| team PARAGUAY | ||
| World cup history | ||
| Appearances: | 21 | |
| FIFA world cup appearances: | 9 | |
| Tournament | Result | |
| FIFA world cup 1930 | 2: + 1; = 0; - 1: 1 - 3 3 | |
| Qualifiers 1934 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1934 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1938 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1938 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1950 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1950 | 2: + 0; = 1; - 1: 2 - 4 1 | |
| Qualifiers 1954 | 4: + 2; = 0; - 2: 8 - 6 6 | |
| FIFA world cup 1954 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1958 | 4: + 3; = 0; - 1: 11 - 4 9 | |
| FIFA world cup 1958 | 3: + 1; = 1; - 1: 9 - 12 4 | |
| Qualifiers 1962 | 2: + 0; = 1; - 1: 0 - 1 1 | |
| FIFA world cup 1962 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1966 | 4: + 1; = 1; - 2: 3 - 5 4 | |
| FIFA world cup 1966 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1970 | 6: + 4; = 0; - 2: 6 - 5 12 | |
| FIFA world cup 1970 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1974 | 4: + 2; = 1; - 1: 8 - 5 7 | |
| FIFA world cup 1974 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1978 | 4: + 1; = 2; - 1: 3 - 3 5 | |
| FIFA world cup 1978 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1982 | 4: + 1; = 0; - 3: 3 - 6 3 | |
| FIFA world cup 1982 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1986 | 8: + 3; = 3; - 2: 14 - 8 12 | |
| FIFA world cup 1986 | 4: + 1; = 2; - 1: 4 - 6 5 | |
| Qualifiers 1990 | 4: + 2; = 0; - 2: 6 - 7 6 | |
| FIFA world cup 1990 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1994 | 6: + 1; = 4; - 1: 6 - 7 7 | |
| FIFA world cup 1994 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1998 | 16: + 9; = 2; - 5: 21 - 14 29 | |
| FIFA world cup 1998 | 4: + 1; = 2; - 1: 3 - 2 5 | |
| Qualifiers 2002 | 18: + 9; = 3; - 6: 29 - 23 30 | |
| FIFA world cup 2002 | 4: + 1; = 1; - 2: 6 - 7 4 | |
| Qualifiers 2006 | 18: + 8; = 4; - 6: 23 - 23 28 | |
| FIFA world cup 2006 | 3: + 1; = 0; - 2: 2 - 2 3 | |
| Qualifiers 2010 | 18: + 10; = 3; - 5: 24 - 16 33 | |
| FIFA world cup 2010 | 5: + 1; = 3; - 1: 3 - 2 6 | |
| Qualifiers 2014 | 16: + 3; = 3; - 10: 17 - 31 12 | |
| FIFA world cup 2014 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2018 | 18: + 7; = 3; - 8: 19 - 25 24 | |
| FIFA world cup 2018 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2022 | 18: + 3; = 7; - 8: 12 - 26 16 | |
| FIFA world cup 2022 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2026 | 18: + 7; = 7; - 4: 14 - 10 28 | |
| FIFA world cup 2026 | 5: + 1; = 2; - 2: 3 - 6 5 | |
| Best achievement: | Quarter-finals 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ | |
| Indicators | ||
| MP: + W; =D; -L; GF‒ GA Pts (3 points for each win) | ||
| Qualifying campaigns | 190: +76: =44; -70; 227 ‒ 225 272 | |
| Percentage indicators | +40,00%; =23,16%; -36,84%; 1,19 ‒ 1,18 47,72% | |
| FIFA world cup | 32: +8: =12; -12; 33 ‒ 44 36 | |
| Percentage indicators | +25,00%; =37,50%; -37,50%; 1,03 ‒ 1,38 37,50% | |
| Total: | 222: +84: =56; -82; 260 ‒ 269 308 | |
| Percentage indicators | +37,84%; =25,23%; -36,94%; 1,17 ‒ 1,21 46,25% | |
| Matches played (on neutral field): | 222 (29) | |
| Goals scored - total: | 260 | |
| - home: | 148 (56,92%) | |
| - away: | 81 (31,15%) | |
| - neutral field: | 31 (11,92%) | |
| Goals against: - total: | 269 | |
| - home: | 87 (32,34%) | |
| - away: | 144 (53,53%) | |
| - neutral field: | 38 (14,13%) | |
| Average goals scored per match: | 1,17 | |
| Average goals against per match: | 1,21 | |
| Points scored (3 points for each win): - home: | 182/285 (63,86%) | |
| - away: | 91/294 (30,95%) | |
| - neutral field: | 35/87 (40,23%) | |
| Biggest win: | 5:0 - Uruguay (14.07.1957) | |
| Biggest defeat: | 3:7 - France (08.06.1958) | |
| Games without conceding goals: | 72 (32,43%) | |
| Games without goals scored: | 75 (33,78%) | |
| Wins with a big score: | 16 | |
| Defeats with a big score: | 19 | |
| Own goals (is scored/is passed) | 8 / 10 | |
| Cautions (on average per match) | 373 (1,68) | |
| Expulsions (on average per match) | 26 (0,12) | |
| - second yellow cards | 18 | |
| - straight red cards | 8 | |
| Players acted | 390 | |
| Attendance: in total (average) | 7 889 746 (36 527) | |
| Top scorer: | Jose CARDOZO (98 02 06) - 15 goals scored | |
| The greatest number of matches: | Paulo DA SILVA (02 06 10 14 18) - 72 games | |