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Australia Paraguay vs Australia: time, TV channel and stadium Group Stage of the FIFA World Cup 2026 · Thursday, June 25, 2026 · 22:00 ET · Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara.
Match preview Paraguay and Australia close Group D at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara in a direct duel for qualification. Both sides, combative and hard to beat, reach the final matchday knowing the winner could take the ticket to the Round of 32.
The Paraguayans, quarterfinalists in 2010, and the Socceroos, regulars in the round of 16 in their recent appearances, promise a physical, tight match. A group finale of the kind decided by details, with both teams forced to take risks.
Goals and cards Paraguay (1) Diego Gómez 77' Australia (1) Jackson Irvine 46' Cards Match center
Lineups, changes and statistics ESPN 22 starters Paraguay 5-3-2 Starting XI 12 Orlando Gill G 15 Gustavo Gómez CD 3 Omar Alderete CD-L ↓ 2 Gustavo Velázquez CD-R 26 Alexandro Maidana LB ↓ 4 Juan Jose Cáceres RB 14 Andrés Cubas CM 23 Matías Galarza CM-L ↓ 8 Diego Gómez CM-R ↓ 19 Julio Enciso CF-L 21 Gabriel Ávalos CF-R ↓ Substitutes 22 Gastón Olveira SUB 24 Gustavo Caballero SUB 7 Ramón Sosa SUB 16 Damián Bobadilla SUB ↑ 20 Braian Ojeda SUB 18 Alex Arce SUB ↑ 6 Júnior Alonso SUB ↑ 9 Antonio Sanabria SUB 25 Isidro Pitta SUB 17 Alejandro Romero Gamarra SUB 1 Gatito Fernández SUB 13 José Canale SUB ↑ 5 Fabián Balbuena SUB 11 Maurício SUB ↑ Australia 3-4-2-1 Starting XI 18 Patrick Beach G 19 Harry Souttar CD 25 Lucas Herrington CD-L 3 Alessandro Circati CD-R 22 Jackson Irvine CM-L ↓ 13 Aiden O'Neill CM-R 16 Aziz Behich LM 5 Jordan Bos RM 17 Nestory Irankunda F ↓ 8 Connor Metcalfe CF-L 20 Cristian Volpato CF-R ↓ Substitutes 12 Paul Izzo SUB 1 Mathew Ryan SUB 21 Cameron Burgess SUB 23 Nishan Velupillay SUB 11 Awer Mabil SUB 14 Cameron Devlin SUB 24 Paul Okon-Engstler SUB ↑ 26 Tete Yengi SUB ↑ 9 Mohamed Toure SUB 10 Ajdin Hrustic SUB ↑ 15 Kai Trewin SUB 2 Milos Degenek SUB 6 Jason Geria SUB 8 45' 58' 67' 84' 84' 84' 90'+2' 90'+2' 28 Paraguay Australia
9 Fouls 6
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
1 Corner Kicks 3
5 Saves 2
44 Possession 56
7 SHOTS 12
2 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
330 Accurate Passes 438
426 Passes 537
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
0 Accurate Crosses 4
7 Crosses 13
0.0 Cross % 0.3
59 Long Balls 58
14 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.2 Long Balls % 0.3
1 Blocked Shots 3
17 Effective Tackles 12
24 Tackles 20
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
8 Interceptions 7
24 Effective Clearances 10
24 Clearances 10
ET (US East) 22:00
Colombia / Peru 21:00
Mexico City 20:00
Argentina / Chile 23:00
Spain 04:00 (next day)
Date: Thursday, June 25, 2026.
Levi's Stadium
Santa Clara, California · Capacity 69,391
TV channels and streaming vary by country (Telemundo and Fox in the US, RTVC in Colombia, TVA/Azteca in Mexico, RTVE in Spain, and more).
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