Big Expectations for Paraguay this Year
-Cristal Camacho

A lot is expected of Paraguay this year due to how well the team did in the qualifiers. Nelson Haedo Valdez says "I have every confidence that this generation is the one to go further than we’ve ever been before." Paraguay has never gone beyond the last 16 but this year the team is determined to go further than they have in the past. When the team goes to South Africa they can expect to be treated with respect because they played well against South Africa in the build up towards World Cup. They will be seen as great competitors in Africa, a team definitely to watch out for. If the team just happened to lose this year, it wouldn't necessarily have a huge impact on Paraguay because they would just get over the loss and try harder the next year around just like they always have but of course hopes are very high for the team this year due to all the improvements that the new coach, Gerardo Martino has made to the team. If they win, when they return to Paraguay they will obviously go down in history because they will have won the World Cup for the first time ever and their country will remember them as legends forever. That will serve as an incentive for them to win in the years to come as well.

Paraguay Gone Big Time - Jashell Smith

Paraguay has high hopes for the soccer player Nelson Haedo who is fighting to become a "FootBaller". Nelson spoke out on their coach, Gerado Martina and exclaimed that he has a lot to do with the recent success of their team. Since they have begun getting coached by Martino, they are not only defensively strong, but they have become offensively great as a team. Paraguay's soccer team is going to be playing in group B as well as England, Trinidad, Tobago and Sweden. Paraguay has a history of making it to the world cup in the past years of 1998 and 2002. The only major tournament victories that Paraguay has had was in the Copa America in 1953 and 1979. Since 1998 Paraguay has been top 3 of the world cup qualifiers. In the Athens 2004 olympic games they were beat by Argentina in the finals. In 2010's world cup, Paraguay will be going up against Italy at the Cape Town stadium in South Africa. They will also play against Slovakia and New Zealand.

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