Women's National Association football team representing Paraguay
This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Paraguay national football team.
The Paraguay women's national football team represents Paraguay in international women's football and is controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association (Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol). La Albirroja has never reached the World Cup finals, but has finished fourth in both the 2006 Sudamericano Femenino and the 2022 Copa América Femenina, the only times they were not eliminated in the Group stage. Most of Paraguay's matches are in competitions rather than friendlies, although that has started to change in recent times.
History
1998 South American Women's Football Championship
After not entering the 1991 and 1995 Copa America Femenina, Paraguay made their international debut against Uruguay at the 1998 South American Women's Football Championship. Their first official match ended in the best way, defeating the Uruguayans 3–2 in Mar del Plata in Argentina. However, losses to Argentina and Ecuador by the score of 3–0 eliminated them from the competition. They capped off their first appearance at the championship with a 3–2 win over Bolivia.
2003 South American Women's Football Championship
Heading into their second championship, the groups were regionalised, so they were drawn into a group containing Argentina and Uruguay, where games would take place at the Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena in Salta. With only the group winners advancing, a 3–0 loss to Argentina effectively ended their chances of progression. A 3–1 win against Uruguay, meant they finished second.
2006 South American Women's Football Championship
For the third time, the Paraguayans arrived in Argentina for the tournament. After the format was reverted to the same one used in 1998, two groups of five. This championship was their most successful championship in their history, overcoming, Bolivia 5–1, Venezuela 3–1 and Peru 2–1 to historically advance to the second round behind Brazil. With the top two in the second round qualifying for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, this was the closest Paraguay had become to making a major tournament. They started their second-round campaign with a tense and respectable 0–0 draw against the hosts Argentina. Although, they would get thumped by Brazil 6–0 in their next game, with Cristiane scoring four goals for the Brazilians. Despite the heavy loss, Paraguay knew a win over Uruguay in the last match could give them hope of an unlikely dream World Cup debut. But after holding the lead twice against Uruguay, the Uruguayans came back to lead and eventually won 3–2, meaning Paraguay were overtaken by Uruguay to finish fourth. This would remain their best tournament result until 2022. They also won the Fair Play Award.
2007 Pan American Games
Their fourth-place finish in 2006 meant Las Guaraníes qualified for the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, their first tournament that the team had ever qualified for. However, in a group containing the United States U20 team, Mexico, Argentina and Panama, they struggled to stay competitive, losing all three of their four games, with the exception being a 1–1 draw with the Panamanians, where Francisca Agüero scored a stoppage-time equaliser. Despite the point, Paraguay still came of their group at their debut Pan Americans Games.
2010 South American Women's Football Championship
2010 (held in Ecuador) saw Paraguay grouped with Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela and Uruguay. In the end, they had a decent tournament, garnering two wins out of four. However, they failed to recreate their 2006 performance and crashed out in the first round, finishing third in group B below Brazil and Colombia. Also, due to this result, they failed to make the 2011 Pan American Games.
2014 Copa América Femenina
Hosted by Ecuador again, Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Bolivia were Paraguay's challengers in 2014. Las Guaraníes had a pretty unlucky tournament. After taking a shock lead against the Brazilians, they lost 4–1 in their opening match. That was followed by another defeat, this time from Argentina, by the score of 1–0. But, surprisingly, a 10–2 win over Bolivia and a 3–2 comeback win over Chile had put Paraguay into a position where all they needed was for underdogs Argentina to lose to Brazil and their passage to the second round was secured on a three-way tie. However, disappointingly, Argentina triumphed 2–0 over Brazil and would advance instead, ending Paraguay's hopes of making the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics.
2018 Copa América Femenina
Paraguay decided to put a bid in the 2018 edition, but lost the bidding process to Chile. There was also more optimism due to numerous Paraguay youth teams making U20 and U17 Women's World Cups between 2014 and 2018. Aiming for their first major tournament, Paraguay were third seeds and were drawn into group A where they were pitted against Chile, Colombia, Uruguay and Peru. In this evenly matched group, La Albirroja played hosts Chile and gained a hard-fought point after a 1–1 draw. Paraguay took the lead eight minutes into the second half through Gloria Villamayor. But nine minutes later, the Chileans equalised to end the game all square. Their second game involving the Peruvians gave Paraguay their first win of the tournament, winning 3–0. They were frustrated by Peru for 70 minutes but scored three goals in the last 20 to secure the win. Next, Las Guaraníes played Colombia, where a hat trick by Catalina Usme saw Paraguay be dealt a damaging 5–1 loss. That would prove costly since their main rivals in the group, Chile, had drawn against the Colombians earlier in the tournament to give them an edge over the Parguayans. After missing the previous matchday, Paraguay overcame a 1-goal deficit to defeat Uruguay 2–1, with a ninety-second-minute goal through a volley by Amada Peralta. However, their slight hopes of progression were squashed as Chile beat Peru 5–0 to advance over the Paraguayans. Despite the disappointment, their performance was enough to secure a spot in the 2019 Pan American Games. Their second appearance at the event.
2019 Pan American Games
In their second-ever appearance at the Pan American Games, Paraguay had a much more successful tournament. After topping their group with seven points after wins over Mexico and Jamaica, plus a draw with Colombia, their semi-final match against Argentina couldn't have gone worse. They conceded three goals in the first half to comfortably lose 3–0 against Argentina. In the bronze medal match, where they played Costa Rica, a late goal by Daniela Cruz for the Costa Rican meant the Paraguayans would go home without a medal.
