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Paraguay

4 World Cups · 2002–2026
Succession '06
31%
U23 value share
Succession '26
18%
recovered
Top-5 minutes
30.5k→63.7k
+109% at kick-off

The Cliff — succession vs squad minutes

per World Cup cycle · squad top-5 league minutes and under-23 value share, at kick-off
Top-5 minutesSuccession · U23 value share
80k40k0k40%20%0%200220062010202631%5%18%THE CLIFFRECOVERY · 5% → 18%
Cliff verdict · 2026

#24 of 48 on the Cliff Index (+0.18): minutes-weighted age 28.4, 51% of 2026 minutes from players aged 31+ by 2030-06-01, 100% debutants.

Squad value at kick-off

total market value · €m · at each tournament
€23m€71m€154m'06'10'26

Mean squad age

years, weighted by minutes · at each tournament
31.029.027.029.129.429.428.4'02'06'10'26

Tournament by tournament

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2002
Round of 16
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2006
Group
compare →
2010
Quarter-final
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2014
Did not qualify
no squad →
2018
Did not qualify
no squad →
2022
Did not qualify
no squad →
2026
Round of 16
compare →

2002 squad — Round of 16 2002 — no TM values, appearance metrics only

Paper Index: #166 of 240 all-time · #22 of 32 in 2002 (composite -0.65)

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#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 José Luis ChilavertGK 36 Strasbourg 961 n/a 8,640 00 —n/a 30
2 Francisco ArceDF 31 Palmeiras 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 41
3 Pedro SarabiaDF 26 River Plate 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 00
4 Carlos GamarraDF 31 AEK Athens 320 n/a 2,790 00 —n/a 40
5 Celso AyalaDF 31 River Plate 262 n/a 2,129 00 —n/a 40
6 Estanislao StruwayMF 33 Libertad 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 30
7 Richart BáezFW 28 Olimpia 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 00
8 Guido AlvarengaMF 31 Léon 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 20
9 Roque Santa CruzFW 20 Bayern Munich 6915 n/a 3,633 324 —n/a 41
10 Roberto AcuñaMF 30 Zaragoza 15320 n/a 13,128 00 —n/a 40
11 Jorge Luis CamposFW 31 Universidad Católica 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 01
12 Justo VillarGK 24 Libertad 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 00
13 Carlos ParedesMF 25 Porto 00 n/a 0 110 —n/a 00
14 Diego GavilánMF 22 Tecos 71 n/a 216 00 —n/a 30
15 Carlos BonetMF 24 Libertad 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 10
16 Gustavo MorínigoMF 25 Libertad 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 10
17 Juan Carlos FrancoDF 29 Olimpia 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 20
18 Julio César CáceresDF 22 Olimpia 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 40
19 Daniel SanabriaDF 25 Libertad 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 00
20 José CardozoFW 31 Toluca 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 30
21 Denis CanizaDF 27 Santos Laguna 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 40
22 Ricardo TavarelliGK 31 Olimpia 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 10
23 Nelson CuevasFW 22 River Plate 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 22
Big-five league split
CSV ↓
LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League72161
La Liga29025,15723
Bundesliga693,63315
Ligue 1171,5300
Total top-5 38330,53639
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
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Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Primeira Liga (Por)695,803
J1 League (Jpn)9591
Brasileirão (Bra)22518,831
Primera División (Arg)1057,968
All competitions (24 named + 29 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Copa Libertadores60348,734
LaLiga (Spa)29025,157
Brasileirão (Bra)22518,831
Liga MX (Mex)14911,851
Primera División (Arg)14410,199
Primera División (Arg)1057,968
Liga MX (Mex)997,744
Bundesliga (Ger)693,633
Primeira Liga (Por)695,803
UEFA Champions League432,438
UEFA Cup383,429
Ligue 2 (Fra)332,970
Super League (Sui)312,477
Copa del Rey (Spa)272,223
Super League (Gre)242,150
Ligue 1 (Fra)171,530
DFB-Pokal (Ger)9597
Coupe de France (Fra)9930
J1 League (Jpn)9591
Premier League (Eng)7216
UCL qualifying4269
Super League (Chn)4360
CONCACAF Champions League3270
EFL Cup (Eng)11
Other competitions (29 — minor leagues, cups, youth)49040,450
Squad traits
Mean height
179 cm
23/23 measured
Defender height
180 cm
set-piece proxy
Goal dependency
51%
Roberto Acuña of squad league goals
Precocity
3,633′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Roque Santa Cruz (3,633′), Diego Gavilán (216′).

