June 12, 2026 at – 09:07
The debut of the Paraguayan soccer team in the World Cup, against the United States, can be followed today with giant screens in the historic center of Asunción, in an event that is expected to have a massive influx of public, according to the Municipality of the capital.
The downtown area of Asunción is preparing to receive today tens of thousands of people who would gather for the event ‘The center encourages’on the occasion of the debut this Friday of the Paraguay soccer team in the World Cup 2026.
La Albirroja, which is making its return to a World Cup after having been absent in the last three editions, plays its first match today against one of the host teams, USAfrom the 22:00 (Paraguayan time) at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
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On the occasion of this sports festival, the Association of the Movida of the Historical Center of Asunción (AMCHA) and the Office of the First Lady They organize an event that seeks to provide a framework of food and music to the World Cup, with the installation of gastronomic establishments, a stage for musical shows and giant screens to follow the match.
About 50,000 people in the center of Asunción
In communication with ABC Cardinal this friday, Rodrigo Delvalledirector of the Municipal Traffic Police of Asunciónsaid that projections indicate that up to 50,000 people They could come today for the event, which will begin at 5:00 p.m.
He indicated that there will be several giant screens in the iconic Palma street and in the Democracy Squarewhere the central stage of the event will be and folkloric casts and the musical group LaNuestra will perform.
On the occasion of the albirrojo event, since yesterday an area of the historic center between the streets has been closed to vehicular traffic. President Franco, John E. O’Leary, Olive and Fulgencio Yegros.
Delvalle explained that the Municipality of Asunción will deploy some 220 officials in the area, including PMT agents and employees of departments such as Green Areas and Urban Cleaning.
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In parallel, the National Police would have deployed some 1,500 agents to provide security coverage for the event.
