Bobadilla called up by Paraguay for the World Cup | OneFootball

São Paulo midfielder Damián Bobadilla will play in the 2026 World Cup for Paraguay. In an announcement made this Monday (1), the Paraguayan federation confirmed the player’s call-up, and he will compete in the tournament for the first time.

A regular presence on the squad lists since joining Tricolor in 2024, Bobadilla has appeared in the South American qualifiers, the Copa América, and friendlies.

Bobadilla will be the eighth São Paulo player to play in the World Cup for a foreign national team, and the first Paraguayan. Previously, Tricolor had already had representatives from Uruguay, Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador.

Paraguay is in Group D of the World Cup, alongside the United States, Turkey, and Australia. The team’s opener will take place on Friday (12), the second day of the tournament, at 10 p.m. (Brasília time), against the host nation, the United States.

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