Paraguay Team Update

Brazil’s job is looking easier. Striker Roque Santa Cruz is still not fit, recovering from a knee injury, which is a huge setback for the Paraguayans . This is on top of suspensions to Borussia Dortmund’s Nelson Haedo Valdez, Benfica’s Oscar Cardozo and Paraguayan club Libertad’s Julio Manzur. Salvador Cabanas is still a threat, but you have to figure it will be a struggle for Paraguay to score more than a goal without big mistakes from the Brazilian defense.

Paraguay’s likely starting XI: Justo Villar; Dario Veron, Julio Cesar Caceres, Paulo da Silva, Denis Caniza; Jonathan Santana, Eduardo Ledesma, Victor Caceres, Cristian Riveros; Salvador Cabanas, Dante Lopez