Coached by Argentine Gustavo Alfaro and captained by Palmeiras centre-back Gustavo Gómez, La Albirroja are back at a World Cup for the first time in 16 years. A gritty, experienced, Brazilian-league-heavy side, they edged through Group D in third place and now meet Germany in the Round of 32, hoping to spring a knockout upset.
Head coach
Gustavo Alfaro
Since Aug 2024
Group result
Group D (3rd place)
R32: vs Germany
Squad avg age
28.0
26-player squad
Squad market value
€154m
est., 26 of 26
Next fixture
Jun 29 · Foxborough →
First World Cup since 2010
Squad
Full 26-man squad · club at selection · senior caps| # | Pos | Player | Club (league) | Age | Caps | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Gatito Fernández | Cerro Porteño (PAR) | 37 | 31 | €100k |
| 12 | GK | Orlando Gill | San Lorenzo (ARG) | 25 | 6 | €6m |
| 22 | GK | Gastón Olveira | Olimpia (PAR) | 32 | 1 | €500k |
| 2 | DF | Gustavo Velázquez | Cerro Porteño (PAR) | 34 | 13 | €400k |
| 3 | DF | Omar Alderete | Sunderland (ENG) | 29 | 36 | €13m |
| 4 | DF | Juan José Cáceres | Dynamo Moscow (RUS) | 25 | 17 | €5m |
| 5 | DF | Fabián Balbuena | Grêmio (BRA) | 34 | 48 | €900k |
| 6 | DF | Júnior Alonso | Atlético Mineiro (BRA) | 32 | 71 | €1.5m |
| 13 | DF | José Canale | Lanús (ARG) | 29 | 2 | €2.2m |
| 15 | DF | Gustavo Gómez(C) | Palmeiras (BRA) | 32 | 89 | €3.5m |
| 26 | DF | Alexandro Maidana | Talleres (ARG) | 20 | 2 | €2.5m |
| 7 | MF | Ramón Sosa | Palmeiras (BRA) | 26 | 29 | €10m |
| 8 | MF | Diego Gómez | Brighton & Hove Albion (ENG) | 22 | 24 | €25m |
| 10 | MF | Miguel Almirón | Atlanta United (USA) | 31 | 76 | €7m |
| 11 | MF | Maurício | Palmeiras (BRA) | 24 | 3 | €15m |
| 14 | MF | Andrés Cubas | Vancouver Whitecaps (CAN) | 29 | 33 | €4.5m |
| 16 | MF | Damián Bobadilla | São Paulo (BRA) | 24 | 19 | €6m |
| 20 | MF | Braian Ojeda | Orlando City (USA) | 25 | 17 | €3.5m |
| 23 | MF | Matías Galarza | Atlanta United (USA) | 23 | 15 | €3m |
| 24 | MF | Gustavo Caballero | Portsmouth (ENG) | 24 | 2 | €1m |
| 9 | FW | Antonio Sanabria | Cremonese (ITA) | 29 | 48 | €1.8m |
| 17 | FW | Kaku | Al Ain (UAE) | 30 | 33 | €4.5m |
| 18 | FW | Álex Arce | Independiente Rivadavia (ARG) | 30 | 15 | €3.5m |
| 19 | FW | Julio Enciso | Strasbourg (FRA) | 21 | 32 | €25m |
| 21 | FW | Gabriel Ávalos | Independiente (ARG) | 34 | 23 | €750k |
| 25 | FW | Isidro Pitta | Red Bull Bragantino (BRA) | 26 | 5 | €7.5m |