Paraguay national under-20 football team represents Paraguay in international football competitions such as FIFA U-20 World Cup and South American Youth Football Championship.
The team's most successful period was mostly during 2001 to 2003 and once again in 2006, achieving Fourth place at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship before winning back-to-back tournaments at the Milk Cup in 2002 and 2003 and once again in 2006. Paraguay also won the 2002 SBS Cup disputed in Shizuoka Japan.
Overview The under-20 Paraguay national football team has featured many of Paraguay's most prominent players such as Juan Bautista Agüero, Julio César Romero, Roberto Cabañas, Paulo Da Silva, Justo Villar, Salvador Cabañas and Roque Santa Cruz.
The team has participated in 10 events of the FIFA World Youth Championship and the best performance came in the 2001 World Cup held in Argentina, when Paraguay finished in the fourth place. The best performance at the South American level came in 1971 when they won the South American Youth Football Championship (also known as "Juventud de América"), along with four runners-up finishes in 1964, 1967, 1985 and 2009.
Paraguay has qualified for 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup that was held in Egypt.
Current talents for the Paraguay squad include Hernán Pérez, Robin Ramírez, Nicolás Martínez, Federico Santander and Joel Silva.El paraguayo Santander, entre las figuras del Sub 20
Tournament records
FIFA U-20 World Cup
FIFA U-20 World CupHosts / YearResult 1977Group stage320162 1979Quarter-finals421183 1981Did not qualify 1983 1985Group stage301236 1987Did not qualify 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997Group stage302156 1999Round of 16421178 2001Fourth place7313811 2003Round of 16420244 2005Did not qualify 2007 2009Round of 16412124 2011Did not qualify 2013Round of 16412133 2015Did not qualify 2017 2019 2023 2025Round of 16411245 2027To be determinedTotal10/25401411155052
Current squad Paraguay announced their final 21-player squad on 19 September 2025 for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Head-to-head record The following table shows Paraguay's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup. OpponentWin %Total
See also Paraguay national football team Paraguay national under-23 football team Paraguay national under-17 football team Paraguay women's national under-20 football team Football in Paraguay
References
External links APF Website