With Bobadilla and Gómez starting, Paraguay lose to South Korea in friendly | OneFootball

In a preparatory friendly for the 2026 World Cup, Paraguay was defeated by South Korea by 2 to 0, this Tuesday, at the Seoul World Cup Stadium. Damián Bobadilla, midfielder for São Paulo, and Gustavo Gómez, defender for Palmeiras, were starters in the match. Ji-sung Eom and Hyun-gyu Oh scored the goals for the South Korean victory.

South Korea opened the scoring at 15 minutes into the first half. After a cross from Kim, the fullback Júnior Alonso, from Atlético-MG, poorly cleared the ball, and Ji-sung Eom took advantage of the rebound to find the net.

At 30 minutes into the second half, the Koreans extended their lead: after another pass from Kim, Hyun-gyu Oh dribbled past the goalkeeper Gill and sealed the score.

Brazilian Football Starters

Paraguay took the field with four starting players who play in Brazilian football, in addition to one substitute.Among the starting eleven were the defender Gustavo Gómez (Palmeiras), the midfielder Damián Bobadilla (São Paulo) and the fullbacks Júnior Alonso (Atlético-MG) and Alan Benítez (Internacional).

In addition, Ángel Romero, from Corinthians, started on the bench and entered the field at 37 minutes into the second half.

Now, the players return to their respective clubs. The next FIFA Date will be held starting on November 10.

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