Paraguay national beach soccer team

Paraguay
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Albirroja (Red and White)
Pynandi (Barefoot)
AssociationParaguayan Football Association
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachJoaquin Molas
FIFA codePAR
BSWW ranking 9 Steady (2 June 2025)[1]


First colours


Second colours
First international
 Brazil 17–3  
(Salvador, Brazil; 12 November 1999)[2]
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 17–3  
(Salvador, Brazil; 12 November 1999)[3]
World Cup
Appearances6 (first in 2013)
Best resultQuarterfinals (2017)
CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship
Appearances9 (first in 2006)
Best resultRunners-up (2013, 2015, 2017)
Websitewww.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.[4]

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

2022

2 October 2022 (2022-10-02) 2022 South American Games   7–4  Uruguay Luque, Paraguay
19:55 UTC-3 Report Stadium: Los Pynandi World Cup Stadium
2 October 2022 (2022-10-02) 2022 South American Games   4–0  Argentina Luque, Paraguay
19:55 UTC-3 Report Stadium: Los Pynandi World Cup Stadium
2 October 2022 (2022-10-02) 2022 South American Games   10–3  Venezuela Luque, Paraguay
19:55 UTC-3 Report Stadium: Los Pynandi World Cup Stadium
2 October 2022 (2022-10-02) 2022 South American Games   11–4  Peru Luque, Paraguay
19:55 UTC-3 Report Stadium: Los Pynandi World Cup Stadium
1 November 2022 (2022-11-01) Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup Group B   2–6  Iran Dubai, UAE
18:45 UTC+4
2 November 2022 (2022-11-02) Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup Group B Japan  5–8   Dubai, UAE
18:45 UTC+4
3 November 2022 (2022-11-03) Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup Group B United States  3–4   Dubai, UAE
18:45 UTC+4
5 November 2022 (2022-11-05) Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup Semifinals Brazil  6–5   Dubai, UAE
18:45 UTC+4
6 November 2022 (2022-11-06) Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup 3rd Place   4–1  United Arab Emirates Dubai, UAE
18:45 UTC+4 Report
9 November 2022 (2022-11-09) NEOM Beach Games 2022   v  England Neom, Saudi Arabia
Stadium: Gayal Beach
10 November 2022 (2022-11-10) NEOM Beach Games 2022   v  United Arab Emirates Neom, Saudi Arabia
Stadium: Gayal Beach
11 November 2022 (2022-11-11) NEOM Beach Games 2022 Saudi Arabia  v   Neom, Saudi Arabia
Stadium: Gayal Beach

Players

Current squad

The following players and staff members were called up for the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.[5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Paraguay PAR Rolando Gonzalez
2 MF Paraguay PAR Sixto Cantero
3 DF Paraguay PAR Gustavo Benitez
4 MF Paraguay PAR Luis Ojeda
5 MF Paraguay PAR Jhovanny Benitez
6 FW Paraguay PAR Pedro Moran
7 MF Paraguay PAR Miciades Medina
No. Pos. Nation Player
8 FW Paraguay PAR Carlos Carballo
9 FW Paraguay PAR Nestor Medina
10 FW Paraguay PAR Valentin Benitez
11 DF Paraguay PAR Sergio Villaverde
12 GK Paraguay PAR Yoao Rolon
13 DF Paraguay PAR Rodrigo Escobar
14 GK Paraguay 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
Brazil 2005 did not enter did not enter
Brazil 2006 did not qualify Group stage 5th 5 1 0 4 20 24 –4
Brazil 2007 did not enter did not enter
France 2008 did not qualify Group stage 6th 2 0 0 2 8 11 –3
United Arab Emirates 2009 Group stage – 3 1 0 2 8 14 –6
Italy 2011 Group stage 6th 4 1 1 2 21 32 –11
French Polynesia 2013 Group stage 9th 3 1 0 2 14 13 +1 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 0 3 24 24 0
Portugal 2015 12nd 3 1 0 2 14 16 –2 Runners-up 2nd 6 5 0 1 36 23 +13
The Bahamas 2017 Quarterfinals 7th 4 2 0 2 16 14 +2 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 33 18 +15
Paraguay 2019 Group stage 10th 3 1 0 2 15 13 +2 Third place 3rd 6 4 1 1 35 21 +14
Russia 2021 9th 3 1 0 2 17 15 +2 Third place 3rd 6 4 0 2 25 19 +6
United Arab Emirates 2023 did not qualify Fourth place 4th 6 3 0 3 38 26 +12
Seychelles 2025 Group stage TBD 3 1 0 2 19 21 −2 to be determined
Total 0 titles 6/13 19 7 0 12 95 92 +3 0 titles 10/12 45 26 3 21 248 212 +36
  1. ^ In 2005 and 2007 merged qualification tournament with CONCACAF

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 Games/Beach Games

Year Result
Uruguay Montevideo 2009 Group stage (7th)
Ecuador Manta 2011 2nd Place
Venezuela Vargas 2014 2nd Place
Argentina Rosario 2019 4th Place
Paraguay Asunción 2022 Winner
Total 1 title

Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup

Year Result
United Arab Emirates UAE 2017 7th Place
United Arab Emirates UAE 2021 7th Place
United Arab Emirates UAE 2022 3rd Place
Total 0 title

Bolivarian Beach Games

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

References

  1. ^ "BSWW world ranking". beachsoccer.com. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  2. ^ INTERNATIONAL BEACH SOCCER RESULTS - 1999 (MEN). theroonba.com.
  3. ^ INTERNATIONAL BEACH SOCCER RESULTS - 1999 (MEN). theroonba.com.
  4. ^ "Histórica clasificación de los Pynandi". www.ultimahora.com. 3 May 2017.
  5. ^ FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Russia 2021™ – Squad List
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