Football has always been played for goals. After all, that’s why fans come to stadiums and watch it, and that’s why forwards are usually the most popular players. As Thierry Henry once said, “Sometimes in football, you have to score goals.”However, there’s a team that is apparently guided by Johan Cruyff’s statement, “Football is a game of mistakes. Whoever makes the fewest mistakes wins.” And while concentrating on not making an error and conceding, they must have forgotten how to score or why football is played in the first place.Paraguay’s 🇵🇾 results in WC 2026 qualifiers:0-0, 1-0, 1-0, 1-0, 0-0, 0-1, 0-0, 1-0, 0-0.9 matches, 2 goals scored, 3 goals conceded, 10 points won pic.twitter.com/xJYoYVzx2k— Football Meets Data (@fmeetsdata) October 11, 2024 How else can anyone explain Paraguay’s situation in the South American 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers? Namely, La Albirroja have played nine games so far, recorded two wins, four draws, and three defeats, and currently sit in the eighth spot (six teams qualify for the WC, the seventh participates in play-offs) with ten points, and all that with only two goals scored and three conceded! Five goals in nine matches in total!The latest goalless draw against Ecuador two days ago was their fourth of this sort in the qualifiers. In each of the remaining five clashes, only one goal separated the rivals – Paraguay lost 1-0 to Venezuela, Argentina, and Colombia and beat Bolivia and Brazil by the same score.And it’s not about the lack of quality in the attack as the country from the centre of the continent – for that reason called “the heart of South America” – has quite good offensive power, embodied in as many as three Premier League forwards – Newcastle’s Miguel Almiron, Julio Enciso of Brighton, and Nottingham Forest’s Ramon Sosa.🇵🇾 Paraguay’s World Cup Qualifying campaign needs to be studied:9 matches 2 goals scored 3 goals conceded 6 cleans sheets pic.twitter.com/NZNokwWo5i— Free Super Tips (@FootySuperTips) October 11, 2024 Nevertheless, the public back home is probably satisfied with the national team’s results, and, truth be said, nobody can blame them, given that La Albirroja still have a realistic chance of booking a ticket for Canada, Mexico, and the USA as they are only three points behind fourth-placed Brazil. The eventual qualification would represent a fantastic success for Paraguay since they missed the last three tournaments (2014, 2018, 2022) after participating in four consecutive FIFA World Cups – in 1998, 2002, 2006, and 2010 when they reached the quarter-finals, achieving their most remarkable result.In four days, Paraguay will host Venezuela in Asuncion, hoping to increase their chances of winning the ultimate prize. And while La Albirroja supporters would be pleased with any victory, football fans all around the globe would like to see the ball in the net – but at least twice.WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS – CONMEBOLTuesday 23.30: (1.42) Colombia (4.20) Chile (9.00)Wednesday 02.00: (2.10) Paraguay (3.15) Venezuela (3.90)02.30: (1.85) Uruguay (3.40) Ecuador (4.60)03.00: (1.05) Argentina (14.0) Bolivia (35.0)03.45: (1.22) Brazil (6.25) Peru (14.0)***odds are subject to change***
