{"id":3477,"date":"2026-06-24T12:38:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T12:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=3477"},"modified":"2026-06-24T12:38:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T12:38:38","slug":"turkiye-knocked-out-of-world-cup-2026-after-1-0-defeat-to-10-man-paraguay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=3477","title":{"rendered":"Turkiye knocked out of World Cup 2026 after 1-0 defeat to 10-man Paraguay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ten-man Paraguay eliminated \u2060Turkiye from the 2026 World Cup \u2060with a courageous defensive effort to seal a dramatic 1-0 win after suffering a dismissal before half-time, with the \u2060fastest goal of the tournament proving the difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Burna Boy - Higher [Official Music Video]\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eKzmRnetw-c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fired up after their humiliating 4-1 opening match defeat by the United States, Paraguay went ahead when Matias Galarza wound up from 25 metres (27 yards) and fired a \u200clow rocket home after 64 seconds on Friday evening, to eclipse Ismael Saibari\u2019s 71-second strike in Morocco\u2019s 1-0 win over Scotland hours before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spurred on to the sound of beating drums in the San Francisco Bay Area, Paraguay defended resolutely to withstand the Turkish onslaught and played the second half with 10 men, after \u200cMiguel Almiron was sent off for remarks made to Mert Muldur with his hand covering his mouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The win by the South Americans means the US were confirmed as Group D winners after their earlier 2-0 victory over Australia in Seattle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turkiye\u2019s coach, Vincenzo Montella, said his players fought to stay in the tournament and it was an outcome everyone had to accept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m sad, but \u200cI\u2019m \u200calso very proud of my players. They gave everything right up until the final whistle. That\u2019s what football\u2019s like,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paraguay\u2019s goalscorer Galarza said it was one of the best days of his life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe showed our quality fighting spirits even with one player down. God wanted this to happen for Paraguay \u200cmore than ever before,\u201d said the 24-year-old, on loan at Atlanta United from River Plate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turkiye dominated the match, with 79 percent possession at one point, but paid the price for their atrocious finishing, logging 32 attempts but no goals in \u2060an almost carbon-copy of their high-shooting opening-match loss to Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turkiye were inventive and always threatening but fell apart in front of the goal, with a slew of chances for Juventus forward Kenan Yildiz and Real Madrid\u2019s Arda Guler. Paraguay defended solidly and looked \u2060dangerous on the break in their few chances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Known as \u201cLa Albirroja\u201d (the white and red), Paraguay last played in the World Cup in 2010, where they \u2060were eliminated by eventual champions Spain in the quarterfinal, which has been their best-ever run in the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Almiron was sent off in first-half stoppage time after the exchange with Muldur, with the dismissal confirmed by the video assistant referee (VAR) as \u2060Paraguay led 1-0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was the first instance of the new rule being applied \u200cat the World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Players who cover their mouths with their hand, \u2060arm or shirt in confrontational situations \u2060receive a red \u2060card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rule came into effect after Benfica\u2019s Gianluca Prestianni was accused \u200cof making discriminatory slurs to Real Madrid\u2019s Vinicius Jr \u200cwith \u200chis mouth covered. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2026\/6\/20\/turkiye-knocked-out-of-world-cup-2026-after-1-0-defeat-to-10-man-paraguay\">(AlJazeera)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ten-man Paraguay eliminated \u2060Turkiye from the 2026 World Cup \u2060with a courageous defensive effort to seal a dramatic 1-0 win after suffering a dismissal before half-time, with the \u2060fastest goal of the tournament proving the difference. 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