Paraguay women's national football team
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| Nickname | Las Guaraníes/La Albirroja | ||
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| Association | Paraguayan Football Association | ||
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
| Head coach | Fábio Fukumoto | ||
| Captain | Veronica Riveros | ||
| Top scorer | Jessica Martinez (10) | ||
| Home stadium | Estadio Defensores del Chaco | ||
| FIFA code | PAR | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 46  5 (11 December 2025)[1] | ||
| Highest | 45 (June 2025) | ||
| Lowest | 67 (September 2006) | ||
| First international | |||
 Paraguay 3–2 Uruguay  (Mar del Plata, Argentina; 1 March 1998) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Paraguay 10–0 Jamaica  (Viña del Mar, Chile; 25 October 2023) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 United States 9–0 Paraguay (Cleveland, United States; 16 September 2021) | |||
| Copa América | |||
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1998) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place (2006, 2022) | ||
| CONCACAF W Gold Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2024) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (2024) | ||
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 time 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
[edit]1998 South American Women's Football Championship
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
2025
[edit]| 2 June Friendly | Paraguay | 2–0 |  Ecuador | Ypané,Paraguay |
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Stadium: CARFEM |
| 13 July 2025 Copa América Femenina GS | Bolivia  | 0–4 | Paraguay | Quito, Ecuador |
| 16:00 | Report (WEB) Report (CONMEBOL) | C. Martínez  23', 40', 61'Chamorro 90+3' |
Stadium: Estadio Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda Referee: Marcelly Zambrano (Ecuador) |
| 19 July 2025 Copa América Femenina GS | Colombia  | 4–1 | Paraguay | Quito, Ecuador |
| 19:00 | Caicedo 13', 83' Ramírez 57'Santos 90+4' |
C. Martínez 15' |
Stadium: Estadio Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda Referee: Anahí Fernández (Uruguay) |
| 22 July 2025 Copa América Femenina GS | Paraguay | 1–4 |  Brazil | Quito, Ecuador |
| 19:00 UTC−5 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda Referee: Dione Rissios (Chile) |
| 25 July 2025 Copa América Femenina GS | Paraguay | 2–1 |  Venezuela | Quito, Ecuador |
| 19:00 | Acosta 64' C. Martínez 84' |
Altuve 40' |
Stadium: Estadio Banco Guayaquil Referee: Anahí Fernández (Uruguay) |
| 28 July 2025 Copa América Femenina 5th | Chile  | 0–1 | Paraguay | Quito, Ecuador |
| 16:00 | Arrieta 90+2' |
Stadium: Estadio Banco Guayaquil Referee: Emikar Calderas (Venezuela) |
| 24 October Liga de Naciones | Argentina  | 3–1 | Paraguay | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 20:00 ART (UTC−3) | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Diego Armando Maradona Referee: Edina Alves (Brazil) |
| 28 October 2025–26 CONMEBOL Liga de Naciones Femenina | Paraguay | 1–2 | Venezuela | Asunción, Paraguay |
| 20:00 | Chamorro 37' |
Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL) |
Stadium: Estadio Tigo La Huerta Referee: Dione Rissios (Chile) |
| 28 November 2025–26 CONMEBOL Liga de Naciones Femenina | Paraguay | 1-0 | Uruguay | Asunción, Paraguay |
| 20:00 UTC−3 | =C. Martínez 90+6' |
Report (FIFA) Report (CONMEBOL) |
Stadium: Estadio Tigo La Huerta Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina) |
2026
[edit]| January 24 Friendly | United States | 6–0 | Paraguay | Carson, California |
| 17:30 ET | Report | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 19,397 Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica) |
Coaching staff
[edit]Current coaching staff
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| Position | Name | Start date |
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| Head coach | Fábio Fukumoto
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2025 |
Manager history
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- Eduardo Poletti (2003)
- Esteban von Lucken (2006)
- Agustín Cabrera (2006)
- Nelson Basualdo (2010)
- Julio Gómez (2014)
- Rubén Subeldía (2018)
- Epifania Benítez (2019–2021)
Marcello Frigerio (2021–2023)- Antonio Carlos Bona (2024–2025)
Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]- The following players were called up for the 2025–26 CONMEBOL Liga de Naciones matches on 28 November and 2 December 2025.[2]
Caps and goals are not listed; ages are as of 28 November 2025.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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| 1 | GK | Cristina Recalde | - |  Villarreal
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| 2 | GK | Alicia Bobadilla | - | Racing
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| 3 | GK | Patricia López | - | Libertad
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| 4 | GK | Soledad Belotto | 1 June 2000 | Alhama ElPozo
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| 5 | DF | Camila Barbosa | - | Bahia
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| 6 | DF | Dahiana Bogarín | - | Colo-Colo
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| 7 | DF | Fiorela Martínez | - | Cerrito
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| 8 | DF | María Vega | - | Club Sol
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| 9 | DF | Tania Riso | 26 January 1994 | Duruna
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| 10 | DF | Camila Arrieta | - | Cerrado
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| 11 | DF | Liz Barreto | - | Olimpia
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| 12 | DF | Belén Talavera | - | Libertad
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| 13 | MF | Celeste Aguilera | - | Cerrito
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| 14 | MF | Cindy Ramos | 1 November 2002 | Atlético Mineiro
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| 15 | MF | Claudia Martínez | 15 January 2008 | Washington Spirit
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| 16 | MF | Daysy Sánchez | - | Cerrito
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| 17 | MF | Fátima Acosta | - |  Pumas
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| 18 | MF | Lice Chamorro | - | Real Sociedad
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| 19 | MF | Danna Barcete | - | Cerro
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| 20 | MF | Rosa Miño | 13 July 1999 | Ind. Quito
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| 21 | MF | Belén Riveros | 13 June 2002 | Deportivo Alavés
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| 22 | MF | María Tamy | 23 April 2004 | Libertad
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| 23 | MF | Rebeca Fernández | - | U. de Chile
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Recent call-ups
[edit]- 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 |
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| GK | Cristina Recalde | - |  Vilaznia
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v. Venezuela, 28 October 2025
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| GK | Isabel Ortiz | 28 December 2001 | Olimpia
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v. Uruguay, 25 February 2025
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| GK | Araceli Leguizamón | 6 August 2005 | Guaraní
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v. Chile, 28 July 2025