Results and fixtures
See also: 2024 in association football, 2024 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
- Legend
Win
Draw
Lose
Void or Postponed
Fixture
2023
Chile 
v 
Paraguay
Paraguay v 
Jamaica
Mexico 
v Paraguay
Paraguay v 
Costa Rica
Paraguay v 
Russia
Paraguay v Russia
2024
Panama 
v Paraguay
Costa Rica v Paraguay
Paraguay v 
Canada
Paraguay v 
El Salvador
Mexico v Paraguay
FC Barcelona 
v Paraguay
Catalonia 
v Paraguay
Paraguay v Chile
Paraguay v Chile
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
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| Position |
Name |
Start date
|
| Head coach
|
 Antonio Carlos Bona
|
2024
|
Manager history
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Players
See also: Category: Paraguay women's international footballers
Current squad
Caps noted are current as of 8 April 2021, after the match against Japan, per the above sources.
Recent call-ups
- The following players have been called up to a Paraguay squad in the past 12 months.
| Pos.
|
Player
|
Date of birth (age)
|
Caps
|
Goals
|
Club
|
Latest call-up
|
| GK
|
Alicia Bobadilla
|
(1994-06-05) 5 June 1994 (age 30)
|
12
|
0
|
 Racing
|
v. Mexico, 3 March 2024
|
|
| DF
|
Limpia Fretes
|
(2000-06-24) 24 June 2000 (age 24)
|
24
|
0
|
Cruzeiro
|
v. Mexico, 3 March 2024
|
| DF
|
Verónica Riveros
|
(1987-04-23) 23 April 1987 (age 37)
|
21
|
1
|
 Independiente del Valle [fr]
|
v. Mexico, 3 March 2024
|
| DF
|
Lorena Alonso
|
(1998-04-01) 1 April 1998 (age 26)
|
7
|
0
|
Olimpia [es]
|
v. Costa Rica, 31 October 2023
|
| DF
|
María Martínez
|
(1999-05-24) 24 May 1999 (age 25)
|
15
|
0
|
Universidad de Chile
|
v. Costa Rica, 31 October 2023
|
| DF
|
Camila Arrieta
|
(2001-09-16) 16 September 2001 (age 23)
|
7
|
0
|
Cruzeiro
|
v. Costa Rica, 31 October 2023
|
|
| MF
|
Dulce Quintana
|
(1989-02-06) 6 February 1989 (age 35)
|
21
|
4
|
 Racing Power [fr]
|
v. Mexico, 3 March 2024
|
| MF
|
Griselda Garay
|
(1997-12-11) 11 December 1997 (age 27)
|
2
|
0
|
Olimpia [es]
|
v. Mexico, 3 March 2024
|
| MF
|
Rosa Miño
|
(1999-07-13) 13 July 1999 (age 25)
|
15
|
0
|
Independiente del Valle [fr]
|
v. Mexico, 3 March 2024
|
| MF
|
Dahiana Bogarín
|
(2000-11-13) 13 November 2000 (age 24)
|
5
|
0
|
Colo-Colo
|
v. Mexico, 3 March 2024
|
| MF
|
Deisy Ojeda
|
(2000-03-03) 3 March 2000 (age 24)
|
11
|
0
|
Querétaro
|
v. Mexico, 3 March 2024
|
| MF
|
Rosa Miño
|
(1999-07-13) 13 July 1999 (age 25)
|
|
|
|
v. Russia, 3 December 2023
|
| MF
|
Fabiola Sandoval
|
(1999-05-27) 27 May 1999 (age 25)
|
20
|
2
|
Cruzeiro
|
v. Russia, 3 December 2023
|
| MF
|
Fany Gauto
|
(1992-08-19) 19 August 1992 (age 32)
|
10
|
1
|
Internacional
|
v. Costa Rica, 31 October 2023
|
| MF
|
Ramona Martínez
|
(1996-07-21) 21 July 1996 (age 28)
|
12
|
1
|
Libertad [es]
|
v. Costa Rica, 31 October 2023
|
|
| FW
|
Lice Chamorro
|
(1998-12-22) 22 December 1998 (age 26)
|
21
|
4
|
Espanyol
|
v. Mexico, 3 March 2024
|
| FW
|
Jessica Martínez
|
(1999-06-14) 14 June 1999 (age 25)
|
26
|
10
|
 Al-Hilal
|
v. Mexico, 3 March 2024
|
| FW
|
Liz Peña
|
(1995-06-15) 15 June 1995 (age 29)
|
7
|
1
|
Libertad [es]
|
v. Mexico, 3 March 2024
|
| FW
|
Ramona Martínez
|
(1997-07-21) 21 July 1997 (age 27)
|
18
|
2
|
Avaí
|
v. Mexico, 3 March 2024
|
| FW
|
Rebeca Fernández
|
(1991-12-01) 1 December 1991 (age 33)
|
17
|
6
|
Universidad de Chile
|
v. Mexico, 3 March 2024
|
| FW
|
Fátima Acosta
|
(2005-01-07) 7 January 2005 (age 20)
|
3
|
0
|
UNAM
|
v. Mexico, 3 March 2024
|
| FW
|
Lourdes González
|
(1999-07-16) 16 July 1999 (age 25)
|
3
|
0
|
Avaí
|
v. Russia, 3 December 2023
|
Records
See also: Category: Paraguay women's international footballers
- Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.
Most capped players
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Top goalscorers
- As of 31 October 2023
Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Olympic Games
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Pan American Games
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
CONCACAF W Gold Cup
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
See also
References
- "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- "The nominees for the friendly games against Chile". Paraguayan Football Association (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 July 2024.
External links
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