Paraguay men's national under-20 football team
Paraguay national under-20 football team represents Paraguay in international football competitions such as FIFA U-20 World Cup and South American Youth Football Championship.
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| Association | Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol | ||
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| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
| Head coach |  Pedro Sarabia | ||
| Captain | Gustavo Gómez | ||
| Home stadium | Estadio Defensores del Chaco | ||
| FIFA code | PAR | ||
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| Best result | FIFA U-20 World Cup Fourth Place 1 time (2001) South American Youth Football Championship First Place 1 time (1971) Runner-up 4 times (1964, 1967, 1985, 2009) Third Place 6 times (1974, 1977, 1979, 1997, 2001, 2003) Fourth Place 1 time (1999) | ||
The team's most successful period was mostly during 2001 to 2003 and once again in 2006, achieving Fourth place at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship before winning back-to-back tournaments at the Milk Cup in 2002 and 2003 and once again in 2006.[1] Paraguay also won the 2002 SBS Cup disputed in Shizuoka Japan.[2]
Overview
The under-20 Paraguay national football team has seen and delivered along the years many of Paraguay's best talents such as Juan Bautista Agüero, Julio César Romero, Roberto Cabañas, Paulo Da Silva, Justo Villar, Salvador Cabañas and Roque Santa Cruz.
The team has participated in 8 events of the FIFA World Youth Championship and the best performance came in the 2001 World Cup held in Argentina, when Paraguay finished in the fourth place. The best performance at the South American level came in 1971 when they won the South American Youth Football Championship (also known as "Juventud de América"), along with four runners-up finishes in 1964, 1967, 1985 and 2009.
Paraguay has qualified for 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup that was held in Egypt.
Current talents for the Paraguay squad include Hernán Pérez, Robin Ramírez, Nicolás Martínez, Federico Santander and Joel Silva.[3]
Tournament records
FIFA U-20 World Cup
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | ||||||||
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| Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
 1977 | Group Stage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
 1979 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1981 |
Did Not Qualify | |||||||
 1983 | ||||||||
 1985 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
 1987 |
Did Not Qualify | |||||||
 1989 | ||||||||
 1991 | ||||||||
| 1993 | ||||||||
 1995 | ||||||||
 1997 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
 1999 | Round of 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | |
 2001 | Fourth place | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | |
 2003 | Round of 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
 2005 |
Did Not Qualify | |||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 2007 | ||||||||
 2009 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
 2011 |
Did Not Qualify | |||||||
 2013 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
 2015 |
Did Not Qualify | |||||||
 2017 | ||||||||
 2019 | ||||||||
 2021 |
To be determined | |||||||
| Total | 9/23 | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 46 | 47 | |
Current squad
The following players were selected to compete in the 2019 South American Youth Football Championship.
Head coach: Gustavo Morínigo[4]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
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| GK | Diego Huesca | 8 August 2000 (aged 18) |  Valencia Juvenil A | |
| DF | Alexis Duarte | 12 March 2000 (aged 18) | Cerro Porteño | |
| DF | Cristhian Candia | 7 March 1999 (aged 19) | Libertad | |
| DF | Roberto Fernández | 7 June 2000 (aged 18) | Guaraní | |
| DF | Marcelo Rolón | 19 February 2000 (aged 18) | Libertad | |
| DF | Pedro Álvarez | 10 February 2001 (aged 17) | Cerro Porteño | |
| MF | Braian Ojeda | 27 June 2000 (aged 18) | Olimpia | |
| MF | Hugo Quintana | 10 November 2001 (aged 17) | Olimpia | |
| MF | Lucas Sanabria | 13 September 1999 (aged 19) | Libertad | |
| MF | Marcelino Ñamandú | 28 July 1999 (aged 19) | Cerro Porteño | |
| MF | Iván Franco | 16 April 2000 (aged 18) | Libertad | |
| MF | Alan Rodríguez | 15 August 2000 (aged 18) | Cerro Porteño | |
| MF | Fernando Cardozo | 8 February 2001 (aged 17) | Olimpia | |
| FW | Antonio Galeano | 22 March 2000 (aged 18) |  São Paulo | |
| FW | Blas Armoa | 3 February 2000 (aged 18) | Sportivo Luqueño | |
| FW | Antonio Marín | 21 July 1999 (aged 19) | Guaraní | |
| FW | Fernando Romero | 24 April 2000 (aged 18) | Nacional | |
| FW | Aníbal Vega | 18 March 2000 (aged 18) | Palmeiras | |
| FW | Rodrigo Ruíz Díaz | 15 January 1999 (aged 20) | Sol de América | |
| GK | José Miers | Cerro Porteño | ||
| GK | Orlando Gill | Sportivo San Lorenzo | ||
| DF | Alexis Sosa | Libertad | ||
| DF | Aldo Zárate | Libertad |
See also
References
- http://www.abc.com.py/deportes/paraguay-se-consagra-campeon-de-la-copa-milk-sub-20-655957.html
- http://www.abc.com.py/deportes/seleccion-sub-20-a-casa-con-la-segunda-copa-659890.html
- El paraguayo Santander, entre las figuras del Sub 20
- "Los 23 albirrojos elegidos para el Sudamericano" (in Spanish). APF. 21 December 2018.
External links
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