00:03The World Cup of Paraguay
00:03Turkey and Paraguay both lost their opening Group D fixtures at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
00:09Turkey beaten by Australia, Paraguay by the United States.
00:14Victory on the day after his 52nd birthday.
00:18Antonio Sanabria, who was Paraguay's top scorer in qualifying.
00:25Takiya get us underway at the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium.
00:30They are in the all-white with the red trimming.
00:36Paraguay can afford to lose and still make their last changes.
00:41What a start! What an incredible start!
00:45Coming into the side and scoring a goal of this quality against a team of this magnitude.
00:51Matthias Galarza finding a little pocket of space.
00:54He sits up so very nicely for his left foot.
01:00And here is the first yellow card of what is turning into, even at this early stage, a very spicy
01:07encounter.
01:09He's also upending the opposition. That's a very, very late challenge, isn't it?
01:18No way through for Akkun.
01:20Now there might be a chance for the ball to be played across.
01:24We can really see the organisational skills of Paraguay at the back.
01:28Well, there's an off-the-ball incident there. There was a bit of shoving and arms out.
01:33Soon in this game, because it was a terrific strike by Galarza that got them ahead.
01:36Kusárez with the ball in. Cleared away by Mulder.
01:42Long-range effort. Always rising, though, from Diego Gomez.
01:47Akutukolo into the middle. He'll have another chance here.
01:52Great set-up. Couldn't be taken by Ardegula.
01:57Really good, ambitious work down the right-hand side.
02:01To the men in white.
02:03The referee absolutely correct, of course. Paraguay frustrated.
02:06They all know the stipulations, though.
02:09That's the third time this has happened at this FIFA World Cup, and, well enough, the second time today.
02:17Yildiz comes away with it.
02:19Can he find a teammate in the middle? He can't.
02:24Taken down by Akgoun.
02:27Right idea. Didn't quite get the execution correct, though.
02:31Just the angle, really, wasn't it? On the ball, played around the corner.
02:34Akgoun.
02:35It was interesting, Gustavo Alvaro saying,
02:39we have to show our strengths. We were unable to do so against the USA.
02:45They're having to show strength in defence now.
02:48Yukse.
02:52Well, given away by Mulder, who's out of position now.
02:58Isidro Pita.
03:00Three ahead of him.
03:02That's a poor ball, though.
03:10Got to be very careful here, Paraguay.
03:12They're not giving away needless fouls in dangerous places.
03:16Kateris is asking the question of whether Yildiz has gone to ground too easily.
03:20However, you do this.
03:21Look at that. Ridiculous.
03:23You attract the attention of the referee.
03:24Quite clearly a foul.
03:29Away by Gomez.
03:32Well, it would have been acrobatic.
03:34Yildiz can't find a way past Casares.
03:37Now he might be able to plot a way through.
03:41Is that a penalty?
03:41Referee says, play on.
03:44And to be fair, none of the Turkya players are protesting.
03:47In the 18-yard box.
03:49Look at that.
03:50Just nixed.
03:57No glue.
03:58The header of the bar.
04:00Goalkeeper can't get there.
04:02That Turkya is so close to an equaliser.
04:06A little bit of luck on Paraguay's side here because it's the crossbar, isn't it?
04:11And the post.
04:13Mulder, the man with the header.
04:14Hill, the statuesque goalkeeper, just stood.
04:17There's a little flick off the back of the head, isn't there, with the challenge that comes in.
04:21Mulder can't find a way through.
04:23Yildiz is down.
04:24That'll be a concern for Turkya.
04:26Well, he is just slowly getting back to his feet.
04:29Now a breakaway, perhaps, for Paraguay.
04:32Matias Galaza.
04:34Two in the middle, if he can find them.
04:38Turn was by Enciso.
04:41And Turkya, get it away.
04:43Gula with the clearance.
04:47Well, this game is absolutely bonkers, isn't it?
04:50End-to-end.
04:52It's not the head coach.
04:54It'll be a member of the coaching staff, who is shown yellow.
05:09Chase on here for Enciso.
05:11And he gets there first as well.
05:14It's still Enciso.
05:16Peters in the middle.
05:17Joined now by Gomez.
05:19Diego Gomez.
05:21With Akkun.
05:22The ball into the middle.
05:24An off-the-ball collision.
05:27Referee not at all interested.
