Thursday , 2 July 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)
4 games this season 🟨 5.3/game ⚽ 13.0 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
75% 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
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Paraguay kicks off things out of here…
  • 2' Matias Galarza puts Paraguay on the lead.
  • 4' The referee shows Paraguay player a card on 4.
  • 9' It looks surprising Turkey does not make any changes. Mert Muldur has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 14' Turkey is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 19' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Turkey needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 24' Juan Caceres needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 29' 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.
  • 34' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 39' It looks like no one’s ball. Turkey is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 44' Paraguay started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 44.
  • 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Miguel Almiron on 45.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Paraguay. Isidro Pitta is replaced by Damian Bobadilla.
  • 51' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Omar Alderete suffering a number of foals already.
  • 56' 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.
  • 60' Turkey manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Can Uzun is hanging Ismail Yuksek on the field on 60 minute.
  • 63' Vincenzo Montella was booked on 63.
  • 67' Time for substitution for Paraguay. Diego Gomez is replaced by Gustavo Velazquez.
  • 71' Turkey player sees a card in front of him.
  • 71' Evren Eren Elmali is replacing Ferdi Kadioglu for the Turkey side.
  • 76' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Turkey that had 153 games and scored 13 goals.
  • 81' The Paraguay manager makes a substitution. Juan Caceres departs to be replaced by Alexandro Maidana.
  • 86' Time for substitution for Turkey. Abdulkerim Bardakci is replaced by Orkun Kokcu.
  • 90' The whistle greets Matias Galarza as he departs to be replaced by Jose Canale.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Paraguay players.

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.