2006 WORLD CUP TEAMS
Paraguay at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany
Paraguay went down by the same 1-0 margin in the second round of the last two FIFA World Cups, losing first to eventual champions France and then to eventual runner-ups Germany, host of this year’s 2006 FIFA World Cup.
At the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, it took a golden goal from Laurent Blanc to deny them, while four years later Germany’s Oliver Neuville did the damage with two minutes left on the clock.
Unfortunately for the South Americans, their opponents went on to greater things while they went home empty-handed with just a measure of respect and a growing international standing as consolation.
Having booked their place at Germany for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the Albirroja are out to make up for their previous disappointments and prove once and for all that they are a force to be reckoned with in world football.
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Odds to win the 2006 FIFA World Cup: 150/1
Paraguay’s Odds to Win Group B at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany: 7/1
