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Turkey vs Paraguay Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026

⚽ Group Stage, Match 2
FT0–1
Saturday 20 June 2026  ·  03:00 UTC  ·  Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara

Match Report

Match Events ?
2'M. Galarza (J. Enciso)Paraguay
4'🟨M. Galarza Paraguay
45'🟥M. Almiron Paraguay
63'🟨V. Montella Turkey
71'🟨E. Elmali Turkey
Match Statistics ?
Turkey
Paraguay
79%
Possession
21%
5
Shots on Target
2
32
Total Shots
7
12
Corners
0
14
Fouls
15
2.10
xG
0.32
Player Ratings ?
Turkey
8.0Abdülkerim BardakcıD
7.7Hakan ÇalhanoğluM
7.7Arda GülerM
Paraguay
8.3Juan CáceresD
7.7Julio EncisoF
7.6Orlando GillG
Starting Lineups ?
Turkey · 4-2-3-1
23GUğurcan Çakır
18DMert Müldür
3DMerih Demiral
14DAbdülkerim Bardakcı
20DFerdi Kadıoğlu
16Mİsmail Yüksek
10MHakan Çalhanoğlu
19MYunus Akgün
8MArda Güler
11MKenan Yıldız
7FKerem Aktürkoğlu
Paraguay · 4-4-2
12GOrlando Gill
4DJuan Cáceres
15DGustavo Gómez
3DOmar Alderete
6DJunior Alonso
10MMiguel Almirón
14MAndrés Cubas
8MDiego Gómez
23MMatías Galarza
25FIsidro Pitta
19FJulio Enciso

Predictions

Match Prediction ?
Favoured: No clear favourite
Expected: Tight game — likely a one-goal margin
Confidence: Low
Turkey 50%Draw 26%Paraguay 24%
xG: 1.50Expected goalsxG: 0.95

Turkey vs Paraguay looks like a balanced matchup based on our pre-tournament model. There is no clear favourite from our model data, so this fixture is better treated as a tight game. This prediction should be used as general match context rather than a guaranteed outcome.

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Win Probability (Market) ?
No odds data available
Model Rating Edge ?
Slight Edge
Turkey stronger
Turkey: 1523 (#23)  ·  Paraguay: 1433 (#32)
H2H Record ?
No data
Equal
First ever meeting
Turkey
Paraguay
#4
Position ?
#3
3
Points ?
4
1W 0D 2L
Record ?
1W 1D 1L
3
Goals For ?
2
5
Goals Against ?
4
-2
Goal Diff
-2
#22
FIFA Rank ?
#40
0.3%
Win Prob ?
0.0%
W L L
Form ?
L W D W L

Head-to-Head History

Previous World Cup Meetings
No previous meetings found in our data.
Last 0 Meetings (All Competitions)
No previous meetings found in our data.
💡 Betting Angles
Key Angles for this Match
Both teams scoring regularly — Turkey and Paraguay both conceding in tournament matches. BTTS looks likely.

Injuries & Absences

Turkey — Injuries
No injuries reported.
Paraguay — Injuries
M. Almirón
M. Almirón
Injury
D. Gómez
D. Gómez
Injury
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