The road to South Africa 2010!
From Olympic prospects, paragon is a unique country in the Western Hemisphere. Why? This closed the nation's known for its competitive athletes. Against all odds, since 1987, Paraguayan tennis team made world headlines when, led by Victor Manuel Pecci, defeated United States 3-2. That day was very special for the countries of South America. But Paraguay had the second highest performance in the sport. Without the economic power of many Olympic Games, FIFA 2010 World Cup will be the fourth appearance in the World Cup for Paraguay, which is a record in the world in developing countries. Since then, the Spanish-speaking nation has been home to many top footballers, including Casimiro Avalos, Jose Luis Chilavert, Roberto Cabanas, and Julio Cesar Romero.
Country Profile: Paraguay
Paraguay is Spanish-speaking nation located in the heart of South America. This landlocked country has an area of 157,000 square miles (406,752 km) and surrounded on the north, Bolivia, Brazil, in the west, Argentina to the east. With more than six million people, Paraguay - about the size of California - among the sparsely populated country in the Western Hemisphere. At the same time, it is one of the most ethnically homogeneous countries in the region. Meanwhile, Asuncion is home to the country's capital. By the early 1810s, Paraguay has become one of the first independent nations of the world. Historically, the Republic of Latin America was a dictatorship until 1989, when the people of the ruler Alfredo Stroessner was overthrown by Andres Rodriguez.
World Championship Tradition
FIFA recognizes Paraguay, as a member in 1925. In 1922 and 1929, Paraguay was the runner-up in the South American tournament in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Buenos Aires (Argentina). The next year, by mid-1930, Paraguay was one of 13 countries to make their debut in the World Cup in Montevideo, Uruguay capital. In this case, ending eight, beating Romania, Belgium and Mexico. In the second half of the 20th century, men's soccer team has appeared at the fourth World Cup in Brazil. In the meantime, he became South American champion in 1953. Between the third June and 29th June 1958, Paraguay ranked 12th the world tournament in Stockholm (Sweden ).
On 27 July 1965 in Luque (Paraguay), was born Jose Luis Chilavert, one of Latin America's best athletes in 1990. During that time, had a great career as a goalkeeper. He played for Velez Sarfield (Argentina), Zaragoza (Spain) and other foreign teams. Under the leadership of Chilavert, one of the nation's three most popular idols, along with Pecci and Augusto Roa Bastos (novelist), Velez Sarfield won several international titles, including the Copa Libertadores (1994), Copa Interamericano (1994), Intercontinental Cup (1994), and the Supercopa Sudamericana (1996). In 1995, 1997 and 1998, was named as the world's best goalkeeper by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS ).
By the late 1970s, men's soccer team placed second in the South American tournament for youth. Thereafter, ranked among the top seven teams in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Tokyo, Japan. This team was the core country team for the Mexico 1986 FIFA World Cup.
The 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, men's soccer team qualified for the semifinals and one of the thirteen best teams on Earth. In the years that followed, until 1992, men's soccer team qualified for the Barcelona Olympics where he finished eighth, ahead of America, Kuwait, Colombia, among other teams. In Spain, Paraguay was one of two teams that made its Olympic debut.
By the end of the 20 century, men's soccer team participated in a global tournament and 14 placed. During this event in France, they beat Nigeria (3-1) and tied with Bulgaria (0-0) and Spain (0-0). In the next round, the hosts beat Paraguay 1-0.
Until the early 2000s, the country, but they are together over the years, picked up tickets for the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan. Over the decades, finished a surprise second in the 28th Olympic Games in Greece, the nation's first Olympic medal. After that, the people of the South American qualifying for the 2006 global tournament in Germany and placed 18th, ahead of the Polish and Croatian. In 2009, men's soccer team, won the right to participate in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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