Down To Ten
Paraguay
Paraguay played the closing 42 minutes a man down after a 48′ dismissal.
- Sent off
- 48′
- Player
- Miguel Almirón
World Cup · Group Stage · 2
Türkiye
0 – 1
FT
HT 0–1
Paraguay
M. Galarza 2'
World Cup
Group Stage · 2Türkiye0–1Paraguay
2.17
Expected goals
0.32
2′48′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: TÜR 2.17, PAR 0.32.
Match report
Türkiye 0-1 Paraguay
Paraguay edged out Türkiye 1-0 at Levi's Stadium in World Cup. Galarza opened the scoring for Paraguay on 2'.
Expected goals finished Türkiye 2.17, Paraguay 0.32. On the balance of chances Türkiye had enough to take something from it, which makes this a result Paraguay will take more happily than the performance deserved. Türkiye held 79.0% of the ball.
The game turned on a dismissal: Almirón was sent off on 48', leaving Paraguay 42 minutes to play a man short.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Paraguay graded out for low-block fortress — 21.0% possession and 2 shots blocked. Türkiye graded out for wasteful finishing — 2.17 expected goals and 0 goals.
Juan Cáceres came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.3 for Paraguay from 1 key pass, 1 shot and 9 tackles.
It was a niggly afternoon: 29 fouls between them and 2 yellow cards, with Paraguay conceding the most free-kicks (15).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
79%Possession21%
32Shots7
2.17xG0.32
What the numbers say
4 readsLow-Block Fortress
Paraguay
Paraguay handed over the ball and defended the box in numbers — 7 shots blocked or saved on 21.0% of possession.
- Possession
- 21.0%
- Shots blocked
- 2
- Saves
- 5
- Conceded
- 0
Wasteful Finishing
Türkiye
Türkiye created more than enough to win it and did not take it — 2.17 xG for 0 goals.
- Expected goals
- 2.17
- Goals
- 0
- Shortfall
- −2.17
Set-Piece Siege
Türkiye
Türkiye turned the game into a dead-ball contest with 12 corners.
- Corners
- 12
- Opponent
- 0
Timeline
⚽2'
M. Galarza — assist: J. Enciso
🟨4'
Matías Galarza
Foul
📺45+2'
Miguel Almirón · Card reviewed
🟥45+3'
Miguel Almirón
Argument
Half-time
B. Yilmaz ↑ K. Akturkoglu ↓
🔄46'
🔄46'
D. Bobadilla ↑ I. Pitta ↓
D. Gul ↑ Y. Akgun ↓
🔄60'
C. Uzun ↑ I. Yuksek ↓
🔄60'
🔄67'
G. Velazquez ↑ D. Gomez ↓
E. Elmali ↑ F. Kadioglu ↓
🔄70'
Eren Elmalı
Foul
🟨71'
🔄81'
A. Maidana ↑ J. Caceres ↓
O. Kokcu ↑ A. Bardakci ↓
🔄86'
🔄90+2'
G. Avalos ↑ J. Enciso ↓
🔄90+2'
J. Canale ↑ M. Galarza ↓
Match info
Kickoff
VenueLevi's Stadium, Santa Clara
RefereeIván Barton, El Salvador
CompetitionWorld Cup
Season2026
RoundGroup Stage · 2
StatusMatch Finished