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Paraguay U-17 arrive at Sportschule Bitburg for World Cup preparation camp

Paraguay U-17 national team (Photo courtesy: Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol)

The Paraguay U-17 national team has arrived in Germany for their final preparation camp ahead of the FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017.

„La Albirrojita“ landed in Germany on Sunday at 11.00 CET and checked-in at the Sportschule Bitburg.

Head coach Gustavo Morínigo’s 24-member squad will play four friendly matches during their camp in Germany. The first match will be against the Bayer 04 Leverkusen U-19 team at the Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion on September 19 (Kick-off: 18.00 CET).

Paraguay will then face the Luxembourg U-19 national team in Rosport (Luxembourg) on September 20 (Kick-off: 18.30 CET) in their second match.

The South Americans will complete their preparations with friendly matches against the SG Lüxem/Wittlich/Neuerburg U-23 team (September 22 in Lüxem, Kick-off: 19.00 CET) and the 1. FC Cologne U-19 team (September 26 at the Franz-Kremer-Stadion in Cologne, Kick-off: 18.15 CET).

Morínigo will reduce his squad to 21 players during the camp in Germany and the final squad will head directly to India from Germany.

PARAGUAY U-17 SQUAD

Goalkeepers
Ángel Roa (Olimpia), Jhonathan Martínez (Olimpia), Diego Huesca (Valencia CF, Spain), Aldo Pérez (Guaraní)

Defenders
Luis Zárate (Libertad), Marcelo Rolón (Libertad), Alexis Duarte (Cerro Porteño), Roberto Fernández (Guaraní), Jesús Rolón (Olimpia), Pedro Álvarez (Cerro Porteño)

Midfielders
Julio Báez (Cerro Porteño), Víctor Villasanti (Guaraní), Stevens Gómez (Cerro Porteño), Giovanni Bogado (Libertad), Braian Ojeda (Olimpia), Alan Rodríguez (Cerro Porteño), Hugo Quintana (Olimpia)

Forwards
Fernando Cardozo (Olimpia), Fernando Romero (Nacional), Nicolás Morínigo (Olimpia), Leonardo Martín Sánchez (Olimpia), Anibal Vega (Palmeiras, Brazil), Antonio Galeano (Rubio Ñu), Blas Armoa (Sportivo Luqueño)

(Photo courtesy: Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol)