Wednesday , 30 September 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 Curacao 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' What a night it is going to be! Turkey welcome Paraguay for this crunch clash at Levi's Stadium.
  • 2' The deadlock is broken! Matias Galarza gets on the scoresheet on 2 minutes.
  • 4' That looks like a foul for a card for Matias Galarza.
  • 9' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 14' Jose Canale has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 19' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Turkey that had 154 games and scored 16 goals.
  • 24' Paraguay looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Matias Galarza scoring 1 goals.
  • 29' Turkey is showing some good football. However, Turkey are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 34' Paraguay seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 39' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 44' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Paraguay winning 100% of all matches.
  • 45' Miguel Almiron is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 46' A change in the Paraguay ranks — Isidro Pitta exits the field as Damian Bobadilla enters on 46.
  • 51' Andres Cubas has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 197 appearances.
  • 56' Turkey have won 16 goals from 154 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 60' The crowd applauds Ismail Yuksek as he leaves the pitch. Can Uzun steps in for Turkey.
  • 63' That looks like a foul for a card for Vincenzo Montella.
  • 67' Gustavo Velazquez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Diego Gomez at the 67 minute mark.
  • 71' Evren Eren Elmali catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 71.
  • 71' Turkey ring the changes. Ferdi Kadioglu has done his job and it is now time for Evren Eren Elmali to step up.
  • 76' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 81' Alexandro Maidana gets the nod from Paraguay. He replaces Juan Caceres and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Orkun Kokcu. He replaces Abdulkerim Bardakci on 86 minute.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Paraguay — Jose Canale on, Matias Galarza off on 90 minutes.
  • The final score is 0-1.

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.