Turkey and Paraguay meet at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California on June 19, 2026, with kickoff scheduled for 23:00. Both sides arrive under pressure after opening-round defeats, making this a must-win scenario for each. Below are the confirmed predicted lineups based on their respective first-match squads.
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Turkey Predicted Lineup
Turkey fell 2–0 to Australia in their World Cup opener. Uğurcan Çakır starts in goal, protected by a back four of Mehmet Çelik, Merih Demiral, A. Bardakcı, and Ferdi Kadıoğlu. The midfield is anchored by İ. Yüksek and Hakan Çalhanoğlu, with Arda Guler and Orkun Kökçü providing technical support in the middle third. Up front, Barış Yılmaz and M. Aktürkoğlu lead the attack.
From the bench, Kenan Yildiz came on at the 46th minute, Yunus Akgün entered at 62′, Salih Özcan and Mert Müldür came on at 81′, and Deniz Gül was introduced at 85′.
| # | Player |
|---|---|
| 23 | Uğurcan Çakır (GK) |
| 2 | Mehmet Çelik |
| 3 | Merih Demiral |
| 14 | A. Bardakcı |
| 20 | Ferdi Kadıoğlu |
| 16 | İ. Yüksek |
| 10 | Hakan Çalhanoğlu |
| 8 | Arda Guler |
| 6 | Orkun Kökçü |
| 21 | Barış Yılmaz |
| 7 | M. Aktürkoğlu |
Turkey Bench
- 1 Mert Günok
- 4 Caglar Söyüncü
- 5 Salih Özcan (on 81′)
- 9 Deniz Gül (on 85′)
- 11 Kenan Yildiz (on 46′)
- 12 Altay Bayındır
- 13 Evren Elmalı
- 15 Ozan Kabak
- 17 İ. Kahveci
- 18 Mert Müldür (on 81′)
- 19 Yunus Akgün (on 62′, 86′)
- 22 Kaan Ayhan
- 24 Oğuz Aydın
- 25 Samet Akaydin
- 26 Can Uzun
Paraguay Predicted Lineup
Paraguay were beaten 4–1 by the USA in their opening game. Orlando Gill starts in goal. The defense is composed of Juan Cáceres, Gustavo Gómez, Omar Alderete, and Júnior Alonso. D. Gómez Amarilla and Adrián Cubas operate centrally alongside Damián Bobadilla, who scored in the 7th minute against the USA. Miguel Almirón features in the attacking midfield line with Arnaldo Sanabria and Julio Enciso up front.
Juan Cáceres picked up a booking in the 10th minute and was substituted at 79′. Júnior Alonso was cautioned in the 90th minute. Sub Mauricio came on at 46′ and scored at 73′, while Alejandro Romero entered at 80′.
| # | Player |
|---|---|
| 12 | Orlando Gill (GK) |
| 4 | Juan Cáceres |
| 15 | Gustavo Gómez |
| 3 | Omar Alderete |
| 6 | Júnior Alonso |
| 8 | D. Gómez Amarilla |
| 14 | Adrián Cubas |
| 16 | Damián Bobadilla |
| 10 | Miguel Almirón |
| 9 | Arnaldo Sanabria |
| 19 | Julio Enciso |
Paraguay Bench
- 1 Roberto Fernández
- 2 Víctor Velázquez (on 79′)
- 5 Fabián Balbuena
- 7 Ramón Sosa (on 79′)
- 11 Mauricio (on 46′, ⚽ 73′)
- 13 José Canale
- 17 Alejandro Romero (on 80′)
- 18 Alex Arce Barrios (on 62′, 88′)
- 20 Braian Ojeda
- 21 Gabriel Ávalos
- 22 Gastón Olveira
- 23 M. Galarza Fonda
- 24 Gustavo Caballero
- 25 Isidro Pitta
- 26 A. Maidana Mendieta
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