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Paraguay Turkey vs Paraguay: time, TV channel and stadium Group Stage of the FIFA World Cup 2026 · Friday, June 19, 2026 · 23:00 ET · Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara.
Match preview Turkey and Paraguay meet in a duel of pedigree at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, key to a Group D led by host United States. Both sides, used to competing in tight matches, know that taking points here is vital to avoid being left behind.
The Turks, third in 2002, bank on their technical quality; Paraguay, quarterfinalists in 2010, on their solidity and South American character. A physical, tactical match between two teams who will fight for second place in the group.
Goals and cards Turkey (0) Paraguay (1) Matías Galarza 2' Goals Turkey (1) Eren Elmalı 71' Paraguay (2) Matías Galarza 4' Miguel Almirón 45'+3 Cards Match center
Lineups, changes and statistics ESPN 22 starters Turkey 4-2-3-1 Starting XI 23 Ugurcan Çakir G 14 Abdülkerim Bardakçi CD-L ↓ 3 Merih Demiral CD-R 20 Ferdi Kadioglu LB ↓ 18 Mert Müldür RB 8 Arda Güler AM 16 Ismail Yüksek LM ↓ 10 Hakan Çalhanoglu RM 7 Kerem Aktürkoglu F ↓ 11 Kenan Yildiz AM-L 19 Yunus Akgün AM-R ↓ Substitutes 2 Zeki Çelik SUB 26 Can Uzun SUB ↑ 17 Irfan Can Kahveci SUB 9 Deniz Gül SUB ↑ 13 Eren Elmali SUB ↑ 21 Baris Alper Yilmaz SUB ↑ 5 Salih Özcan SUB 22 Kaan Ayhan SUB 24 Oguz Aydin SUB 12 Altay Bayindir SUB 15 Ozan Kabak SUB 4 Çaglar Söyüncü SUB 1 Mert Günok SUB 25 Samet Akaydin SUB 6 Orkun Kökçü SUB ↑ Paraguay 4-4-2 Starting XI 12 Orlando Gill G 3 Omar Alderete CD-L 15 Gustavo Gómez CD-R 6 Júnior Alonso LB 4 Juan Jose Cáceres RB ↓ 8 Diego Gómez CM-L ↓ 14 Andrés Cubas CM-R 23 Matías Galarza LM ↓ 10 Miguel Almirón RM 19 Julio Enciso CF-L ↓ 25 Isidro Pitta CF-R ↓ Substitutes 17 Alejandro Romero Gamarra SUB 16 Damián Bobadilla SUB ↑ 26 Alexandro Maidana SUB ↑ 20 Braian Ojeda SUB 1 Gatito Fernández SUB 7 Ramón Sosa SUB 13 José Canale SUB ↑ 24 Gustavo Caballero SUB 5 Fabián Balbuena SUB 18 Alex Arce SUB 9 Antonio Sanabria SUB 11 Maurício SUB 22 Gastón Olveira SUB 21 Gabriel Ávalos SUB ↑ 2 Gustavo Velázquez SUB ↑ 10 45' 45' 60' 60' 67' 70' 81' 86' 90'+2' 90'+2' 28 Turkey Paraguay
14 Fouls 15
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
2 Offsides 3
12 Corner Kicks 0
1 Saves 5
78.5 Possession 21.5
32 SHOTS 7
5 ON GOAL 2
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
559 Accurate Passes 96
629 Passes 178
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.5
8 Accurate Crosses 2
42 Crosses 6
0.2 Cross % 0.3
42 Long Balls 64
28 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.7 Long Balls % 0.3
12 Blocked Shots 2
11 Effective Tackles 15
17 Tackles 25
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 9
29 Effective Clearances 48
29 Clearances 48
ET (US East) 23:00
Colombia / Peru 22:00
Mexico City 21:00
Argentina / Chile 00:00 (next day)
Spain 05:00 (next day)
Date: Friday, June 19, 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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