PARAGUAY

As one of the sides that beat Brazil; world cup favourite, during the qualification stage, Paraguay can not be taken lightly or written off. Their last two appearances in the world cup, ended in the second round with 1-0 loss to France('98) anfd Germany('02). This will be their seventh tournament with a hope to better their previous performances.

Key Players (to watch): Roque Santa Cruz, Nelson Haepo Valdez

Population: 6,347,884

Size: 406,750sq km.

Language: Spanish

Capital: Asuncion

Currency: Guarami

Rating Code ( Probabity of winning the world cup): Yellow

Team list:

1   GK VILLAR Justo Newells Old Boys, ARG

2   DF NUNEZ Jorge Estudiantes, ARG

3   DF TOLEDO Delio Zaragoza, ESP

4   DF GAMARRA Carlos Palmeiras, BRA

5   DF CACERES Julio Cesar River Plate, ARG

6   MF BONET Carlos Libertad, PAR

7   MF CABANAS Salvador Jaguares Chiapas, MEX

8   MF BARRETO Edgar NEC Nijmegen, NED

9   FW SANTA CRUZ Roque Bayern Munich, GER

10 MF ACUNA Roberto Deportivo La Coruna, ESP

11 MF GAVILAN Diego Newells Old Boys, ARG

12 GK GOMEZ Derlis Sportivo Luqueno, PAR

13 MF PAREDES Carlos Reggina, ITA

14 DF DA SILVA Paulo Toluca, MEX

15 DF MANZUR Julio Santos, BRA

16 MF RIVEROS Cristian Libertad, PAR

17 MF MONTIEL Jose Olimpia Asuncion, PAR

18 FW VALDEZ Nelson Werder Bremen, GER

19 MF DOS SANTOS Julio Bayern Munich, GER

20 FW LOPEZ Dante Genoa, ITA

21 DF CANIZA Denis Cruz Azul, MEX

22 GK BOBADILLA Aldo Libertad, PAR

23 FW CUEVAS Nelson Pachuca, MEX

Coach: RUIZ Anibal