Paraguay were drawn into Group B with Spain, South Africa and Slovenia. The Albirroja would face South Africa in their opening group stage match on 2 June, with a match that tied at 2-2. Paraguay faced Spain in their next fixture on 7 June. In the Timber’s first game of the playoffs, Urruti came off the bench and scored in the 118th minute to level the score at 2-2 with Sporting Kansas City and send the game to a penalty shoot-out. Rogelio Funes Mori, Jonathan dos Santos and Orbelin Pineda scored for Martino’s side. Germany, who had been the more dominant side throughout the match, scored in the 88th minute to win the match, ending Paraguay’s tournament.