Paraguay coach Gerardo Martino selected a squad of mostly local players Thursday to face World Cup host South Africa in a friendly on March 31 in Asuncion.
The squad features only three players with clubs in Europe: Sunderland defender Paulo Da Silva, Wolfsburg midfielder Jonathan Santana and Villarreal midfielder Hernan Perez.
Paraguay is playing in its fourth straight World Cup and was drawn in Group F with defending champion Italy, New Zealand and Slovakia.
Among the players missing who are likely to play in South Africa are Oscar Cardozo of Benfica, Roque Santa Cruz of Manchester City and Nelson Haedo Valdez of Borussia Dortmund. Missing …
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