Paraguay 1 – 0 Türkiye

WORLDCUP · June 20, 2026 · Final

🎧 Post-Game Report (audio)

Post-Game Recap

Paraguay shuts out Türkiye one-nil in a World Cup result that was far more comfortable than a single-goal margin suggests. Türkiye came in with the ball and the ambition — seventy-eight and a half percent possession, thirty-two shots, twelve corner kicks — and yet when the final whistle blew, they had nothing to show for it. Paraguay defended with discipline, absorbed the pressure, and punished Türkiye on the counter exactly when it mattered.

The red card was the turning point. Türkiye down to ten men, and suddenly that mountain of possession became a burden rather than a weapon. Paraguay goalkeeper Ugurcan Çakir — wait, correction, it was Paraguay's back line doing the heavy lifting, holding Türkiye to just five shots on goal across all that territory. Kenan Yildiz led Türkiye with six total shots and could not find a way through. On the other side, Abdülkerim Bardakçi was extraordinary for Türkiye in a losing effort — ninety-eight accurate passes and thirteen defensive interventions, a one-man wall who simply ran out of help. Matías Galarza provided the spark for Paraguay, and Julio Enciso kept things moving with fourteen accurate passes in a lean but lethal attacking display.

Paraguay did not need to dominate. They needed to survive and strike. They did exactly that. That's your post-game report. Sports Desk, signing off.

AI-generated post-game report composed from the official play-by-play and box score.

Complete Play-by-Play

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Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

First Half begins.

Goal! Türkiye 0, Paraguay 1. Matías Galarza (Paraguay) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julio Enciso. 2'

Foul by Matías Galarza (Paraguay). 4'

Yunus Akgün (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 4'

Matías Galarza (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. 4'

Delay in match because of an injury Yunus Akgün (Türkiye). 4'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 6'

Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 6'

Foul by Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye). 6'

Foul by Juan José Cáceres (Paraguay). 7'

Ferdi Kadioglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the left wing. 7'

Attempt missed. Omar Alderete (Paraguay) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. 11'

Attempt missed. Diego Gómez (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. 11'

Attempt missed. Arda Güler (Türkiye) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kerem Aktürkoglu following a fast break. 13'

Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Orlando Gill. 14'

Attempt blocked. Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. 15'

Offside, Paraguay. Isidro Pitta is caught offside. 15'

Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Gustavo Gómez. 18'

Foul by Miguel Almirón (Paraguay). 19'

Arda Güler (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 19'

Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Juan José Cáceres. 21'

Attempt blocked. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. 21'

Foul by Andrés Cubas (Paraguay). 22'

Arda Güler (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 22'

Foul by Juan José Cáceres (Paraguay). 22'

Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the left wing. 22'

Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Diego Gómez. 23'

Attempt blocked. Arda Güler (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. 25'

Delay in match for a drinks break. 26'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 29'

Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Juan José Cáceres. 29'

Attempt saved. Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Orlando Gill (Paraguay). Assisted by Kerem Aktürkoglu with a headed pass. 30'

Foul by Matías Galarza (Paraguay). 30'

Mert Müldür (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the right wing. 30'

Offside, Türkiye. Merih Demiral is caught offside. 31'

Foul by Isidro Pitta (Paraguay). 32'

Ferdi Kadioglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 32'

Matías Galarza (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 33'

Foul by Mert Müldür (Türkiye). 33'

Foul by Diego Gómez (Paraguay). 34'

Arda Güler (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 34'

Attempt blocked. Mert Müldür (Türkiye) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu with a cross. 35'

Attempt missed. Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ferdi Kadioglu. 36'

Attempt saved. Juan José Cáceres (Paraguay) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ugurcan Çakir (Türkiye). Assisted by Julio Enciso. 37'

Foul by Andrés Cubas (Paraguay). 37'

Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 37'

Delay in match because of an injury Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye). 39'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 40'

Offside, Paraguay. Isidro Pitta is caught offside. 41'

Foul by Isidro Pitta (Paraguay). 42'

Mert Müldür (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 42'

Delay in match (Türkiye). 44'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 44'

Andrés Cubas (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 44'

Foul by Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye). 44'

Foul by Andrés Cubas (Paraguay). 45'

Arda Güler (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 45'

Attempt blocked. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ferdi Kadioglu. 45'

Delay in match because of an injury Isidro Pitta (Paraguay). 45'

Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time. 45'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 45'+1'

VAR Decision: No card change Miguel Almirón (Paraguay). 45'+2'

Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) is shown the red card. 45'+3'

Attempt missed. Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. 45'+6'

Matías Galarza (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 45'+6'

Foul by Yunus Akgün (Türkiye). 45'+6'

Attempt missed. Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Arda Güler. 45'+8'

Attempt blocked. Abdülkerim Bardakci (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu. 45'+9'

Attempt blocked. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenan Yildiz. 45'+10'

Delay in match because of an injury Gustavo Gómez (Paraguay). 45'+10'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 45'+10'

First Half ends, Türkiye 0, Paraguay 1. 45'+11'

Substitution, Paraguay. Damián Bobadilla replaces Isidro Pitta. 45'

Second Half begins Türkiye 0, Paraguay 1. 45'

