How to watch today's Turkiye vs Paraguay World Cup game: Live stream, TV channel, and start time

World Cup - Game Week 2

19 Jun 2026 - 23:00

Levi's Stadium

Today's game between Turkiye and Paraguay will kick-off at 20 Jun 2026, 04:00.

In the United Kingdom, Turkiye vs Paraguay is available to watch live and free on ITV1, with streaming available via ITVX. Scottish viewers can watch on STV, with the STV Player providing the live stream option. Watch live on ITV1 or stream via ITVX.

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Turkiye and Paraguay meet in a Group D fixture that neither side can afford to lose. The match takes place at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on Friday, June 19, 2026, with kick-off scheduled for 11:00 PM ET.

Both nations arrive at Levi's Stadium without a point after bruising Matchday 1 results. Vincenzo Montella's side fell 2-0 to Australia in Vancouver, a result that flattered the Socceroos given Turkiye controlled 72% of possession and generated 30 attempts without converting a single one.

Paraguay's evening was even more painful. Gustavo Alfaro's men were undone by an own goal inside seven minutes against the United States and eventually conceded four, with Folarin Balogun's brace and a late Gio Reyna finish completing a 4-1 defeat that left La Albirroja rooted to the bottom of the table.

The arithmetic is unforgiving. With Australia and the USA facing each other on Matchday 2, the loser in Santa Clara faces near-certain elimination. A draw leaves both sides in serious trouble heading into their final group games.

Montella will look to Arda Guler and Hakan Calhanoglu to provide the creative spark that was so frustratingly absent against Australia. Paraguay's Julio Enciso and Miguel Almiron carry the responsibility of generating something on the counter against a Turkish midfield that will dominate possession.

For UK viewers, the TV channel and live stream options for this World Cup group stage fixture are listed below.

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Team news & squads

Turkiye vs Paraguay lineups

4-2-3-1

Turkiye

TUR

Formation

Paraguay

PAR

4-4-2

23U. Cakir20F. Kadioglu3M. Demiral14A. Bardakci18M. Muldur16I. Yuksek19Y. Akgun8A. Guler11K. Yildiz10H. Calhanoglu7K. Akturkoglu12O. Gill15G. Gomez3O. Alderete4J. Caceres6J. Alonso10M. Almiron14A. Cubas23M. Galarza8D. Gomez19J. Enciso25I. Pitta

Paraguay

PAR

4-2-3-1

TURPAR

Starting XI

• 23

  U. Cakir

  6.3
  12

  O. Gill

  8.3
• 20

  F. Kadioglu

  E. Elmali 71'

  6.5
  15

  CG. Gomez

  8.0
• 3

  M. Demiral

  6.6
  3

  O. Alderete

  8.0
• 14

  A. Bardakci

  O. Kokcu 86'

  6.7
  4

  J. Caceres

  A. Maidana 81'

  7.5
• 18

  M. Muldur

  6.6
  6

  J. Alonso

  7.7
• 16

  I. Yuksek

  C. Uzun 60'

  6.3
  10

  M. Almiron

  5.9
• 19

  Y. Akgun

  D. Gul 60'

  6.2
  14

  A. Cubas

  7.3
• 8

  A. Guler

  6.8
  23

  M. Galarza

  J. Canale 90'

  7.8
• 11

  K. Yildiz

  6.4
  8

  D. Gomez

  G. Velazquez 67'

  7.2
• 10

  CH. Calhanoglu

  6.5
  19

  J. Enciso

  G. Avalos 90'

  7.5
• 7

  K. Akturkoglu

  B. Yilmaz 46'

  5.8
  25

  I. Pitta

  D. Bobadilla 46'

  6.2

Substitutes

• 17

  I. Kahveci
  1

  G. Fernandez
• 6

  O. Kokcu

  A. Bardakci 86'

  6.0
  2

  G. Velazquez

  D. Gomez 67'

  6.1
• 12

  A. Bayindir
  9

  A. Sanabria
• 13

  E. Elmali

  F. Kadioglu 71'

  5.7
  24

  G. Caballero
• 5

  S. Ozcan
  26

  A. Maidana

  J. Caceres 81'

  6.0
• 22

  K. Ayhan
  20

  B. Ojeda
• 26

  C. Uzun

  I. Yuksek 60'

  6.1
  13

  J. Canale

  M. Galarza 90'

  6.0
• 2

  M. Celik
  5

  F. Balbuena
• 1

  M. Gunok
  18

  A. Arce
• 4

  C. Soyuncu
  7

  R. Sosa
• 24

  O. Aydin
  21

  G. Avalos

  J. Enciso 90'

  6.0
• 15

  O. Kabak
  22

  G. Olveira
• 21

  B. Yilmaz

  K. Akturkoglu 46'

  6.0
  11

  Mauricio
• 9

  D. Gul

  Y. Akgun 60'

  5.8
  17

  A. Romero Gamarra
• 25

  S. Akaydin
  16

  D. Bobadilla

  I. Pitta 46'

  6.0

Manager

• V. Montella

• G. Alfaro

Vincenzo Montella has no injury or suspension concerns ahead of the match. His projected XI reads: Ugurcan Cakir; Ferdi Kadioglu, Mehmet Zeki Celik, Merih Demiral, Abdulkerim Bardakci; Ismail Yuksek, Hakan Calhanoglu; Baris Alper Yilmaz, Arda Guler, Orkun Kokcu; Kerem Akturkoglu.

Gustavo Alfaro also has a clean bill of health to report for Paraguay. His projected XI is: Orlando Gill; Gustavo Gomez, Omar Alderete, Juan Caceres, Alexandro Maidana; Damian Bobadilla, Andres Cubas; Diego Gomez, Miguel Almiron; Julio Enciso, Antonio Sanabria. Further updates will be added closer to kick-off as team news emerges.

Form

TUR - Form

AllHome

W1-0

W0-1

W4-0

W2-1

L2-0

Goal Scored (Conceded)

8/3

Games over 2.5 goals

2/5

Both teams scored

1/5

PAR - Form

AllAway

W1-2

W0-1

L2-1

W4-0

L4-1

Goal Scored (Conceded)

9/7

Games over 2.5 goals

4/5

Both teams scored

3/5

Turkiye head into this match having won four of their last five games. Their most recent outing was the 2-0 defeat to Australia on June 14, which ended a run that included a 2-1 friendly win over Venezuela and a commanding 4-0 victory over North Macedonia. Two consecutive World Cup qualifying wins over Kosovo and Romania rounded out that sequence. Across those five matches, Turkiye scored eight goals and conceded three.

Paraguay have won two and lost two from their last five, with one draw not recorded in the available data. Their World Cup campaign opened with the 4-1 loss to the United States on June 13, preceded by a 4-0 friendly win over Nicaragua. Earlier results include a 2-1 defeat to Morocco, a 1-0 win in Greece, and a 2-1 friendly victory over Mexico in November 2025. Paraguay scored nine goals and conceded eight across those five fixtures.

Head-to-Head Record

No head-to-head data between Turkiye and Paraguay is available in the current dataset. This fixture will be updated with official records as information becomes available.

Standings

Grp. D

Form

#		P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	PTS	Form
1	USAUSA	3	2	0	1	8	4	+4	6	L W W
2	AustraliaAUS	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4	D L W
3	ParaguayPAR	3	1	1	1	2	4	-2	4	D W L
4	TurkiyeTUR	3	1	0	2	3	5	-2	3	W L L

Qualification to next stage

Possible Qualification to next stage

In Group D, Turkiye currently sit third and Paraguay fourth after the opening round of fixtures.

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