20.06.2026 18:50
The National Football Team lost its chance to advance from the group in the 2026 World Cup, losing 1-0 to Paraguay. Paraguay, which keeps its hopes alive for reaching the Round of 32, had its press highlight the victory against Turkey on their front pages. Here are those comments...
Our National Football Team, which lost 1-0 to Paraguay in its second match in Group D of the 2026 FIFA World Cup and bid an early farewell to the tournament, this defeat caused a huge stir in the opposing country.
CELEBRATION OF VICTORY IN PARAGUAY
After the match, while there was great excitement in Paraguay, which kept its hopes of advancing to the next round alive until the last match, the country's media headlined the victory.
Here are the prominent Turkey match comments in the Paraguayan media:
D10: "THEY PUT THEIR HEARTS INTO IT"
"The Paraguayan national team had a tough time, but they did their best, put their hearts and everything they could into winning again in the World Cup and keeping their qualification chances alive."
ABC: "TOOK AN IMPORTANT STEP"
"Paraguay regained its fighting spirit, defeated Turkey, and kept its chances of advancing strong. Playing with ten men, Paraguay beat Turkey 1-0 in Santa Clara, bouncing back after the defeat in the opening match. With an early goal from Matías Galarza and a tremendous character display, the red-and-whites took an important step toward advancing to the next round of the 2026 World Cup."
VS SPORTS: "HEROIC WITH 10 MEN!"
"Paraguay, which fascinated us and revived our hopes in the qualifying matches, took the stage again! The red-and-whites, who had to play with one player short for most of the match due to Miguel Almiron's irresponsibility, achieved a heroic and magnificent victory against Turkey, securing their place in Group D of the 2026 World Cup."
POPULAR: "PUNISHED TURKEY"
"Paraguay scored the earliest goal of the 2026 World Cup with Matías Galarza Fonda's lucky left foot, narrowly took the lead against an indecisive Turkey in the match played in California, and experienced great joy.
CRONICA: "AGAINST TURKEY'S SO-CALLED STRONG TEAM"
"Who says Paraguay's fighting spirit is lost? Definitely not. Paraguay played like men and achieved a tremendous victory against Turkey's so-called strong team. It was a tough 1-0 win as we are used to, but it has a much more special feel. And the so-called 'underperforming' man scored a great goal and became the team's star. All this happened despite the terrible Salvadoran referee Ivan Bartpn."
LA TRIBUNA: "KEPT ITS CHANCE OF ADVANCING ALIVE"
"The national team displayed great character, narrowly defeating the Eurasian team and keeping its chance of advancing to the second round of the 2026 World Cup alive. Matias Galarza scored Paraguay's winning goal in the 64th second."