2006 squad — Group value coverage 12/23 · value retention 71%

Paper Index: #156 of 240 all-time · #19 of 32 in 2006 (composite -0.62)

CSV ↓
#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Justo Villar 2ndGK 28 Newell's Old Boys 00 n/a 0 00 —— 10
2 Jorge NúñezDF 28 Estudiantes 00 n/a 0 00 —— 00
3 Delio ToledoDF 29 Zaragoza 984 n/a 7,522 00 €0.9M€1M ’05 10
4 Carlos Gamarra 2ndDF 35 Palmeiras 590 n/a 4,569 40 €2.0M€2M ’04 30
5 Julio César Cáceres 2ndDF 26 River Plate 120 n/a 1,035 00 €1.8M€4M ’04 30
6 Carlos Bonet 2ndDF 28 Libertad 00 n/a 0 00 —— 20
7 Salvador CabañasFW 25 Jaguares [ 16 ] 00 n/a 0 00 —— 00
8 Édgar BarretoMF 21 NEC 00 n/a 0 00 €2.2M€2M ’05 00
9 Roque Santa Cruz 2ndFW 24 Bayern Munich 12929 n/a 7,120 446 €2.5M€8M ’04 30
10 Roberto Acuña 2ndMF 34 Deportivo La Coruña 16720 n/a 13,391 70 €1.2M€3M ’04 30
11 Diego Gavilán 2ndMF 26 Newell's Old Boys 71 n/a 216 00 €1.5M€2M ’04 00
12 Derlis GómezGK 33 Sportivo Luqueño 00 n/a 0 00 —— 00
13 Carlos Paredes 2ndMF 29 Reggina [ 17 ] 10611 n/a 8,053 110 €1.5M€2M ’06 30
14 Paulo da SilvaDF 26 Toluca 00 n/a 0 00 —— 10
15 Julio César ManzurDF 25 Santos 00 n/a 0 00 —— 00
16 Cristian RiverosMF 23 Libertad 00 n/a 0 00 —— 20
17 José MontielMF 18 Olimpia 00 n/a 0 00 —— 00
18 Nelson Haedo ValdezFW 22 Werder Bremen [ 18 ] 8021 n/a 3,474 164 €5.0M€5M ’05 00
19 Julio dos SantosMF 23 Bayern Munich 10 n/a 90 00 €2.5M€3M ’06 20
20 Dante LópezFW 22 Genoa 00 n/a 0 00 —— 10
21 Denis Caniza 2ndDF 31 Cruz Azul [ 19 ] 00 n/a 0 00 —— 30
22 Aldo BobadillaGK 30 Libertad 00 n/a 0 00 €0.8M€1M ’06 30
23 Nelson Cuevas 2ndFW 26 Pachuca 00 n/a 0 00 €1.5M€2M ’05 21
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Roque Santa Cruz
peak €8M (2004-10) → €2M at kickoff · −67%
Big-five league split
CSV ↓
LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League72161
La Liga29523,62524
Serie A1359,91011
Bundesliga21010,68450
Ligue 1121,0350
Total top-5 65945,47086
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
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Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Eredivisie (Ned)665,625
Primeira Liga (Por)695,803
Brasileirão (Bra)22319,418
Primera División (Arg)16011,756
All competitions (27 named + 29 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Copa Libertadores38331,283
LaLiga (Spa)29523,625
Liga MX (Mex)22418,557
Brasileirão (Bra)22319,418
Primera División (Arg)21116,492
Bundesliga (Ger)21010,684
Liga MX (Mex)19816,875
Primera División (Arg)16011,756
Serie A (Ita)1359,910
UEFA Champions League824,476
Copa Sudamericana716,260
Primeira Liga (Por)695,803
Eredivisie (Ned)665,625
Copa del Rey (Spa)504,057
UEFA Cup463,783
Segunda (Spa)403,087
DFB-Pokal (Ger)332,084
Super League (Gre)242,150
Coppa Italia (Ita)221,627
Ligue 1 (Fra)121,035
Premier League (Isr)10622
Serie B (Ita)9542
Premier League (Eng)7216
CONCACAF Champions League6559
UCL qualifying5286
EFL Cup (Eng)11
Coupe de France (Fra)190
Other competitions (29 — minor leagues, cups, youth)34627,486
Squad traits
Mean height
181 cm
23/23 measured
Defender height
180 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
31%
prospect share
Goal dependency
34%
Roque Santa Cruz of squad league goals
Value dependency
21%
Nelson Haedo Valdez of squad value
Precocity
3,633′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Roque Santa Cruz (3,633′), Nelson Haedo Valdez (880′), Diego Gavilán (216′).

