Paraguay and Australia are meeting at the FIFA World Cup for the first time. Their five previous encounters were all friendlies played in Australia which produced two wins for the Socceroos and three draws. Current Australia head coach Tony Popovic played in three of those matches.

Australia have never beaten a CONMEBOL nation at the FIFA World Cup, drawing one and losing four of their matches. Their latest such game saw them eliminated at the Round of 16 stage by Argentina in 2022 (1-2).