Paraguay national under-20 football team

Paraguay national under-20 football team represents Paraguay in the international football competitions like South American Youth Championship and in FIFA U-20 World Cup. The head coach of this team is Adrian Coria with Joel Silva being the captain of the team. Estadio Defensores del Chaco is the home stadium of this team.

This team has delivered many best talents like Juan Bautista Aguero, Roberto Cabanas, Justo Villar, Roque Santa Cruz and Julio Cesar Romero. So far, the team has participated in around eight events of the FIFA World Youth Championship, with their best performance being in the 2001 World Cup when they finished in the fourth place. It was in 1971, that this club performed their best at the South American Youth Championship.

Moreover, the team finished as runner up teams in 1964, 1967, 1985 and in 2009. What’s more, the team was also qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup that was held in Egypt. The present squad of the Paraguay national under 20 football team includes Robin Ramirez, Hernan Perez, Federico Santander, Joel Silva and Nicolas Martinez.

The Paraguay under 20 team was placed at the fourth place at the FIFA U-20 World Cup for the first time in 2001. They were place in the first place for the first time in 1971 at the South American Youth Championship. Moreover, the team was the runner up of the championship for four times, in 1964, 1967, 1985 and in 2009. They were placed in the third place for six times, in 1974, 1977, 1979, 1997, 2001 and in 2003. Apart from this, they were placed in the fourth place for the first time in 1999.