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Paraguay vs Australia – Lineups & Match Details

Paraguay and Australia drew 0-0. Paraguay had 44% possession against Australia's 56%. Shots on target: 2-5.

World Cup · Group Stage - 3

Friday, 26 June 2026

ParaguayParaguay

0 - 0

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

AustraliaAustralia

Referee: Clement Turpin, France

Lineups

ParaguayParaguay5-3-2
Orlando Gill12Orlando GillG
Juan Cáceres4Juan CáceresD
Gustavo Velázquez2Gustavo VelázquezD
Gustavo Gómez15Gustavo GómezD
Omar Alderete3Omar AldereteD
Alexandro Maidana26Alexandro MaidanaD
Diego Gómez8Diego GómezM
Andrés Cubas14Andrés CubasM
Matías Galarza23Matías GalarzaM
Gabriel Ávalos21Gabriel ÁvalosF
Julio Enciso19Julio EncisoF

Substitutes

11MauricioM
18Alex ArceF
13José CanaleD
6Junior AlonsoD
16Damián BobadillaM
1Roberto FernándezG
22Gastón OlveiraG
5Fabián BalbuenaD
20Braian OjedaM
24Gustavo CaballeroF
17Alejandro RomeroM
7Ramón SosaF
9Antonio SanabriaF
25Isidro PittaF
AustraliaAustralia3-4-2-1
Patrick Beach18Patrick BeachG
Alessandro Circati3Alessandro CircatiD
Harry Souttar19Harry SouttarD
Lucas Herrington25Lucas HerringtonD
Jordan Bos5Jordan BosM
Aiden O'Neill13Aiden O'NeillM
Jackson Irvine22Jackson IrvineM
Aziz Behich16Aziz BehichM
Cristian Volpato20Cristian VolpatoF
Connor Metcalfe8Connor MetcalfeF
Nestory Irankunda17Nestory IrankundaF

Substitutes

10Ajdin HrustićM
24Paul Okon-EngstlerM
26Tete YengiF
1Mathew RyanG
12Paul IzzoG
2Miloš DegenekD
6Jason GeriaD
21Cameron BurgessD
15Kai TrewinD
14Cameron DevlinM
11Awer MabilM
23Nishan VelupillayF
9Mohamed TouréF

Match Events

46'S

A. Maidana

Substitution 1

46'Y

J. Irvine

58'S

C. Volpato

Substitution 1

67'S

G. Ávalos

Substitution 2

77'Y

D. Gómez

84'S

O. Alderete

Substitution 3

84'S

J. Irvine

Substitution 2

84'S

N. Irankunda

Substitution 3

90'+2S

D. Gómez

Substitution 4

90'+2S

M. Galarza

Substitution 5

Statistics

Paraguay
44%56%
Australia
0.25Expected Goals (xG)0.57
7Total Shots12
2Shots on Target5
1Corners3
9Fouls6
0Offsides0
77Pass Accuracy (%)82
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Paraguay host Australia on Friday, 26 June 2026. The kick-off time is 02:00 local. The fixture is part of the World Cup schedule. Paraguay go into the match 7th in the table; Australia sit 2nd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Paraguay have taken 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. Australia have collected 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.

Match recap

Paraguay and Australia drew 0-0. The full-time whistle came with the totals Paraguay 0, Australia 0.

Stat highlights

Paraguay held 44% of the ball against 56% for Australia. Shots on target finished 2-5. Expected goals read 0.25 for Paraguay, 0.57 for Australia.

Verdict

The 0-0 draw gives both clubs a single point. Paraguay sat 7th and Australia 2nd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.