Colombia 0-1 Paraguay: match report, goals and statistics

Match summary

Under-21 International Friendly, Saturday, 3 October 2026: Paraguay came out on top against Colombia, winning 1-0.

The score was 0-0 at half-time. The game was played at Sports Illustrated Stadium, Harrison, New Jersey.

Before kick-off

Over their last 5 games Colombia have 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats. They scored 3 goals and let in 1 goal (W-D-W-D-D). Colombia are unbeaten in 5 matches.

Over their last 5 games Paraguay have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. They scored 4 goals and let in 2 goals (W-D-D-L-W).

Colombia arrive in better form, taking 9 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 8 for Paraguay.

The previous meeting between the sides before this game was Colombia 2-2 Paraguay on Wednesday, 26 March 2025.

Goals and key moments

The match produced 1 goal.

56' - Hugo Benítez scored for Paraguay (0-1).

Discipline and substitutions

The match saw 5 yellow cards: 2 for Colombia and 3 for Paraguay.

Substitutions recorded: 7 substitutions for Colombia and 5 substitutions for Paraguay.

Match statistics

Colombia had 58.4% of possession, against 41.6% for Paraguay.

Colombia had 14 shots, 2 on target, while Paraguay had 5 shots, 2 on target. Colombia won 3 corners and Paraguay won 1 corner. Colombia committed 14 fouls and Paraguay committed 19 fouls.

More on this match

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