Turkey and Paraguay meet at the World Cup for the very first time.

Turkey have faced South American opposition 2 times at the World Cup - lost both.

This is the 2nd time Paraguay have won a World Cup match after having a player sent off in the first half.

Turkey's 12 blocked shots is the joint 2nd-most any team has suffered in a match in the last three World Cups.

Türkiye had 79% possession against Paraguay — the sixth-highest in a World Cup match.

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Paraguay completed only 93 passes in contrast to Turkey's 555. Abdülkerim Bardakci alone completed 98 passes for Turkey.

Paraguay have won 7 of their 11 World Cup matches in which they scored first (W7 D2 L2).

Abdülkerim Bardakcı completed all 98 of his passes - the most passes at 100% completion by any player in a World Cup.

since records began in 1966

Turkey have had 62 shots without scoring in their last two matches — the most by any team across a two-game span without a goal.

since records began in 1966

Turkey broke their own record from 5 days ago (30 shots vs Australia) for the most shots by a goalless team in a World Cup match in the last three World Cups.

Paraguay had just 21% of the ball — the 3rd-lowest possession by a team in a World Cup match in the last three World Cups.