Sunday , 16 August 2026

Turkey vs Paraguay, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2026
Turkey
0 – 1
Full Time
Paraguay
Sat 20 Jun 2026 · 03:00 UTC Levi's Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 2' Matias Galarza
Y 4' Matias Galarza
R 45' Miguel Almiron
Vincenzo Montella 63' Y
Evren Eren Elmali 71' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Turkey vs Paraguay — Worldcup at Levi's Stadium.

  • Turkey 3 games · 3 pts (2026/26)
  • Paraguay 3 games · 4 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Ivan Barton
  • Assistant 1 David Moran
  • Assistant 2 Henry Pupiro (Nicaragua)
6 games this season 🟨 4.8/game ⚽ 15.5 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curaçao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Turkey 1 games · Avg 1.0 goals Paraguay
Last 5 meetings
2026-06-20 Turkey 0–1 Paraguay

Recent Form

Turkey
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jun Paraguay H 0–1 L
14 Jun Australia A 0–2 L
06 Jul Netherlands A 1–2 L
02 Jul Austria A 2–1 W
26 Jun Czechia A 2–1 W
22 Jun Portugal H 0–3 L
Paraguay
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jun Turkey A 1–0 W
13 Jun United States A 0–0 D
02 Jul Peru A 6–7 L
29 Jun Uruguay A 0–1 L
25 Jun Chile A 2–0 W
22 Jun Argentina A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Turkey Paraguay
#16 Position #15
3 Points 4
3 Played 3
1 / 0 / 2 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 1
3 Scored 2
5 Conceded 4
-2 GD -2
1.00 PPG 1.33
33% Win % 33%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Turkey this season
60% Clean Sheets
Paraguay this season

Turkey are 16th (3 pts). Paraguay are 15th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Turkey
0-15
1/2
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Paraguay
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/1
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Levi's Stadium. Turkey are looking to make home advantage count against Paraguay.
  • 2' Matias Galarza does the damage! The net is bulging and Paraguay surge ahead!
  • 4' The referee shows Paraguay player a card on 4.
  • 9' Paraguay has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 14' Arda Guler has been relatively quiet despite scoring 16 goals in his last 193 appearances.
  • 19' Over 19 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 24' It is a cagey affair so far. Turkey in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Paraguay's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 29' The travelling Paraguay supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 34' Turkey have won 16 goals from 154 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 39' It’s high time Gustavo Alfaro made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 44' Andres Cubas has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 45' Controversy at the stadium! Miguel Almiron argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Paraguay — Damian Bobadilla on, Isidro Pitta off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Turkey side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 56' The 22-year-old Julio Enciso has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 60' Turkey make a change. Ismail Yuksek trudges off to be replaced by Can Uzun on 60 minutes.
  • 63' Poor challenge from Vincenzo Montella. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 67' Paraguay ring the changes. Diego Gomez has done his job and it is now time for Gustavo Velazquez to step up.
  • 71' Turkey player sees a card in front of him.
  • 71' Fresh legs for Turkey! Evren Eren Elmali comes on to replace Ferdi Kadioglu.
  • 76' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gustavo Alfaro will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 81' A tactical swap from Paraguay — Alexandro Maidana on, Juan Caceres off on 81 minutes.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Orkun Kokcu. He replaces Abdulkerim Bardakci on 86 minute.
  • 90' The whistle greets Matias Galarza as he departs to be replaced by Jose Canale.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Paraguay to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Turkey Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vincenzo Montella

Paraguay Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gustavo Alfaro

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.75 Turkey xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Paraguay xG
I would bet for: Paraguay or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Turkey27% Draw34% Paraguay39%
Actual: Paraguay win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes36% 0% No64%
Avg goals/match: 1.82
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 81%
19%
± 1.5 55%
45%
± 2.5 28%
72%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Turkey or Draw
61%
Draw or Paraguay
73%
Turkey or Paraguay
66%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Turkey16% Draw57% Paraguay27%
Actual: Paraguay win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
18.8%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
13.9%
1 – 0
10.8%
0 – 2
8.8%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 1
4.8%
2 – 0
4.3%
0 – 3
3.1%
2 – 2
2.7%
1 – 3
2.5%
3 – 1
1.2%

Asian Handicap — Turkey

Handicap Turkey covers Push Paraguay covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 16% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 24% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 12% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Turkey keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Paraguay keeps clean sheet
48% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.