Football World Cup 1950 / Paraguay

This article covers the Paraguayan national soccer team at the 1950 World Cup .

qualification

With Peru and Ecuador withdrawing, Uruguay and Paraguay were automatically qualified.

Paraguayan contingent

Number / name		Association at the time	birthday	International matches
goalkeeper
	Elioro Paredes	Sportivo Luqueño
	Marcelino Vargas	Libertad Asunción	1921
Defense
	Antonio Cabrera	Libertad Asunción
	Casiano Céspedes	Olimpia Asunción	1924
	Manuel Gavilán	Libertad Asunción	1921
	Alberto González	Olimpia Asunción	1922
midfield
	Melanio Báez	Nacional Asunción
	Castor Cantero	Olimpia Asunción	January 12, 1918
	Pablo Centurión	Cerro Porteño
	Armando González	Club Guaraní
	Victoriano Leguizamón	Olimpia Asunción	1923
attack
	Enrique Avalos	Cerro Porteño	1922
	Marcial Avalos	Cerro Porteño	December 5, 1921
	Ángel Berni	Sportivo Luqueño	January 9, 1931
	Lorenzo Calonga	Club Guaraní
	Juan Cañete	Presidente Hayes	July 27, 1929
	Atilio López	Nacional Asunción	February 5, 1925
	César López Fretes	Olimpia Asunción	March 21, 1923
	Hilarión Osorio	Sportivo Luqueño
	Dario Jara Saguier	Cerro Porteño	September 11, 1926
	Francisco Sosa	Cerro Porteño
	Leongino Unzain	Olimpia Asunción	March 15, 1927
Trainer
	Manuel Fleitas Solich		December 30, 1900

Games of the Paraguayan team

Preliminary round

rank	country	Gates	Points
1	Sweden	5: 4	3: 1
2	Italy	4: 3	2: 2
3	Paraguay	2: 4	1: 3

• Sweden - Paraguay 2: 2 (2: 1)

Stadium: Estádio Durival de Britto ( Curitiba )

Spectators: 8,000

Referee: Mitchell ( Scotland )

Goals: 1-0 Sundqvist (24th), 2-0 Palmér (26th), 2: 1 A. López (32nd), 2: 2 C. López (89th)

• Italy - Paraguay 2: 0 (1: 0)

Stadium: Estádio do Pacaembu ( São Paulo )

Spectators: 26,000

Referee: Ellis ( England )

Goals: 1-0 Carapellese (12th), 2-0 Pandolfini (62nd)

Group III started with a bang. Sweden defeated the world champions Italy with 3-2 goals. The Scandinavians were not shocked by the early deficit (7th, Carapellese) and then took a 3-1 lead (Jeppson 25th and 69th, and Andersson in the 34th minute). The 2: 3 by Muccinelli (76th) was not enough for the Squadra Azzurra. Italy's disadvantage was that the international Turin players, who had been killed in a plane crash a year earlier, could not be replaced equally. A 2-2 win against Paraguay, which in turn lost against Italy 2-0, was enough for the Swedes to advance.