Paraguay national beach soccer team

 Paraguay

Nickname(s)	Albirroja, Pynandi
Association	Paraguayan Football Association
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Joaquin Molas
FIFA code	PAR
BSWW ranking	9 (31 December 2020)[1]
First colours Second colours
First international
Brazil 17–3 Paraguay  (Salvador, Brazil; 12 November 1999)[2]
World Cup
Appearances	5 (first in 2013)
Best result	Quarterfinals (2017)
CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship
Appearances	9 (first in 2006)
Best result	Runners-up (2013, 2015, 2017)
Website	www.apf.org.py

The Paraguay national beach soccer team represents Paraguay in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the APF, the governing body for football in Paraguay. The team debuted in 2013 at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup and has been classified since then in all editions as of 2017. Regionally, Paraguay has been one of the strongest teams in South America since 2013.

They are locally known as Pynandi, which is translated as 'barefoot' from guarani language.^[3]

Results and fixtures[]

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Voided or Postponed   Fixture

2021[]

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following players and staff members were called up for the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.^[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  PAR Rolando Gonzalez 2 MF  PAR Sixto Cantero 3 DF  PAR Gustavo Benitez 4 MF  PAR Luis Ojeda 5 MF  PAR Jhovanny Benitez 6 FW  PAR Pedro Moran 7 MF  PAR Miciades Medina

No. Pos. Nation Player 8 FW  PAR Carlos Carballo 9 FW  PAR Nestor Medina 10 FW  PAR Valentin Benitez 11 DF  PAR Sergio Villaverde 12 GK  PAR Yoao Rolon 13 DF  PAR Rodrigo Escobar 14 GK  PAR Alexis Benitez

Head coach: Joaquin Molas

Assistant coach: Eduardo Gonzalez

Competitive record[]

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup[]

FIFA World Cup record											Qualification (CONMEBOL) record[a]
Year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD		Round	Pos	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD
2005	Did not enter										Did not enter
2006	Did not qualify										Group stage	5th	5	1	0	4	20	24	–4
2007	Did not enter										Did not enter
2008	Did not qualify										Group stage	6th	2	0	0	2	8	11	–3
2009											Group stage	–	3	1	0	2	8	14	–6
2011											Group stage	6th	4	1	1	2	21	32	–11
2013	Group stage	9th	3	1	0	2	14	13	+1		Runners-up	2nd	6	3	0	3	24	24	0
2015	Group stage	12nd	3	1	0	2	14	16	–2		Runners-up	2nd	6	5	0	1	36	23	+13
2017	Quarterfinals	7th	4	2	0	2	16	14	+2		Runners-up	2nd	6	4	1	1	33	18	+15
2019	Group stage	10th	3	1	0	2	15	13	+2		Third place	3rd	6	4	1	1	35	21	+14
2021	Qualified										Third place	3rd	6	4	0	2	25	19	+6
Total	0 titles	0/10	13	5	0	8	59	56	+3		0 titles	9/11	39	23	3	18	210	186	+24

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)[]

Year	Result
Brazil 2006	Group stage (5th)
Argentina 2008	Group stage (6th)
Uruguay 2009	Group stage (6th)
Brazil 2011	Group stage (6th)
Argentina 2013	2nd Place
Ecuador 2015	2nd Place
Paraguay 2017	2nd Place
Brazil 2019	3rd Place
Brazil 2021	3rd Place
Total	0 titles

South American Beach Games[]

Year	Result
Montevideo 2009	Group stage (7th)
Manta 2011	2nd Place
Vargas 2014	2nd Place
Rosario 2019	4th Place
Total	0 title

Bolivarian Beach Games[]

Year	Result
Lima 2012	Winner
Huanchaco 2014	Winner
Iquique 2016	2nd Place
Total	2 title

References[]

External links[]

• Paraguay at BSWW
• (in Russian) Paraguay at Beach Soccer Russia