Turkey vs Paraguay 0-1 World Cup 2026 recap and lineup context
Pool D at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, San Francisco Bay Area (Santa Clara). Kickoff is listed as 2026-06-20 11:00 Beijing time and 2026-06-19 20:00 venue local time.
Status
Finished 0-1. This page is generated from the current data worker package updated at 2026-08-01T06:40:31.736Z.
Game intelligence brief
Both teams are profiled here with the confirmed result, scorer timeline when open references provide it, and the same strength model used before kickoff. The model score gap was 10 points, with the stronger preview profile ahead by that margin.
Result recap
Away won 0-1. The public event feed lists 1 scoring action, starting with Matías Galarza at 2'. The recap keeps the final score beside the strength profile so readers can compare what happened with the preview model, rather than treating the scoreline as an isolated result.
Lineups, injuries and form context
This recap keeps pre-match lineup context beside the final score, so readers can compare the confirmed result with the team profile that existed before kickoff. The page is built for readers searching Turkey vs Paraguay lineups, team news, injuries, form, and player context without result-promise language.
| Topic | Turkey | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| Lineups watch | Calhanoglu Hakan (Midfielder, impact 96); Akturkoglu Kerem (Forward, impact 91); Celik Zeki (Defender, impact 83) | Almiron Miguel (Midfielder, impact 89); Sanabria Antonio (Forward, impact 88); Gomez Gustavo (Defender, impact 83) |
| Injury and suspension policy | No unverified injury claims are published. | No unverified injury claims are published. |
| Form signal | 54 | 58 |
| Team-news sensitivity | Watch rotation around Calhanoglu Hakan and Akturkoglu Kerem. | Watch rotation around Almiron Miguel and Sanabria Antonio. |
Agent read and data-quality notes
Turkey are the model lean at 51.8%, but Paraguay stay live through game-state details remain important.
| Context quality score | 66 |
|---|---|
| Late-news sensitivity | medium |
| Source-backed late signals | 0 |
| Squad completeness | 100% |
| Calibration use | rolling finished-match audit |
Top context drivers
- Team qualityhome · weight 0.9 · ratings+squad+rank
- Chance creation vs defensehome · weight 0.5 · ratings.attack/execution vs opponent defense/control
- Venue adaptationaway · weight -0.1 · venue climate profile
- Style matchuphome · weight 0.1 · radar tempo/control/defense
Watch points
- mild coastal open-air conditions can raise fatigue variance.
- If the first half stays level, context read is structurally high.
- Lineups, injuries, suspensions, and tactical reports remain neutral until a source-backed signal is added.
- Largest swing factors: Team quality, Chance creation vs defense, Style matchup.
- Lineups, injuries, suspensions, and tactical reports remain neutral until a source-backed signal is added.
Scenario notes
- Close team profiles keep the context read structurally important.
No source-backed late lineup, injury, suspension, or tactical signal is active in the current package.
Scoring timeline
- 2' - Matías Galarza · away · Goal
Side-by-side rating
| Signal | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Team page | Turkey | Paraguay |
| Power score | 70 | 60 |
| FIFA live rank | 27 | 34 |
| Attack | 57 | 44 |
| Control | 74 | 59 |
| Defense | 79 | 63 |
| Depth | 83 | 75 |
| Form | 54 | 58 |
| Execution | 73 | 63 |
Tactical keys
- Team quality: Turkey. Radar, ranking, key-player impact and squad experience.
- Chance creation vs defense: Turkey. Compares attack, execution, control and key-player impact against opponent defense, control, depth and current form.
- Venue adaptation: Paraguay. mild coastal, altitude 22m, open-air conditions.
- Travel and rest: even. Travel load, rest days and rotation depth before kickoff.
- Style matchup: Turkey. Open-air venue keeps fatigue, weather, and game-state volatility in the model.
- Late team news: even. No source-backed late lineup, injury, suspension, or tactical signal is active in the current package.
Key players to watch
- Calhanoglu Hakan - Midfielder. Impact 96. Caps 106, goals 22.
- Akturkoglu Kerem - Forward. Impact 91. Caps 52, goals 15.
- Celik Zeki - Defender. Impact 83. Caps 61, goals 3.
- Almiron Miguel - Midfielder. Impact 89. Caps 76, goals 10.
- Sanabria Antonio - Forward. Impact 88. Caps 48, goals 7.
- Gomez Gustavo - Defender. Impact 83. Caps 89, goals 4.
Useful context links
- Lineups watch and team-news hubBrowse fixture pages built for lineup, injury, suspension, form, and team-news searches.
- Turkey squad and player profilesRole list, caps, goals, impact notes, and team-news sensitivity.
- Paraguay squad and player profilesRole list, caps, goals, impact notes, and team-news sensitivity.
- San Francisco Bay Area (Santa Clara) venue and weather notesClimate, roof, altitude, travel, and rest context for this fixture.
- Daily match briefing for 2026-06-20All fixtures, recaps, and share-ready match links for this date.
Related coverage
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- Turkey vs United StatesFinished 3-2 · 06-26, 10:00
- All match analysis pagesBrowse every fixture preview and recap.
- Tournament structureGroups, standings, third-place race, and knockout path.
Data notes
Score and event rows come from the current open-reference package. If a reference later revises a scorer or minute, the dynamic page updates from the live worker first. Read the source notes and editorial policy, and site discovery hub for the full page map.