Paraguay Eliminates Turkey from 2026 World Cup with Fastest Goal

Paraguay secured a crucial victory against Turkey with a score of 1-0 in a match held at the San Francisco Stadium during the second round of Group D in the 2026 World Cup.

This defeat means Turkey exits the tournament early, having suffered two consecutive losses, first to Australia in their opening match and now to Paraguay.

Paraguay’s sole goal came just 65 seconds into the game, scored by Matías Galarza with a powerful shot from outside the penalty area that the Turkish goalkeeper failed to save. This goal marks the fastest in World Cup history.

Fiery Start for Paraguay 🔥.

🇵🇾 ⚽️ Paraguay scores the fastest goal in FIFA World Cup 2026™.

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Turkey’s Starting Lineup Against Paraguay

Goalkeeper: Ugurcan Cakir.

Defense: Merih Demiral – Abdulkerim Bardakci – Mert Müldür – Ferdi Kadıoğlu.

Midfield: Kerem Aktürkoğlu – Hakan Çalhanoğlu – İsmail Yüksek – Arda Güler.

Forward: Kenan Yıldız – Yunus Akgün.

Paraguay’s Starting Lineup Against Turkey

Goalkeeper: Orlando Gil.

Defense: Omar Alderete – Juan José Cáceres – Junior Alonso – Gustavo Gómez.

Midfield: Diego Gómez – Miguel Almirón – Andrés Cubas – Matías Galarza.

Forward: Julio Enciso – Isidro Pita.