The Paraguay Copa America 2024 squad has been announced.
Having failed to win Copa America since 1979, Paraguay will be keen on breaking their hoodoo and performing well in the United States - especially considering they failed to make it out of the group stages in 2016, when the tournament was last hosted in America.
Considering they've failed to qualify for the World Cup since 2010, and they've been knocked out at the quarter-finals stage in the last two Copa Americas, Paraguay have plenty of reasons for redemption, too.
With added quality in their squad over the last two years they'll look to cause an upset this time around, though getting past a group containing Colombia, Brazil and Costa Rica will prove a difficult test.
Paraguay's squad
Paraguay Copa America 2024 squad: The full team
- GK: Rodrigo Morinigo (Libertad)
- GK: Carlos Coronel (New York Red Bulls)
- GK: Alfredo Aguilar (Sportivo Luqueño)
- DF: Gustavo Gomez (Palmeiras)
- DF: Júnior Alonso (Krasnodar)
- DF: Fabián Balbuena (Dynamo Moscow)
- DF: Omar Alderete (Getafe)
- DF: Ivan Ramirez (Libertad)
- DF: Matías Espinoza (Libertad)
- DF: Nestor Gimenez (Libertad)
- DF: Gustavo Velázquez (Newell's Old Boys)
- MF: Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United)
- MF: Mathías Villasanti (Grêmio)
- MF: Richard Sanchez (America)
- MF: Alejandro Romero Gamarra (Al Ain)
- MF: Andrés Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps)
- MF: Matias Roja (Inter Miami)
- MF: Hernesto Caballero (Libertad)
- MF: Damián Bobadilla (São Paulo)
- FW: Derlis Gonzalez (Olimpia)
- FW: Ángel Romero (Corinthians)
- FW: Julio Enciso (Brighton & Hove Albion)
- FW: Ramon Sosa (Talleres)
- FW: Adam Bareiro (San Lorenzo)
- FW: Alex Arce (LDU Quito)
Paraguay fixtures and results
June 24: Colombia v Paraguay, NRG Stadium, Houston, United States
June 28: Paraguay v Brazil, Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, United States
July 2: Costa Rica v Paraguay, Q2 Stadium, Austin, United States
Paraguay manager: Daniel Garnero
Garnero has been in charge of the Paraguay national team since September, but has only had four games to assess his options in the squad. Lured from Club Libertad in Paraguay, Garnero managed a 60 per cent win rate for two years as they won the title before making the switch to the national team.
Paraguay's star player
Miguel Almiron
If Paraguay are to perform well, then Newcastle winger Almiron will be an important figure. The 30-year-old has been slightly inconsistent in the Premier League this term, but the added responsibility he has at international level will see him step up and add to his 7 goals for Paraguay.
Julio Encisco could also have a huge impact on Paraguay's plight at Copa America.
