Paraguay national beach soccer team

 Paraguay
Nickname(s) Albirroja, Pynandi
Association Paraguayan Football Association
Confederation CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach Gustavo Zloccowick
FIFA code PAR
BSWW ranking 7 (as of October 2018)


First colours


Second colours
World Cup
Appearances 3
Best result Quarter-finals: (2017)
CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship
Appearances 6 (first in 2006)
Best result 2nd place: (2013, 2015)
Website www.apf.org.py

The Paraguay national beach soccer team represents Paraguay in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the APF, the governing body for football in Paraguay. The team debuted in 2013 at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup and has been classified since then in all editions as of 2017.
They are locally known as Pynandi, which is translated as 'barefoot' from guarani language.[1]

Current squad

Team of the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Rolando González
2 FW Juan López
3 DF Gustavo Benítez
4 MF Luis Ojeda
5 DF Jesús Rolón
6 FW Pedro Morán
No. Position Player
7 DF Édgar Barreto
8 DF Carlos Carballo
9 DF Sergio Díaz
10 FW Orlando Zayas
11 DF Sergio Villaverde
12 GK Iván Fernández
  • Coach: Gustavo Zloccowick

Records

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

Year Result
Brazil Brazil 2005 Did not enter
Brazil Brazil 2006 Did not qualify
Brazil Brazil 2007 Did not enter
France France 2008 Did not qualify
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 2009 Did not qualify
Italy Italy 2011 Did not qualify
French Polynesia Tahiti 2013 Group stage (9th)
Portugal Portugal 2015 Group stage (12th)
The Bahamas Bahamas 2017 Quarter-finals (7th)
Total3/9

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

Year Result
Brazil 2006 Group stage (5th)
Argentina 2008 Group stage (6th)
Uruguay 2009 Group stage (6th)
Brazil 2011 Group stage (6th)
Argentina 2013 2nd Place
Ecuador 2015 2nd Place
Paraguay 2017 2nd Place
Total0 titles

South American Beach Games

Year Result
Uruguay Uruguay 2009 Group stage (7th)
Ecuador Ecuador 2011 2nd Place
Venezuela Venezuela 2014 2nd Place
Total0 title

Bolivarian Beach Games

Year Result
Peru Peru 2012 Winner
Peru Peru 2014 Winner
Chile Chile 2016 2nd Place
Total2 title

References

  1. ↑ "Histórica clasificación de los Pynandi". www.ultimahora.com.
  2. ↑ FIFA.com. "FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Bahamas 2017 - Paraguay - FIFA.com". FIFA.com.
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