pedro Pascottini (1998-11-30)30 November 1998 (aged 25) Villa Hayes 9 WG Hugo Martínez (1993-01-12)12 January 1993 (aged 31) Olimpia 10 WG Juan Gómez Salas (1990-10-20)20 October 1990 (aged 33) Sporting Sala Consilina 11 WG Francisco Martínez (1993-01-12)12 January 1993 (aged 31) Dobovec 12 GK Giovanni González (1995-05-05)5 May 1995 (aged 28) Cerro Porteño 13 PV Aldo Amarilla (1994-12-31)31 December 1994 (aged 29) Sporting Paris 14 WG Jorge Espinoza (1993-11-22)22 November 1993 (aged 30) Cerro Porteño Recent call-ups[edit] The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last 12 months. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up FW Vander Méndez Salas (1997-10-03) 3 October 1997 (age 26) Saviatesta Mantova 2022 Copa América de Futsal DF Neto Veiga (1998-10-03) 3 October 1998 (age 25) Hongyen Thakam 2022 Copa América de Futsal MF Javier Salas (1993-09-22) 22 September 1993 (age 30) Napoli Futsal 2022 Copa América de Futsal MF Pedro Garay (1989-03-23) 23 March 1989 (age 35) Club Olimpia 2022 Copa América de Futsal MF Juan Manuel Benítez (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 (age 26) Club Olimpia 2022 Copa América de Futsal COV Player withdrew from the squad due to contracting COVID-19. INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. PRE Preliminary squad. RET Retired from international futsal. See also[edit] Paraguay national football team References[edit] ^ Futsal World Ranking ^ Paraguayan Football Association [@FutsalAPF] (January 30, 2024). "Estos son los elegidos para la CONMEBOL #CopaAmérica™️ Futsal 2024" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter. ^ "PARAGUAY" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. Retrieved 2 February 2024. External links[edit] (in Spanish) Historia de Futsal (APF)