Although Paraguay faced significant obstacles to future economic development, it displayed extraordinary potential.

In Group 2, Scotland faced Yugoslavia, Paraguay, and France.

Before the tournament, Paraguay manager Cesare Maldini had faced criticism in Paraguay but Chilavert defended Maldini respecting him for his experience.

Paraguay finished in second position of their respective with four points, advancing to the round of 16 where they faced Germany on 15 June.

Paraguay had beat Venezuela 5 – 3 via penalty shoot-out and qualified for the final where they faced Uruguay at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti in Buenos Aires on 24 July.

There they faced Paraguay, and it was a sliding, stretching Hodge who kept in an over-hit cross from Glenn Hoddle, by pushing the ball into the path of Lineker to tap home.

Some of these were built during a period of war between Bolivia and Paraguay, in order to transport Bolivian troops and their supplies to the war front in the lowlands of southeastern Bolivia and western Paraguay.

Left without any outlet to the sea, Bolivia wanted to absorb the Chaco and expand its territory up to the Río Paraguay in order to gain a river port.

Bolivia became an associate member in March 1997 in order to open investment opportunities with the founding Mercosur countries ( Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay ), as well as other Mercosur associate members ( Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela ).

* The Triple Frontier ( or here referenced as the Tri-Border Area ) was featured as the backdrop for the NCIS episode " An Eye for an Eye ", as NCIS Special Agents Anthony DiNozzo ( Michael Weatherly ) and Caitlin Todd ( Sasha Alexander ) traveled to this area of southern Paraguay in order to investigate a professor involved in a case in which a pair of blue eyeballs were mailed to a murder victim.

* The Triple Frontier ( or here referenced as the Tri-Border Area ) is featured as the backdrop for the NCIS episode " An Eye for an Eye ", as NCIS Special Agents Anthony DiNozzo and Caitlin Todd must travel down to this area of southern Paraguay in order to investigate a professor involved in a case in which a pair of blue eyeballs were mailed to a murder victim.

Oil companies born from the Standard Oil and the Shell Oil company provoked that war ( the Standard-derived companies backing Bolivia, Shell backing Paraguay ) in order to get their hands on prospected oil fields.

He has been awarded the order of Boyacá ( Colombia ), San Carlos ( Colombia ), Sól ( Peru ), Malta, Isabel La Católica ( España ), Order of José Matías Delgado ( El Salvador ), Quetzal ( Guatemala and Honduras ), Cruzeiro do Sul ( Brasil ), Merit ( Chile ), Mariscal Francisco Solano López ( Paraguay ), Order of the Liberator General San Martín ( Argentina ), Libertador ( Venezuela ), Andrés Bello ( Venezuela ), Águila Azteca ( Mexico ) and Manuel Amador Guerrero ( Panama ), among others.

Guevara's goal was to spark a continent-wide revolutionary uprising into neighbouring Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Peru and Chile ; by creating " two, three, many Vietnams " in order to challenge American imperialism.

In the 1970s, the townspeople of Günzburg earned the attention of the Chief Public Prosecutor of the Federal Republic of Germany and that of the world community when Mengele ( at that time the most wanted Nazi war criminal in the world ) returned there from Paraguay in order to attend his father's funeral and stayed in the town for six weeks without having been reported to authorities.

He became a Jesuit in order to work in the Reductions of Paraguay where his musical expertise contributed to develop the natural musical talents of the Guaranis.

Most major powers repudiated Cold War assassination tactics, though many allege that this was merely a smokescreen for political benefit and that covert and illegal training of assassins continues today, with Russia, Israel, the U. S., Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, and other nations accused of still regularly engaging in such operations.

Meijer escaped and lived in Paraguay for years, until he was discovered by Peter R. de Vries and imprisoned there.

Any foreigners who came to Paraguay during his rule ( which would have been very difficult ) were not allowed to leave for the rest of their life.

The war was a disaster for both sides, causing 57, 000 casualties for Bolivia, whose population was around three million, and 36, 000 dead for Paraguay, whose population was approximately one million.

* 1956 – Nicanor Duarte Frutos, former President of Paraguay, Senator for life

See Geography of Chile # Antipodes, Geography of Argentina # Antipodes, and Geography of Paraguay # Antipodes for details.

The so-called Paraguayan War ended in the near annihilation of Paraguay and set the stage for the formation of a two-party ( Colorado vs. Liberal ) political system that persists until the present day.

He continued upstream for another 800 kilometers, past the junction with the Río Paraguay.

This victory set the stage for the golden age of the Jesuits in Paraguay.

The porteño action had unforeseen consequences for the histories of Argentina and Paraguay.

To make matters worse, the porteño government agitated for Paraguayan military assistance against the Spanish in Uruguay and, disregarding the Treaty of October 11, for unification of Paraguay with Argentina.

Foreigners who managed to enter Paraguay had to remain there for the rest of their lives.

Less rigorous than Francia, López loosened restrictions on foreign intercourse, boosted exports, invited foreign physicians, engineers, and investors to settle in Paraguay, and paid for students to study abroad.

At the same time, however, a Paraguay that was antagonistic to both Brazil and Argentina would give these countries a reason for uniting.

They portrayed him as a tragic figure caught in a web of Argentine and Brazilian duplicity who mobilized the nation to repulse its enemies, holding them off heroically for five bloody, horror-filled years until Paraguay was finally overrun and prostrate.

Paraguay was in no sense prepared for a major war, let alone a war of the scope that Solano López had unleashed.

In the decade following the war, the principal political conflicts within Paraguay reflected the Liberal-Colorado split, with Legionnaires battling Lopiztas ( ex-followers of Solano López ) for power, while Brazil and Argentina maneuvered in the background.

Coming home to backward, poor, xenophobic Paraguay from cosmopolitan, prosperous Buenos Aires was a big shock for the Legionnaires.

Although Paraguay had held the Chaco for as long as anyone could remember, the country did little to develop the area.

The outbreak of World War II eased Moríñigo's task of ruling Paraguay while keeping the army happy because it stimulated demand for Paraguayan export products, such as meat, hides, and cotton, and boosted the country's export earnings.

More important, United States policy toward Latin America at this time made Paraguay eligible for major economic assistance.

To this end, the United States provided to Paraguay sizable amounts of funds and supplies under the Lend-Lease Agreement, provided loans for public works, and gave technical assistance in agriculture and health care.

Paraguay competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

* Paraguay at the 2003 Pan American Games

* Paraguay at the 1971 Pan American Games