Substitution, Türkiye. Baris Alper Yilmaz replaces Kerem Aktürkoglu. 45'

Attempt saved. Merih Demiral (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Orlando Gill (Paraguay). Assisted by Ferdi Kadioglu. 47'

Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Júnior Alonso. 48'

Attempt missed. Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu. 48'

Julio Enciso (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the left wing. 52'

Foul by Merih Demiral (Türkiye). 52'

Foul by Omar Alderete (Paraguay). 52'

Ferdi Kadioglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 52'

Omar Alderete (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 54'

Foul by Baris Alper Yilmaz (Türkiye). 54'

Attempt missed. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ferdi Kadioglu with a through ball. 57'

Attempt saved. Merih Demiral (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Orlando Gill (Paraguay). Assisted by Abdülkerim Bardakci. 59'

Delay in match because of an injury Orlando Gill (Paraguay). 59'

Substitution, Türkiye. Can Uzun replaces Ismail Yüksek. 60'

Substitution, Türkiye. Deniz Gül replaces Yunus Akgün. 60'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 60'

Attempt missed. Julio Enciso (Paraguay) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Juan José Cáceres. 60'

Attempt saved. Deniz Gül (Türkiye) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Orlando Gill (Paraguay). Assisted by Kenan Yildiz. 62'

Attempt missed. Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Can Uzun. 62'

Delay in match because of an injury Diego Gómez (Paraguay). 63'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 63'

Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Andrés Cubas. 64'

Offside, Türkiye. Arda Güler is caught offside. 64'

Attempt missed. Merih Demiral (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Can Uzun. 65'

Delay in match because of an injury Diego Gómez (Paraguay). 66'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 67'

Substitution, Paraguay. Gustavo Velázquez replaces Diego Gómez because of an injury. 67'

Júnior Alonso (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 68'

Foul by Baris Alper Yilmaz (Türkiye). 68'

Delay in match for a drinks break. 68'

Substitution, Türkiye. Eren Elmali replaces Ferdi Kadioglu. 70'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 71'

Juan José Cáceres (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the right wing. 71'

Foul by Eren Elmali (Türkiye). 71'

Eren Elmali (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. 71'

Attempt missed. Baris Alper Yilmaz (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Eren Elmali following a fast break. 72'

Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Júnior Alonso. 75'

Attempt blocked. Mert Müldür (Türkiye) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arda Güler with a cross. 75'

Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Omar Alderete. 75'

Attempt blocked. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mert Müldür. 76'

Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Andrés Cubas. 76'

Handball by Deniz Gül (Türkiye). 77'

Attempt missed. Mert Müldür (Türkiye) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Abdülkerim Bardakci with a cross. 78'

Attempt missed. Merih Demiral (Türkiye) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mert Müldür with a cross. 80'

Substitution, Paraguay. Alexandro Maidana replaces Juan José Cáceres. 81'

Attempt missed. Can Uzun (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kenan Yildiz. 82'

Julio Enciso (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 84'

Foul by Abdülkerim Bardakci (Türkiye). 84'

Offside, Paraguay. Júnior Alonso is caught offside. 84'

Substitution, Türkiye. Orkun Kökçü replaces Abdülkerim Bardakci. 86'

Attempt blocked. Arda Güler (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Can Uzun. 86'

Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Júnior Alonso. 86'

Júnior Alonso (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 86'

Foul by Merih Demiral (Türkiye). 86'

Matías Galarza (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the right wing. 88'

Foul by Eren Elmali (Türkiye). 88'

Attempt blocked. Gustavo Gómez (Paraguay) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julio Enciso with a cross. 89'

Attempt saved. Can Uzun (Türkiye) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Orlando Gill (Paraguay). Assisted by Baris Alper Yilmaz. 89'

Attempt missed. Deniz Gül (Türkiye) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. 89'

Attempt blocked. Matías Galarza (Paraguay) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julio Enciso. 90'

Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time. 90'

Foul by Andrés Cubas (Paraguay). 90'+1'

Arda Güler (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the left wing. 90'+1'

Delay in match because of an injury Matías Galarza (Paraguay). 90'+1'

Substitution, Paraguay. Gabriel Ávalos replaces Julio Enciso because of an injury. 90'+2'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 90'+2'

Substitution, Paraguay. José Canale replaces Matías Galarza because of an injury. 90'+2'

Gustavo Gómez (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 90'+3'

Foul by Deniz Gül (Türkiye). 90'+3'

Damián Bobadilla (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the right wing. 90'+4'

Foul by Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye). 90'+4'

Foul by José Canale (Paraguay). 90'+6'

Arda Güler (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 90'+6'

Attempt blocked. Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Can Uzun. 90'+6'

Attempt blocked. Can Uzun (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenan Yildiz. 90'+7'

Attempt missed. Merih Demiral (Türkiye) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Arda Güler with a cross. 90'+7'

Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by José Canale. 90'+8'

Foul by Andrés Cubas (Paraguay). 90'+9'

Can Uzun (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the left wing. 90'+9'

Attempt missed. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation. 90'+9'

Second Half ends, Türkiye 0, Paraguay 1. 90'+9'

Match ends, Türkiye 0, Paraguay 1.