| team PARAGUAY | ||
| World cup history | ||
| Appearances: | 20 | |
| FIFA world cup appearances: | 8 | |
| Tournament | Result | |
| FIFA world cup 1930 | 2: + 1; = 0; - 1: 1 - 3 2 | |
| 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 4 | |
| FIFA world cup 1954 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1958 | 4: + 3; = 0; - 1: 11 - 4 6 | |
| FIFA world cup 1958 | 3: + 1; = 1; - 1: 9 - 12 3 | |
| Qualifiers 1962 | 2: + 0; = 1; - 1: 0 - 1 1 | |
| FIFA world cup 1962 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1966 | 4: + 1; = 1; - 2: 3 - 5 3 | |
| FIFA world cup 1966 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1970 | 6: + 4; = 0; - 2: 6 - 5 8 | |
| FIFA world cup 1970 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1974 | 4: + 2; = 1; - 1: 8 - 5 5 | |
| FIFA world cup 1974 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1978 | 4: + 1; = 2; - 1: 3 - 3 4 | |
| FIFA world cup 1978 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1982 | 4: + 1; = 0; - 3: 3 - 6 2 | |
| FIFA world cup 1982 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1986 | 8: + 3; = 3; - 2: 14 - 8 9 | |
| FIFA world cup 1986 | 4: + 1; = 2; - 1: 4 - 6 4 | |
| Qualifiers 1990 | 4: + 2; = 0; - 2: 6 - 7 4 | |
| FIFA world cup 1990 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1994 | 6: + 1; = 4; - 1: 6 - 7 6 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | 172: +69: =37; -66; 213 ‒ 215 244 | |
| Percentage indicators | +40,12%; =21,51%; -38,37%; 1,24 ‒ 1,25 47,29% | |
| FIFA world cup | 27: +7: =10; -10; 30 ‒ 38 31 | |
| Percentage indicators | +25,93%; =37,04%; -37,04%; 1,11 ‒ 1,41 38,27% | |
| Total: | 199: +76: =47; -76; 243 ‒ 253 275 | |
| Percentage indicators | +38,19%; =23,62%; -38,19%; 1,22 ‒ 1,27 46,06% | |
| Matches played (on neutral field): | 199 (25) | |
| Goals scored - total: | 243 | |
| - home: | 139 (57,2%) | |
| - away: | 75 (30,86%) | |
| - neutral field: | 29 (11,93%) | |
| Goals against: - total: | 253 | |
| - home: | 84 (33,2%) | |
| - away: | 133 (52,57%) | |
| - neutral field: | 36 (14,23%) | |
| Average goals scored per match: | 1,22 | |
| Average goals against per match: | 1,27 | |
| Points scored (3 points for each win): - home: | 162/258 (62,79%) | |
| - away: | 83/264 (31,44%) | |
| - neutral field: | 30/75 (40,00%) | |
| Biggest win: | 5:0 - Uruguay | |
| Biggest defeat: | 3:7 - France | |
| Games without conceding goals: | 60 (30,15%) | |
| Games without goals scored: | 64 (32,16%) | |
| Wins with a big score: | 16 | |
| Defeats with a big score: | 18 | |
| Own goals (is scored/is passed) | 8 / 9 | |
| Cautions (on average per match) | 320 (1,61) | |
| Expulsions (on average per match) | 23 (0,12) | |
| - second yellow cards | 15 | |
| - straight red cards | 8 | |
| Players acted | 361 | |
| Attendance: in total (average) | 6 918 309 (34 765) | |
| 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 | |