Hopes are high in Asuncion, as the national team is fine tuning its preparation to face Brazil on Sunday. There is a lot of talk about the humble confidence permeating the national team. We want to see this transferred on to the field!!

Paraguay’s last preparation game before facing Brazil, was against France in Toulouse yesterday. Paraguay’s football was solid and convincing. Now, we just wait for the beast to come to Asuncion on June 15.

Oscar Rene “Tacuara” Cardozo was playing for Newell’s Old Boys in Argentina before going to the Portuguese Benfica. When he was presented in the club at the beginning of the 2007/2008 season, Benfica president announced that Cardozo would score 20 goals in the season

There was nothing formidable about the Albirroja that presented itself in almost full force in Pretoria, South Africa. We suffered a terrible 3-0 defeat, raising concerns about our performance when one or two regular players are away.

Fifa.com published an interview with Roque Santa Cruz this March. Roque doesn’t hold back and talks about his new life at Blackburn Rovers, manager Mark Hughes, teammates, his past at Bayern Munich, and the South American World Cup qualifiers.

I’m pleased to announce I will be posting for the Paraguay World Cup Blog. My name’s Victor, and like most hot-blooded Paraguayans, I am a great fan of the “Albirroja”.