Spoiler-Free · Group D

Paraguay — 2026 World Cup Squad

Paraguay bring a 26-player squad to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, drawn in Group D and coached by Gustavo Alfaro. Below is the full squad by position — every name links to a player profile — plus where the squad plays its club football. Spoiler-free: squad facts only, no results.

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26players

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5born abroad

10club leagues

Where the Paraguay squad plays

Club leagues represented in the squad.

Brazilian Série A7

Argentine Primera División5

Major League Soccer4

Paraguayan Primera División3

Premier League2

Russian Premier League1

UAE Pro League1

Paraguay squad by position

Goalkeepers

1Gatito Fernández
Cerro Porteño · 38y 12Orlando Gill
San Lorenzo · 26y 22Gastón Olveira
Olimpia · 33y

Defenders

2Gustavo Velázquez
Cerro Porteño · 35y 3Omar Alderete
Sunderland · 29y 4Juan José Cáceres
Dynamo Moscow · 26y 5Fabián Balbuena
Grêmio · 34y 6Júnior Alonso
Atlético Mineiro · 33y 13José Canale
Lanús · 29y 15Gustavo Gómez
Palmeiras · 33y 26Alexandro Maidana
Talleres · 20y

Midfielders

8Diego Gómez
Brighton & Hove Albion · 23y 10Miguel Almirón
Atlanta United · 32y 11Maurício
Palmeiras · 24y 14Andrés Cubas
Vancouver Whitecaps · 30y 16Damián Bobadilla
São Paulo · 24y 17Alejandro Kaku
Al Ain · 31y 20Braian Ojeda
Orlando City · 25y 23Matías Galarza
Atlanta United · 24y

Forwards

7Ramón Sosa
Palmeiras · 26y 9Antonio Sanabria
Cremonese · 30y 18Álex Arce
Independiente Rivadavia · 30y 19Julio Enciso
RC Strasbourg · 22y 21Gabriel Ávalos
Independiente · 34y 24Gustavo Caballero
Portsmouth · 24y 25Isidro Pitta
Red Bull Bragantino · 26y

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