Paraguay Football Team

The team has reached the second round of the World Cup on four occasions (in 1986, 1998, 2002 and 2010). The 2010 trip also featured their first and only appearance in the quarterfinals. Paraguay's only major tournament victories have come in the Copa América, in which they triumphed; in 1953; and in 1979. Paraguay also won a silver medal in football tournament at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, being defeated 1-0 by Argentina in the final. Stars such as Diego Forlan and Suarez have