South Africa 2010 FIFA World Cup - All about Paraguay!

The Road to South Africa 2010!

From a perspective Olympic Paraguay is a nation unique in the Western Hemisphere. Why? This landlocked country is famous for its athletes. Against all odds, in 1987, Paraguayan tennis team has made headlines worldwide when they led by Manuel Victor Pecci defeated the U.S. 3-2. This day was very special for the South American country. But Paraguay had other ideas, the biggest in sports. Withouteconomic power of many nations Olympics, FIFA World Cup 2010 will be the 'fourth appearance in the World Cup Paraguay, a record for the third world countries'. Since then, the Spanish-speaking nation has been home to many footballers, including Casimir Avalos, Jose Luis Chilavert, was Roberto Cabanas and Julio Cesar Romero.

Country profile: Paraguay

Paraguay is a Spanish-speaking nation in the heart ofSouth America. The interior has an area of 157,000 square miles (406.752000 km) and is surrounded by Bolivia to the north west of Brazil, Argentina east. With over six million people, Paraguay - about the size of California - is one of the most sparsely populated countries in the Western Hemisphere. She is also one of the most ethnically homogeneous countries in the region. And 'now the country's capital of Asuncion. In early 1810,Paraguay is one of the first independent nations of the world. Historically, Latin American republic, a dictatorship until 1989, when the sovereign nation Alfredo Stroessner was overthrown by Andres Rodriguez.

World Cup tradition

FIFA recognized as a member of Paraguay in 1925. In the years 1922 and 1929, Paraguay scored the second in South American tournament in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Buenos Aires (Argentina). The following year, by mid-1930Paraguay is one of 13 countries on their capital to make World Cup debut in Montevideo, Uruguay. In this case, completed eight, most of Romania, Belgium and Mexico. In the second half of the 20th Century, men's soccer team won the fourth World Cup in Brazil. In the meantime, was Champion of South America in 1953. Between 3 June and 29 June 1958, 12 space Paraguay in world tournament in Stockholm (Sweden).

On July 27, 1965 Luque(Paraguay), was born Jose Luis Chilavert, one of the best athletes in Latin America in 1990. During this period he had a great career as a goalkeeper. He played for Velez Sarfield (Argentina), Zaragoza (Spain) and other foreign teams. Under the direction of Chilavert, one of the nation's three most popular idols, with sins and Augusto Roa Bastos (writer), Velez Sarfield won numerous international titles, including the Copa Libertadores (1994), the Copa Interamericana (1994),Intercontinental Cup (1994), and the Supercopa Sudamericana (1996). In 1995, 1997 and 1998 he was named the best goalkeeper in the world by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS).

At the end of 1970, the team turned the football team in the American South second youth tournament. Then she was among the top seven teams in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Tokyo, Japan. This team was the core of the country for the teamMexico 1986 FIFA World Cup.

During the 1986 FIFA World Cup, football men qualified for the semifinals and was one of the thirteen best teams in the world. In the years after 1992, qualified in men's football team for the Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, where he was eighth, followed by America, Kuwait, Colombia, with other teams. In Spain, Paraguay was one of the teams that their Olympic debut.

By the end of the 20th CenturyMen's soccer team was in the world tournament and fourteenth Place. During this event, France have beaten Nigeria (3-1) and tied with Bulgaria (0-0) and Spain (0-0). In the next round, the hosts lost 1-0 to Paraguay.

By the early 2000s, the country with a team that for years together, and adopted the ticket for the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan. During the decade, ending a surprise second at the 28th Summer Olympic Games inGreece, the country's first Olympic medal. Then qualified in South America for the Global Tournament in Germany in 2006 and in 18th position, ahead of Poland and Croatia. In 2009, men soccer team won the right to participate in World Cup 2010 FIFA World.

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