Turkey vs Paraguay Prediction

Turkey vs Paraguay: the preview

Turkey meet Paraguay in Group D of the 2026 World Cup, kicking off Saturday, June 20 at 11:00 PM Eastern across the United States, Canada, Mexico host nations. Turkey are a UEFA side whose best run is third place in 2002. Paraguay come in as a CONMEBOL nation, best known for quarter-finals in 2010.

No recent finished data on Turkey in this competition — the model leans on league averages. The model projects 1.57 expected goals for Turkey and 1.29 for Paraguay (Dixon–Coles-corrected Poisson, 40-day form half-life, strength-of-schedule adjusted). Probabilities: 43% Turkey, 28% draw, 30% Paraguay. Turkey are favoured but it's not a banker — Double Chance reduces the risk.

Our Turkey vs Paraguay prediction

The model's lean is Home Win with a most-likely scoreline of 1-1 (43% confidence). It projects roughly 2.85 total goals, with Over 2.5 at 54% and both teams to score at 59%. As always these are probabilities, not certainties — team news and tournament pressure can swing a knockout night.

Compare it against the rest of the slate on our World Cup 2026 predictions page, or read up on Turkey and Paraguay ahead of kickoff.