FRANCE98 – Paraguay Team Page

11^th Qualifier Confederation: CONMEBOL

(South America)

Land area: 406,752 kmē

Population: 8,500,000

Capital: Ascuncion

Main cities: Concepcion

System of government: Republic

Head of state: Juan Carlos Wasmosy

Currency: Guarani

Time difference: 5 hour behind Paris

24 April 96 Colombia – Paraguay 1-0

2 June 96 Uruguay – Paraguay 0-2

1 September 96 Argentina – Paraguay 1-1

9 October 96 Paraguay – Chile 2-1

10 November 96 Paraguay – Ecuador 1-0

15 December 96 Bolivia – Paraguay 0-0

12 January 97 Venezuela – Paraguay 0-2

12 February 97 Paraguay – Peru 2-1

2 April 97 Paraguay – Colombia 2-1

30 April 97 Paraguay – Uruguay 2-1

6 July 97 Paraguay – Argentina 1-2

20 July 97 Chile – Paraguay 2-1

20 August 97 Ecuador – Paraguay 2-1

10 September 97 Paraguay – Bolivia 2-1

26 points

19 goals scored

13 goals conceded

Goalkeeper: CHILAVERT (age 32)

Defenders: AYALA (age 27) RIVALORA (age 32)

GAMARRA (age 26)

Mid-field: ARCE (age 26) ENCISO (age 20) BENITEZ (age 26) ACUNA (age 25)

BOURDIER (age 25)

Striker: BAEZ (age 24)
ROJAS (age 29)

Number of players used during the qualifying rounds: 37

National team colours: red, white, blue

FIFA ranking (on 16 Ocotber 1997): 28th

World Cup: participated 4 times (1930, 1950, 1958 and 1986)

1930: eliminated in first round

1950: eliminated in first round

1958: eliminated in first round

1986: eliminated in the round of sixteen

Paolo Cesar CARPEGGIANI
Paolo Cesar Carpeggiani, now aged 48 and an inveterate advocate of attacking football played first for Porto Alegre and then Flamengo; he was also a member of the Brazilian 1974 World Cup team. His coaching career began at Flamengo where his side won the Brazilian League Championship and went to the World Club Championship final in 1981.