Turkey vs Paraquay Prediction, 6/19/2026 World Cup Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 6/18/2026

Game: Turkey vs Paraquay

Date: Friday, June 19, 2026

Location: Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, CA

TV: FS1

Turkey (0-0-1) will go up against Paraquay (0-0-1) at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, CA on Friday. The moneyline on this World Cup game has Turkey at -105 while Paraquay opens at +320. The over/under is set at 2.5. The goaltenders who are expected to start will be Ugurcan Cakir for Turkey and Orlando Gill for Paraquay.

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Turkey was surprised by Australia in their first World Cup game, losing 2-0 to the Socceroos. Turkey put a lot of pressure on the Aussies, putting 8 shots on net, but they weren't able to sneak one past Patrick Beach.

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Paraguay got beat 4-1 by the United States in their first World Cup game. Mauricio scored the lone goal for Paraguay, but they were completely overwhelmed by the Americans. Turkey won't make it any easier on them in this game.

The man protecting the net for Turkey will be Ugurcan Cakir. Cakir has seen the field for a total of 23,232 mins and is sitting with 795 stops in his career. The goalkeeper hailing from Turkey has faced 1,051 shots tried at him in 259 starts. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.16 (300 total goals surrendered) and he is the owner of a save percentage of 75.6%. Cakir (139-64-57 record in his career) has totaled 79 shutouts, which leaves him with a 30.6%% clean sheet rate.

Orlando Gill will reside in front of the goal for Paraquay. In his career, Gill has allowed 31 goals and has earned 114 stops in 47 starting assignments. He holds a save percentage of 78.1% and his clean sheet rate sits at 55.3%%. He has conceded 0.66 goals per 90 minutes and he has earned a record of 18-18-11. Gill has accumulated 26 clean sheets while he has seen 146 shots tried against him in 4,230 mins throughout his career.

Kerem Akturkoglu is one player who can make an impact for Turkey. He has totaled 42 assists while accumulating 158 points during his career. The forward from Turkey has earned 58 goals scored in 12,928 professional minutes played. Akturkoglu has started 150 contests so far in his pro soccer career and accounts for 0.40 G/90.

Paraquay features an attacker in Antonio Sanabria, who opposing coaches will have to gameplan for in this fixture. He has an average of 0.34 G/90 and has been a starter in 211 games during his pro soccer career. The forward representing Paraquay has been on the field for 18,747 minutes while he has scored 71 goals. He has totaled 154 points so far in his career and has assisted on a goal 12 times.

Who will win tonight's World Cup game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Turkey (-105)

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