Paraguay vs Australia (0-0) Highlights

Highlights

Match report

Australia and Paraguay played to a 0-0 draw Thursday night in a result that clinched a spot in the knockout round of the World Cup for the Socceroos and will likely be enough for the Paraguayans to advance.

Paraguay and Australia met on Friday, June 26, 2026 (FIFA World Cup), and the match finished 0-0. Paraguay and Australia cancelled each other out in a goalless draw.

Possession finished 44% for Paraguay and 56% for Australia. In all, 2 yellow cards and 0 red cards were shown.

Form & head-to-head

Paraguay — last 3

Australia — last 3

Timeline

10

45'Mauricio↓ Alexandro Maidana
46'Jackson Irvine
58'Ajdin Hrustic↓ Cristian Volpato
67'Álex Arce↓ Gabriel Ávalos
77'Diego Gómez
84'José Canale↓ Omar Alderete because of an injury
84'Paul Okon-Engstler↓ Jackson Irvine
84'Tete Yengi↓ Nestory Irankunda
90'+2'Damián Bobadilla↓ Diego Gómez
90'+2'Júnior Alonso↓ Matías Galarza

Stats

ParaguayvsAustralia

44%Possession56%

7Shots12

2On Target5

1Blocked Shots3

1Corners3

0Offsides0

9Fouls6

1Yellow Cards1

0Red Cards0

5Saves2

330Accurate Passes438

17Tackles12

8Interceptions7

24Clearances10

Win probability

Pre-match odds

Paraguay 38%Draw 40%Australia 22%

Lineups

ParaguayStarting XI

1Orlando GilParaguay
2Gustavo GómezParaguay
3Omar AldereteParaguay
4Gustavo VelázquezParaguay
5Alexandro MaidanaParaguay
6Juan Jose CáceresParaguay
7Andrés CubasParaguay
8Matías GalarzaParaguay
9Diego GómezParaguay
10Julio EncisoParaguay
11Gabriel ÁvalosParaguay

Substitutes

Gastón Olveira
Gustavo Caballero
Ramón Sosa
Damián Bobadilla
Braian Ojeda
Alex Arce
Júnior Alonso

AustraliaStarting XI

1Patrick BeachAustralia
2Harry SouttarAustralia
3Lucas HerringtonAustralia
4Alessandro CircatiAustralia
5Jackson IrvineAustralia
6Aiden O'NeillAustralia
7Aziz BehichAustralia
8Jordan BosAustralia
9Nestory IrankundaAustralia
10Connor MetcalfeAustralia
11Cristian VolpatoAustralia