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Paraguay vs Australia Predictions - Paraguay to prevail against Australia in winner takes all

Brad Newcomb

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Last updated: 23 Jun 2026

Brad Newcomb 23 Jun 2026

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Paraguay have won 4 of their last matches.
Australia must win to secure a place in the round of 32 but have struggled for consistency.
Paraguay predicted to beat Australia with both teams likely to score (BTTS).

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Paraguay must win to progress to the round of 32 (Getty Images)

Paraguay recorded their first victory at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in their last fixture and have been in decent nick. Australia dropped points in their previous Group D match and have lacked consistency in recent outings. Paraguay are predicted to win with BTTS.

Paraguay have won 3 of their last 5 fixtures.
Paraguay have scored 8 goals in 5 matches.
Paraguay have conceded 6 goals in 5 games.
Australia have won 2 of their last 5 fixtures.
Australia have scored 8 goals in 5 games.
Australia have conceded 5 goals in 5 matches.

Head to Head

Australia have the advantage over Paraguay, with two victories to none, including one draw in three meetings.

Paraguay Form

Paraguay gave their FIFA World Cup campaign a boost after they pulled off a narrow victory in their Group D match against Turkiye last weekend, winning 1-0

Los Guaraníes had 22% possession and six shots in the game, with two attempts on target.

La Albirroja were outplayed in their opening group stage match, losing to hosts, the USA, 4-1.

Los Guaraníes have registered three victories in their last five fixtures, with two defeats. They scored eight goals and conceded six.

Paraguay have an opportunity to reach the knockout stages of the World Cup for the first time since 2010, and will start confidently against Australia, having won four of their last six matches.

Australia Form

Australia's ambitions to reach the round of 32 took a knock in their Group D clash with the USA last weekend, losing 2-0.

The Socceroos had 37% possession and five shots in the game, with two attempts on target.

Before that, Australia saw off the challenge of Turkiye in their FIFA World Cup opener, winning by two goals to nil. .

The Socceroos have won two of their last five fixtures, with one defeat and two draws. They scored eight goals and conceded five.

Australia must beat Paraguay in their final group game to secure a place in the round of 32; however, they have been prone to inconsistent performances in recent outings.

Team News

Paraguay

Matias Galvarza scored the winning goal against Turkiye last weekend.

Miguel Almiron will miss the final group stage match after receiving a red card in Paraguay's previous match.

Mauricio has scored one goal in the tournament so far.

Goalkeepers: Roberto Junior Fernandez, Orlando Gill, Gaston Olveira

Defenders: Omar Alderete, Junior Alonso, Fabian Balbuena, Juan Jose Caceres, Jose Canale, Gustavo Gomez, Alexandro Maidana, Gustavo Velazquez

Midfielders: Damian Bobadilla, Gustavo Caballero, Andres Cubas, Matias Galarza, Diego Gomez, Mauricio Magalhaes, Braian Ojeda, Alejandro Romero

Forwards: Miguel Almiron, Gabriel Avalos, Alex Arce, Julio Enciso, Isidro Pitta, Antonio Sanabria, Ramon Sosa

Australia

Nestory Irankunda and Connor Metcalfe have scored a goal each in this edition of the World Cup.

Goalkeepers: Maty Ryan, Paul Izzo, Patrick Beach

Defenders: Aziz Behich, Jordan Bos, Cameron Burgess, Alessandro Circati, Milos Degenek, Jason Geria, Lucas Herrington, Jacob Italiano, Harry Souttar, Kai Trewin

Midfielders: Cameron Devlin, Ajdin Hrustic, Jackson Irvine, Connor Metcalfe, Aiden O'Neill, Paul Okon-Engstler

Forwards: Nestory Irankunda, Mathew Leckie, Awer Mabil, Mohamed Toure, Nishan Velupillay, Cristian Volpato, Tete Yengi

Verdict

Paraguay v Australia

Paraguay come into their final FIFA World Cup Group D match in better shape than Australia and are tipped to secure a BTTS victory, with a 2-1 score at full-time.

Paraguay Win

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Brad graduated from the University of South Africa with a Bcom-Management Accounting degree and has a financial background.

His love of sport has seen him venture down the road of researching sporting history for the past several years, specifically boxing, cricket and football.

Other sports of particular interest are golf, tennis, horse racing and motorsports.

Additionally, he spends his time researching the military history of his home country of South Africa.

He is an ardent Liverpool supporter and is known to DJ and release music on occasion.