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| DF | Daysy Bareiro | - | Extremadura
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v. Venezuela, 28 October 2025
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| DF | Lorena Alonso | 1 April 1998 | 7 | 0 | Olimpia
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v. Uruguay, 25 February 2025
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| DF | Diana Benítez | - | Libertad
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v. Venezuela, 28 October 2025
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| DF | Naomi de León | - | Libertad
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v. Venezuela, 28 October 2025
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| DF | Deisy Ojeda | - | Tijuana
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v. Venezuela, 28 October 2025
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| DF | Nabila Perruchino | 17 March 2003 | Olimpia
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v. Uruguay, 25 February 2025
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| DF | Milagros Ortiz | - | Gral. Caballero
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v. Venezuela, 28 October 2025
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| DF | Milagros Rolón | 19 August 2004 | Olimpia
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v. Venezuela, 28 October 2025
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| DF | Pamela Villalba | - | Olimpia
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v. Venezuela, 28 October 2025
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| DF | Luz Cardozo | 19 July 2006 | Olimpia
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v. Uruguay, 25 February 2025
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| DF | María Martínez | 24 May 1999 | Rosario Central
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v. Chile, 28 July 2025
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| DF | María Vecca | - | Rosario Central
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v. Venezuela, 28 October 2025
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| MF | Vanessa Arce | 27 May 2000 | Olimpia
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v. Uruguay, 25 February 2025
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| MF | Danna Garcete | - | Olimpia
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v. Venezuela, 28 October 2025
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| MF | Fanny Godoy | 21 January 1998 | Guiniguada Apolinario
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v. Chile, 28 July 2025
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| FW | Jessica Martínez | 14 June 1999 |  Al Hilal
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v. Chile, 28 July 2025
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Records
[edit]- Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.
Most capped players
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| # | Player | Year(s) | Caps |
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Top goalscorers
[edit]- As of 31 October 2023
| Rank | Player | Year(s) | Goals | Caps |
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| 1 | Jessica Martinez | 2014- | 19 | 23 |
Competitive record
[edit]FIFA Women's World Cup
[edit]| FIFA Women's World Cup record | |||||||
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| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
 1991
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 1995
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| 1999
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| 2007
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| 2027
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 2031
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To be determined | ||||||
 2035
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To be determined | ||||||
| Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Olympic Games
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| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
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| Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina
[edit]| CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina record | |||||||
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| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 1991
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Did not enter | ||||||
| 1995
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| 1998
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Group stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
 2003
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2006
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Fourth place | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 16 |
| 2010
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Group stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
| 2014
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | |
| 2018
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | |
| 2022
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Fourth place | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 |
| 2025
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Fifth place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
| Total | 8/10 | 36 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 70 | 73 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Pan American Games
[edit]| Pan American Games record | |||||||
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| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 1999
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Did not enter | ||||||
 2003
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| 2007
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Group stage | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| 2011
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Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2015
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| 2019
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Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 2023 |
Fifth place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 |
| 2027
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Qualified | ||||||
| 2031
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Qualified as host | ||||||
| Total | 5/9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 30 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
CONCACAF W Gold Cup
[edit]| CONCACAF W Gold Cup record | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
| 2024
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Quarter finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | |
| Total | 1/1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
See also
[edit]- Sport in Paraguay
- Football in Paraguay
- Women's football in Paraguay
- Football in Paraguay
- Paraguay women's national under-20 football team
- Paraguay women's national under-17 football team
- Paraguay men's national football team
References
[edit]- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ^ "Las elegidas para el siguiente combo de la CONMEBOL Liga de Naciones Femenina". Sitio Oficial de la Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol (in Spanish). 12 December 2025.
External links
[edit]- absoluta-femenina
- Official website Archived 15 January 2023 at the Wayback Machine
- FIFA profile
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