With the worst attacking record of all 10 teams in South America, a tally of just 12 goals highlights why they were never really in contention to reach the World Cup finals for the first time since 2010.

However, five subsequent friendlies have brought wins over both Mexico and the United Arab Emirates, while La Albirroja were held to a goalless draw by Morocco at Seville's Estadio Benito Villamarin in their most recent outing.

Guillermo Barros Schelotto's side had previously seen a three-game winless run come to its end in September, when they secured an impressive 1-0 victory over the Mexicans through Derlis Gonzalez's 50th-minute strike, so they aim to build on that momentum this week.

After travelling to the Peruvian capital, Paraguay are bound for Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where they will meet Colombia - another South American nation that must watch on from afar as the action plays out in the Middle East.



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这支球队是南美10支球队中进攻最差的，仅仅12个进球就说明了为什么他们自2010年以来从未真正有机会进入世界杯决赛圈。

然而，在随后的五场友谊赛中，他们都战胜了墨西哥和阿联酋，而在最近的一场比赛中，La Albirroja在塞维利亚贝尼托维拉马林球场被摩洛哥0 - 0逼平。

吉列尔莫·巴罗斯·谢罗托的球队曾在9月份经历过三场零胜的经历，当时他们凭借德里斯·冈萨雷斯在第50分钟的进球1-0大胜墨西哥人，因此他们计划在本周延续这一势头。

从秘鲁首都出发后，巴拉圭队将前往佛罗里达州的劳德代尔堡，在那里他们将与另一个南美国家哥伦比亚队交锋。哥伦比亚队必须在远处观看中东的比赛。