Turkey vs Paraguay Official Lineups, Friday, 19 June 2026, World Cup Group
Here are the official starting lineups for Türkiye and Paraguay for the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group D match, taking place at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on Friday, June 19, 2026, at 8:00 PM PT. Both teams are feeling the heat after their opening-day losses and are in urgent need of a victory to maintain their chances of advancing to the knockout stage.
👉 3 Serie A players called up for 🇹🇷 the Turkey National team:
- AS Roma defender Zeki Çelik
- Inter midfielder Hakan Çalhanoğlu
- Juventus forward Kenan Yildiz
✅ Serie A players called up for 🇵🇾 the Paraguay National team World Cup 2026:
- Cremonese forward Antonio Sanabria
👉 Click here for Full 2026 World Cup Squad Lists – Confirmed rosters for all 48 teams.
👉 Click here for 2026 World Cup Group Stage Standings.
Group D
| Rank | Teams | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goal difference | Points | For | Against | Current form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 USA |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | WW??? |
| 2 |
 Australia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | WL??? |
| 3 |
 Paraguay |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | LW??? |
| 4 |
 Turkey |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | LL??? |
Starting lineups
Substitutes
Paraguay:
- Goalkeepers: Roberto Junior Fernandez (Cerro Porteno), Orlando Gill (San Lorenzo), Gaston Olveira (Olimpia).
- Defenders: Omar Alderete (Sunderland), Junior Alonso (Atletico Mineiro), Fabian Balbuena (Gremio), Juan Jose Caceres (Dinamo Moscow), Jose Canale (Lanus), Gustavo Gomez (Palmeiras), Alexandro Maidana (Talleres), Gustavo Velazquez (Cerro Porteno).
- Midfielders: Damian Bobadilla (Sao Paulo), Gustavo Caballero (Portsmouth), Andres Cubas (Vancouver Whitecaps), Matias Galarza (Atlanta United), Diego Gomez (Brighton), Mauricio Magalhaes (Palmeiras), Briaian Ojeda (Orlando City), Alejandro Romero (Al Ain).
- Forwards: Miguel Almiron (Atlanta United), Gabriel Avalos (Independiente), Alex Arce (Independiente Rivadavia), Julio Enciso (Strasbourg), Isidro Pitta (Bragantino), Antonio Sanabria (Cremonese), Ramon Sosa (Palmeiras).
Turkiye World Cup 2026 Squad:
- Goalkeepers: Altay Bayindir (Manchester United), Mert Gunok (Fenerbahce), Ugurcan Cakir (Galatasaray)
- Defenders: Abdulkerim Bardakci (Galatasaray), Caglar Soyuncu (Fenerbahce), Eren Elmali (Galatasaray), Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton), Merih Demiral (Al-Ahli Saudi), Mert Muldur (Fenerbahce), Ozan Kabak (Hoffenheim), Samet Akaydin (Caykur Rizespor), Zeki Celik (AS Roma)
- Midfielders: Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter Milan), Ismail Yuksek (Fenerbahce), Kaan Ayhan (Galatasaray), Orkun Kokcu (Besiktas), Salih Ozcan (Borussia Dortmund)
- Forwards: Arda Guler (Real Madrid), Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray), Can Uzun (Eintracht Frankfurt), Deniz Gul (Porto), Irfan Can Kahveci (Kasimpasa), Kenan Yildiz (Juventus), Kerem Akturkoglu (Fenerbahce), Oguz Aydin (Fenerbahce), Yunus Akgun (Galatasaray)
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World Cup Group D Matchday 2
🇹🇷 Turkey – Paraguay
Date: Friday, June 19, 2026
Kick-off: 11:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) / 8:00 p.m. Pacific Time (PT)
Location: San Francisco Bay Area Stadium (Levi’s Stadium)
Santa Clara, California
Referee: Ivan Barton SLV
Assistant Referee 1: David Moran SLV
Assistant Referee 2: Antonio Pupiro SLV
Fourth Official: Oshane Nation JAM
Reserve AR: Caleb Wales TRI