2010 squad — Quarter-final · value retention 84%

Paper Index: #148 of 240 all-time · #19 of 32 in 2010 (composite -0.56)

CSV ↓
#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Justo Villar 3rdGK 32 Valladolid 380 0 3,355 00 €1.6M€3M ’07 50
2 Darío VerónDF 30 UNAM 00 0 0 00 €2.5M€2M ’10 10
3 Claudio MorelDF 32 Boca Juniors 00 0 0 00 €1.8M€2M ’08 50
4 Denis Caniza 3rdDF 35 León 00 0 0 00 €0.8M€1M ’08 10
5 Julio César Cáceres 3rdDF 30 Atlético Mineiro 220 0 1,935 00 €1.8M€4M ’04 10
6 Carlos Bonet 3rdDF 32 Olimpia 00 0 0 00 €1.5M€2M ’08 30
7 Óscar CardozoFW 27 Benfica 00 0 0 63 €12.5M€12M ’10 50
8 Édgar Barreto 2ndMF 25 Atalanta 725 5 6,001 00 €3.5M€4M ’09 30
9 Roque Santa Cruz 3rdFW 28 Manchester City 23157 24 13,620 517 €8.0M€12M ’08 50
10 Édgar BenítezFW 22 Pachuca 00 0 0 00 €2.5M€2M ’10 20
11 Jonathan SantanaMF 28 VfL Wolfsburg 411 1 2,380 20 €1.5M€4M ’06 20
12 Diego BarretoGK 28 Cerro Porteño 00 0 0 00 €0.2M€0M ’07 00
13 Enrique VeraMF 31 LDU Quito 00 0 0 00 €1.5M€2M ’08 51
14 Paulo da Silva 2ndDF 30 Sunderland 160 1 1,162 00 €3.0M€4M ’09 50
15 Víctor CáceresMF 25 Libertad 00 0 0 00 €0.8M€1M ’10 40
16 Cristian Riveros 2ndMF 27 Cruz Azul 00 0 0 00 €3.0M€3M ’10 51
17 Aureliano TorresDF 27 San Lorenzo 00 0 0 00 €1.8M€2M ’08 20
18 Nelson Haedo Valdez 2ndFW 26 Borussia Dortmund 19337 23 10,614 164 €4.0M€5M ’05 00
19 Lucas BarriosFW 25 Borussia Dortmund 3319 5 2,622 00 €11.0M€11M ’10 50
20 Néstor OrtigozaMF 25 Argentinos Juniors 00 0 0 00 €2.3M€2M ’08 10
21 Antolín AlcarazDF 27 Club Brugge 00 0 0 00 €3.0M€3M ’09 41
22 Aldo Bobadilla 2ndGK 34 Independiente Medellín 00 0 0 00 €1.0M€1M ’10 00
23 Rodolfo GamarraFW 21 Libertad 00 0 0 00 €1.0M€1M ’10 00
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Roque Santa Cruz
peak €12M (2008-07) → €8M at kickoff · −33%
Big-five league split
CSV ↓
LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League926,48326
La Liga484,2550
Serie A726,0015
Bundesliga42223,91588
Ligue 1121,0350
Total top-5 64641,689119
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
CSV ↓
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Eredivisie (Ned)957,799
Primeira Liga (Por)16513,711
Pro League (Bel)635,522
Brasileirão (Bra)201,755
Primera División (Arg)47138,779
All competitions (29 named + 40 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Primera División (Arg)50840,322
Primera División (Arg)47138,779
Liga MX (Mex)45838,928
Copa Libertadores44736,985
Liga MX (Mex)43536,658
Bundesliga (Ger)42223,915
Primeira Liga (Por)16513,711
Copa Sudamericana13211,116
Eredivisie (Ned)957,799
Premier League (Eng)926,483
UEFA Champions League753,633
Serie A (Ita)726,001
Pro League (Bel)635,522
CONCACAF Champions League564,388
DFB-Pokal (Ger)563,638
LaLiga (Spa)484,255
Liga Portugal 2 (Por)312,667
Brasileirão (Bra)201,755
UEFA Europa League191,655
UEFA Cup161,069
Ligue 1 (Fra)121,035
EFL Cup (Eng)10759
Serie B (Ita)9542
FA Cup (Eng)8492
Coppa Italia (Ita)6335
Copa del Rey (Spa)4235
UCL qualifying3197
Segunda (Spa)351
Coupe de France (Fra)190
Other competitions (40 — minor leagues, cups, youth)48641,003
Squad traits
Mean height
181 cm
23/23 measured
Defender height
180 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
5%
prospect share
Goal dependency
48%
Roque Santa Cruz of squad league goals
Value dependency
18%
Óscar Cardozo of squad value
Precocity
3,633′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Roque Santa Cruz (3,633′), Nelson Haedo Valdez (880′).

2026 squad — Round of 16 · value retention 68%

Paper Index: #165 of 240 all-time · #34 of 48 in 2026 (composite -0.65)

CSV ↓
#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Gatito FernándezGK 38 Cerro Porteño 00 0 0 00 €0.1M€3M ’17 00
2 Gustavo VelázquezDF 35 Cerro Porteño 00 0 0 00 €0.4M€2M ’20 50
3 Omar AldereteDF 29 Sunderland 1695 3 13,732 00 €13.0M€15M ’26 40
4 Juan José CáceresDF 26 Dynamo Moscow 00 0 0 00 €5.0M€5M ’26 50
5 Fabián BalbuenaDF 34 Grêmio 543 0 4,388 00 €0.9M€12M ’19 10
6 Júnior AlonsoDF 33 Atlético Mineiro 552 1 4,269 00 €1.5M€8M ’23 50
7 Ramón SosaMF 26 Palmeiras 191 0 280 00 €10.0M€13M ’24 10
8 Diego GómezMF 23 Brighton & Hove Albion 486 2 2,650 00 €25.0M€25M ’25 40
9 Antonio SanabriaFW 30 Cremonese 30468 17 18,197 00 €1.8M€10M ’19 20
10 Miguel AlmirónMF 32 Atlanta United FC 18623 6 12,560 61 €7.0M€35M ’23 40
11 MaurícioMF 24 Palmeiras 00 0 0 00 €15.0M€15M ’26 41
12 Orlando GillGK 25 San Lorenzo 00 0 0 00 €6.0M€6M ’26 50
13 José CanaleDF 29 Lanús 00 0 0 00 €2.2M€2M ’26 40
14 Andrés CubasMF 30 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 281 0 2,260 00 €4.5M€4M ’23 50
15 Gustavo GómezDF 33 Palmeiras 180 0 1,083 00 €3.5M€9M ’22 50
16 Damián BobadillaMF 24 São Paulo 00 0 0 00 €6.0M€6M ’26 40
17 KakuFW 31 Al Ain 00 0 0 00 €4.5M€5M ’22 10
18 Álex ArceFW 30 Independiente Rivadavia 00 0 0 00 €3.5M€5M ’24 20
19 Julio EncisoFW 22 Strasbourg 849 13 4,330 00 €25.0M€25M ’26 51
20 Braian OjedaMF 25 Orlando City SC 00 0 0 00 €3.5M€4M ’24 10
21 Gabriel ÁvalosFW 34 Independiente 00 0 0 00 €0.8M€2M ’23 40
22 Gastón OlveiraGK 33 Olimpia 00 0 0 00 €0.5M€1M ’23 00
23 Matías GalarzaMF 24 Atlanta United FC 00 0 0 00 €3.0M€4M ’25 41
24 Gustavo CaballeroMF 24 Portsmouth 00 0 0 00 €1.0M€1M ’25 20
25 Isidro PittaFW 26 Red Bull Bragantino 00 0 0 00 €7.5M€8M ’25 10
26 Alexandro MaidanaDF 20 Talleres 00 0 0 00 €2.5M€2M ’26 20
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Miguel Almirón
peak €35M (2023-03) → €7M at kickoff · −80%
Big-five league split
CSV ↓
LeagueAppsMinGls
Premier League39725,11740
La Liga22716,50832
Serie A22412,94540
Bundesliga171,2990
Ligue 11007,8806
Total top-5 96563,749118
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
CSV ↓
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship (Eng)15998
Eredivisie (Ned)131,125
MLS (USA/Can)42533,179
Saudi Pro League (KSA)523,875
Brasileirão (Bra)104277,174
Primera División (Arg)13110,491
Primera División (Arg)66850,083
All competitions (32 named + 78 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Brasileirão (Bra)104277,174
Primera División (Arg)66850,083
Copa Libertadores45433,837
MLS (USA/Can)42533,179
Premier League (Eng)39725,117
Copa Sudamericana24919,611
LaLiga (Spa)22716,508
Serie A (Ita)22412,945
Premier Liga (Rus)14612,881
Primera División (Arg)13110,491
Ligue 1 (Fra)1007,880
Primera División (Arg)705,239
Pro League (UAE)665,189
Liga MX (Mex)605,326
Saudi Pro League (KSA)523,875
Liga MX (Mex)433,717
EFL Cup (Eng)332,227
Super League (Sui)312,687
FA Cup (Eng)301,800
Copa del Rey (Spa)281,927
CONCACAF Champions League271,808
Segunda (Spa)241,318
Ligue 2 (Fra)211,627
UEFA Europa League181,351
Bundesliga (Ger)171,299
Championship (Eng)15998
Eredivisie (Ned)131,125
AFC Champions League11977
Coupe de France (Fra)11924
Coppa Italia (Ita)7559
UEFA Champions League6413
UCL qualifying4360
Other competitions (78 — minor leagues, cups, youth)2191166,306
Squad traits
Mean height
182 cm
26/26 measured
Defender height
185 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
18%
prospect share
Goal dependency
58%
Antonio Sanabria of squad league goals
Value dependency
16%
Julio Enciso of squad value
Precocity
3,351′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Antonio Sanabria (3,351′), Julio Enciso (1,560′), Andrés Cubas (8′).