Türkiye v Paraguay

The full-time whistle sounds at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium as 10-man Paraguay show resilience to defeat a wasteful Turkiye 1-0. The result sees dark horses Turkiye exit the World Cup with one game left to play, whereas Paraguay have given themselves a brilliant chance of progressing to the round of 32. Paraguay made the perfect start to the contest as Enciso’s flick-on allowed Galarza to strike a left-footed finish into the bottom-right corner after 65 seconds. Turkiye came close to levelling the scoreline, but Muldur saw his towering header rattle the woodwork before hitting the upright. Paraguay were then reduced to 10 men in the third minute of first-half stoppage time, thanks to a VAR intervention, after Almiron received a red card for covering his mouth as he said something to Muldur. Yildiz came close three minutes after the break, but the Juventus attacker hit the side netting from a tight angle. Enciso almost doubled Paraguay’s lead as he glided in from the right before dragging an attempt wide of the left-hand post before an unmarked Gul headed straight into the hands of a relieved Gill. Montella’s side almost found an 89th-minute equaliser, but Uzun’s 18-yard attempt was brilliantly denied by Gill, with Gul missing the rebound from close range. There was one last chance for Turkiye to keep their World Cup hopes alive in second-half stoppage time, but Demiral could only head Guler’s left-wing centre inches past the right-hand post. Turkiye created 32 shots with five on target, reflected by an xG of 2.10, whereas Paraguay registered seven shots with two on target, highlighted by an xG of 0.32. That concludes our live commentary of this entertaining 2026 World Cup Group D contest. We hope you enjoyed it. Thanks for reading and take care!

FULL-TIME: TURKIYE 0-1 PARAGUAY

SO SO CLOSE!!!!! Turkiye have done everything BUT score! Guler clips a left-wing centre into the box, with Demiral rising highest, and heading inches past the right-hand post! The defender can't believe it!

One last chance for Turkiye? It's now or never for the dark horses...

90'+2'

Substitution

The second change sees goalscorer Galarza depart for Canale.

90'+2'

Substitution

As we enter stoppage time, Paraguay make a change as Enciso comes off for Avalos.