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Dreaming of a deubt: Paraguay’s Five Newcomers (opens the original)
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The thrill of World Cup Qualifying and the emotional journey during the summer will be hard to replicate in the upcoming international break and beyond. Paraguay have assured their place at the 2030 World Cup as hosts along with two other South American sides. While UEFA is preoccupied with the Nations League and CAF with AFCON Qualifiers, three of the next four friendlies will be against CONMEBOL opposition, the other rival included in the mix is Singapore in November. On the positive, it gives
4 de Mayo the young club writing history (opens the original)
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The settlement of Capiibary in the northerly San Pedro department achieved full city status in 1993, by then subsistence farmers had moved into the area to grow cotton, yerba mate, soy, tobacco and other Paraguayan staples like mandioca (cassava). Calling it a backwater might sound unfair, but the name derives from Gen Z’s favourite rodent, Capybara and the Guaraní word for water which is represented by the letter y. Before the farms and the buildings, this area was the Capybara’s drinking hole.
Gustavo Alfaro 2.0 (Project 2030) (opens the original)
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Gustavo Alfaro is a man who works well on other people’s emotions while masking his own effectively. Therefore, it wasn’t suprising to see the Paraguayan press worked up around the protracted contract negotiations for his impending extension despite the 64 year old not making a public appearance or statement until today. A photo posing with APF (Paraguayan FA) President Robert Harrison confirmed what we had known for the past few weeks, that the Argentinian was ready try to build on the success
Asunción Nights: Paraguayans frozen out at Last 16 (opens the original)
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August in Asunción is often when you get the last breath of winter. Southerly winds whip up the Paraná and Paraguay rivers and clean out the last vestiges of Paraguay’s “cold” season. For those that believe it brings bad spirits a traditional drink is prepared with the local liquor caña, rue and lemon. The resulting carrulim is meant to be imbibed on August 1st, it seems that the Paraguayan sides competing in the Copa Libertadores and Sudamericana missed the memo as all three crashed out. I was
Alex Arce the travelling salesman's journey to the Maracanã (opens the original)
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Most successful football players can recount anecdotes of enduring hardship and persevering to get to the top. But some stories stand out. A serious injury, global pandemic and terrorist attack all conspired against Alex Arce at different moments of his career.By his 26th birthday he was yet to score a goal in the top division. Five years later he was blowing out the candles surrounded by his Albirroja teammates shortly after making his World Cup debut. Now just over a month after Paraguay’s eve
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