Paraguay Edge Turkey in Group Stage Encounter
Paraguay defeated Turkey 1-0 in their Group D match at Levi's Stadium, San Francisco, on Friday, June 19. The game's only goal came early in the first half.
M. Galarza opened the scoring for Paraguay in the 2nd minute, assisted by J. Enciso. Galarza then received a yellow card two minutes later. Paraguay were reduced to ten men when Miguel Almirón was shown a red card in the 45+3rd minute. Turkey's Eren Elmalı was booked with a yellow card in the 71st minute.
Substitutions for Turkey included K. Akturkoglu for B. Yilmaz and Y. Akgun for D. Gul in the 46th and 60th minutes respectively. I. Yuksek was replaced by C. Uzun in the 60th minute, F. Kadioglu by E. Elmali in the 70th minute, and A. Bardakci by O. Kokcu in the 86th minute. Paraguay made their first change at half-time, with I. Pitta making way for D. Bobadilla. Further changes saw D. Gomez replaced by G. Velazquez in the 67th minute, J. Caceres by A. Maidana in the 81st minute, and J. Enciso by G. Avalos and M. Galarza by J. Canale, both in the 90+2nd minute.
AI-generated from match data · 21 Jun 2026