05:30Point of view is that something illegal has happened on the edge of the 18-yard box.
05:37They're on by Gomez.
05:38Here he is again.
05:40Gomez being urged to play that ball forward.
05:43Almiron was cardinal.
05:49Some distances charged down.
05:52And there's a player down.
05:54It's Isidro Pita.
05:56Off the ball.
06:00Tukolo who went down the edge of the 18-yard box was asking the question of the referee.
06:04Peters looking over at the ref.
06:06Nothing quite clear as yes, is there?
06:08There's plenty of debate in this game.
06:10It's been played at a pace and maybe we might see something here.
06:15Okay.
06:16Okay.
06:16Perfect.
06:17I'm going to say, number 10, open mind.
06:19Who is it?
06:21Covering the mouth there.
06:22In a confrontational situation, a player may receive a red card.
06:26Number 10, Paraguay.
06:27Cover his mouth.
06:28The seashot is red card.
06:30and it is a red card
06:35for covering his mouth
06:36in a confrontational situation
06:40Mikael Almiron
06:41is sent off
06:42there will be disbelief but
06:44by the letter of the law
06:46this is why this has been brought in
06:47because of things that have been said
06:49in flash points in games
06:53a chance perhaps there for Huksek
06:55Huksek now will go for goal
07:01cleared away to safety
07:02by Alderete
07:05Chahanolo
07:08well that
07:09took out the defender
07:11right in the face
07:12it's a head injury
07:13and now it is the end
07:21of the first half
07:22a first half full of drama and intrigue
07:25Matias Galaza
07:26with the early goal for Paraguay
07:29Turquia pressed and pressed and pressed
07:31and we have a little bit of afters as well
07:34on the pitch down below on the halfway line
07:38the ten men of Paraguay
07:41in the dark blue
07:42get the second half started
07:46Turquia know that if this score stays the same
07:51they will not be able to progress through to the round of 32
07:55the first of the knockout rounds at the 2026 FIFA World Cup
08:01Yildiz
08:02into the side netting
08:04and again he was forced wide by the defender
08:07making the angle much much tighter
08:10what a terrific battle hasn't it
08:12down that side of the pitch
08:13Caceres up against Yildiz
08:17it's another long range effort
08:19Demiral with this one
08:20well it was blocked by the goal
08:22but he didn't get hold of it
08:23from the rebound
08:25now he does
08:30Gomez goes down
08:31and the referee says
08:33we can stop playing
08:35there's quite a reaction from the
08:36Turquia technical area
08:39that's a yellow card
08:41this was the challenge
08:42it's nothing other
08:43I think that it may be
08:45clash your knees
08:48Gomez is the man that hobbles away
08:49looking to maybe just waste a little bit more time
08:53Vincenzo Montella
08:54that's his reaction to it
09:04patient in the time that remains
09:06there can't be any rushing
09:07and there can't be too much emotion
09:09be in
09:11Mulder making a run
09:12on the overlap
09:13if he's required
09:14the shot towards goal
09:15from Yilmaz
09:16proved a tricky customer
09:17for Paraguay
09:20curling cross
09:21come shot
09:22and it turned into more of a shot
09:23there
09:24from Bardacchi
09:25been in the wrong place
09:26at the wrong time
09:27but this was
09:28the cross come shot
09:29just from a few moments
09:31just wide
09:32Ozan
09:33with the opportunity
09:35the long ball forward
09:36for Yilmaz to chase
09:37he's got in behind Alonso
09:39Yilmaz
09:40can he set up
09:40he can
09:41Ozan
09:42and the rebound
09:42is wide
09:43from goal
09:47goalkeeper comes
09:48punches it away
09:50Chajanolo
09:50drives it back
09:52it didn't get a deflection
09:54it is a goal kick
09:55and that might well
09:57be that
09:58it is indeed
10:00a famous victory
10:02for Paraguay
10:04given to them
10:05by the early goal
10:06from Gustavo Galaza
10:08the 10 men
10:09held on
10:10for victory
10:11Turquia
10:12are heading home
10:14at the end
10:14of the group stage
10:17a night
10:18where the match
10:20was played
10:20at 100 miles an hour
10:22but it is
10:23Gustavo
10:24Alfaro
10:24and Paraguay
10:25who triumph
10:26Turquia nil
10:28Paraguay
10:29won
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