Nestory Irankunda and Cristian Volpato have both been named to start for the Socceroos against Paraguay as Tony Popovic swings six changes in pursuit of a spot in the FIFA World Cup knockouts.

Paraguay coach Gustavo Alfaro once again voiced his ​disdain for World Cup hydration breaks on Wednesday, calling for them to be used only in ‌special cases to prevent matches from becoming games of four quarters.

Gio Reyna scored a goal in stoppage time that sealed the United States’ 4-1 win over Paraguay.

Telemundo had to restate its viewership figures because of what it called “Nielsen’s revised data.” As a result, the network’s audience measurement fell to 7 million viewers. On the same day, a Fox spokesperson confirmed to The Inquirer that the network’s viewership figures are for broadcast windows longer than just the game itself.

Matías Galarza got the party started early for Paraguay on Friday. The midfielder scored just 64 seconds into his side's World Cup game against Turkey, the fastest goal at the World Cup so far. Turkey committed a turnover playing out of the back and Paraguay pounced,