M. Galarza scores early as Paraguay beat Türkiye 1-0

In the second round of the 2026 World Cup group stage, Türkiye fell 1-0 to Paraguay. Just two minutes into the match, M. Galarza put Paraguay ahead, with Julio César Enciso providing the assist, and the visitors moved in front 1-0. M. Galarza was booked in the 4th minute.

In first-half stoppage time at 45+3, Paraguay’s M. Almiron was shown a red card. At the break, Paraguay still led Türkiye 1-0. In the second half, Türkiye made several personnel changes, but the scoreline stayed the same; V. Montella received a yellow card in the 63rd minute, and E. Elmali was booked in the 71st minute. Paraguay ultimately held on to the 1-0 result until the final whistle.

On the statistical side, Türkiye had 79% possession to Paraguay’s 21%. Expected goals were 2.10 for Türkiye and 0.32 for Paraguay. Türkiye took 32 shots to Paraguay’s 7, with 5 shots on target for Türkiye and 2 for Paraguay. Pass completion was 89% for Türkiye and 53% for Paraguay. Türkiye won 12 corners to Paraguay’s 0, while offside calls were 2 for Türkiye and 3 for Paraguay. Türkiye made 1 save and Paraguay 5, and the foul count was 14 for Türkiye and 15 for Paraguay.

In the previous group-stage round, Türkiye lost 2-0 to Australia, while Paraguay fell 4-1 to the United States.

Looking ahead to the next round, Türkiye will face the United States in the third group match on 2026-06-26, and Paraguay will meet Australia on the same day in the third group match.