About This Match
This is GRIT versus GRIND in its purest form! In one corner, Paraguay — the dark arts maestros of South America, the masters of the cynical foul and the set-piece sucker punch, still riding high off that 2010 quarter-final run they'll remind you about until the end of time. In the other, the Socceroos — Australia's athletic warriors who emerge every four years to prove they belong on the world stage, pressing like men possessed and treating "punching above their weight" as a sacred national duty. When Paraguay's defensive wall meets Australia's relentless high-energy assault, somebody's getting frustrated — and you won't be able to look away!
Human Rights & Country Data
Paraguay
Freedom House
Political rights and civil liberties score (higher = more free)
Reporters Without Borders
Press Freedom Index ranking (lower = more free, out of 180 countries)
UN Human Development Index
Human Development Index score (higher = more developed, 0–1 scale)
Transparency International
Perceived public sector corruption — higher is cleaner
ILGA World
Legal status of same-sex relationships
Australia
Freedom House
Political rights and civil liberties score (higher = more free)
Reporters Without Borders
Press Freedom Index ranking (lower = more free, out of 180 countries)
UN Human Development Index
Human Development Index score (higher = more developed, 0–1 scale)
Transparency International
Perceived public sector corruption — higher is cleaner
ILGA World
Legal status of same-sex relationships