Turkey vs Paraguay — World Cup 2026 Group D
Group DFull Time
🇹🇷TurkeyFIFA #22
0–1
🇵🇾ParaguayFIFA #40
🟨 V. Montella 63'🟨 E. Elmali 71'
WC Pedigree
Titles
Apps
2
Goals
Best: 3rd Place (2002)20
Titles
Apps
8
Goals
Best: Quarter-finals (2010)30
Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, CA
Match Recap
Paraguay defeated Türkiye 1-0 in their opening Group D match, with M. Galarza scoring the decisive goal in the 2nd minute. Paraguay played the entire second half with ten men after M. Almiron received a red card just before halftime. This result places Paraguay ahead of Türkiye in Group D, which also includes the United States and Australia.
Generated 2026-07-17 12:07 UTC
AI-assisted analysis — may contain inaccuracies
Performers
Player of the Match
8.0Rating
Minutes
86'
Passes
98 · 98%
Key passes
2
Duels won
5/10
Tackles
2
🇹🇷TurkeyTop 3
- 18.0
D · 2 key passes
- 27.5
M · 4 tackles
- 37.2
M · 2 key passes
🇵🇾ParaguayTop 3
- 18.0
D · 1 on target · 9 tackles
- 27.7
M · 1 goal · 3 tackles
- 37.7
F · 1 assist