ParaguayvsTürkiye
PAR 1/TUR 0
Things to say
Paraguay nicked it 1-0 over Türkiye at Levi's Stadium to take three points in the group.
01
opener
Mate, Paraguay snuck out a 1-nil win over Türkiye. Turks had them pinned back most of the match and just couldn't find the net. One of those games where the better side leaves with nothing.
02
key player
Orlando Gil in the Paraguay goal was the story — five saves and a clean sheet. Stood on his head.
03
hot take
Yildiz had six shots and not a single one troubled the keeper properly. Türkiye don't have a finisher and it's going to cost them the group.
04
deep cut
Cubas put in eighteen defensive interventions for Paraguay. Eighteen. The guy was basically a second back line on his own.
05
exit
Anyway — Türkiye have to win their last one now or they're going home. Should be a cracker.
The recap
Paraguay nicked it 1-nil at Levi's, and honestly Türkiye will be sick about this one. Yildiz fired off six shots and Bardakçi was everywhere with 13 interventions and 98 accurate passes, but Orlando Gil stood on his head in the Paraguay goal with five saves to keep the clean sheet.
Andrés Cubas was an absolute menace in midfield with 18 defensive interventions, basically snuffing out everything Türkiye tried to build. Smash-and-grab stuff from Paraguay — they barely showed up in attack but they're walking away with three points.