WC 2002-2022
Paraguay vs Türkiye
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WC 2026 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · GROUP D MEETING
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Paraguay
GROUP DFIFA #401 PL
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Türkiye
GROUP DFIFA #221 PL
WHAT THIS MATCHUP MEANS
The story before a ball is kicked
Paraguay arrive in Group D as the underdog seed with 1 Premier League player in their squad. Türkiye share that group as the mid-tier seed with 1 PL regular.
The two meet directly in the group stage. The result is critical — Group D's order through R32 is decided across just three matchdays, and head-to-head between equally-ranked teams is the second tiebreaker after points.
The pre-match weight of evidence leans Türkiye's way narrowly. Below: a six-dimension head-to-head, the Premier League club distribution per squad, and the Onside verdict.
INTERACTIVE · COMBINED DREAM XI
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HEAD-TO-HEAD · 6 DIMENSIONS
Paraguay vs Türkiye — where each one wins
Each row scores the two teams 0–100 on a dimension. Longer bar = stronger. The colour-coded chip on the right names the winner of each axis.
FormHow strong they are on paper (FIFA world ranking)
TUR +1861
79
PL footprintHow many Premier League players are in the squad
LEVEL5
5
Host edgeWhether they have home advantage as a host nation
LEVEL0
0
Group seedSeed position in their group of four
TUR +5025
75
ConfedTheir confederation's historical tournament strength
PAR +395
92
ExperienceA proxy for tournament heritage (rank + confederation)
TUR +1176
87
Paraguay
Türkiye
SQUAD CLUBS · PL PERSPECTIVE
Whose PL players are at the World Cup
If you own any of these clubs' assets in FPL, this matchup matters to your pre-season — tournament minutes here become Saturday minutes in August.
SQUAD · PL CLUB BREAKDOWN
Where Paraguay's 1 PL player comes from
For FPL managers: if you own any of these clubs' assets, Paraguay's tournament minutes shape your pre-season. Brighton leads with 1 player (100%).
Brighton1 · 100%
SQUAD · PL CLUB BREAKDOWN
Where Türkiye's 1 PL player comes from
For FPL managers: if you own any of these clubs' assets, Türkiye's tournament minutes shape your pre-season. Man Utd leads with 1 player (100%).
Man Utd1 · 100%
ONSIDE VERDICT
Edge to Türkiye · with confidence
- ·Türkiye sit #22 in the FIFA world ranking — 18 places clear of Paraguay.
REFERENCE · AXIS BREAKDOWN
| Axis | Paraguay | Türkiye | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Form | 61 | 79 | TUR +18 |
| PL footprint | 5 | 5 | level |
| Host edge | 0 | 0 | level |
| Group seed | 25 | 75 | TUR +50 |
| Confed | 95 | 92 | PAR +3 |
| Experience | 76 | 87 | TUR +11 |
OTHER COMPARISONS
HEAD-TO-HEAD · MODEL RATINGS
Paraguay vs Türkiye
PARAGUAY
TÜRKIYE
FORM SCORE
40
67
ATTACK
47
69
DEFENCE
34
59
EXPERIENCE
41
61
SQUAD-STRENGTH BREAKDOWN
Strength by department
PARAGUAY
- Attack40
- Midfield35
- Defence30
- GK20
TÜRKIYE
- Attack58
- Midfield53
- Defence48
- GK38
PREVIOUS WORLD CUP ENCOUNTERS
No previous WC encounters
These two haven't met at a World Cup in our 2002-2022 window. Qualifier + friendly history will be added as football-data feed warms up.
Source: openfootball/worldcup.json (CC0). World Cup 2002 → 2022 inclusive.
KEY PLAYERS · BOTH SIDES
The match-defining names
PARAGUAY
Top-3 by projected xP/90 — these are the players the model rates as match-defining for Paraguay.
View full Paraguay squad →TÜRKIYE
Top-3 by projected xP/90 — these are the players the model rates as match-defining for Türkiye.
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