Carlos González says that the point they won in Colombia keeps them “alive to qualify” for Qatar 2022

The Paraguayan Carlos González He said this Tuesday that the point that his team achieved in their visit to Colombia, with which they equalized 0-0 in Barranquilla for matchday 14 of the qualifying rounds, maintains Albirroja “alive to classify”To Qatar 2022.

González, who plays for the Mexican Tigres, expressed at a press conference that “against Colombia the selection of Paraguay obtained a positive point and we continue to hope to qualify for the World Cup and I think we depend on ourselves ”.

“We continue to have a chance and we have to win all the games that remain and I think that today nothing is lost because, I reiterate, we can achieve qualification by winning all the games that remain for us in the qualifying rounds ”, he noted.

La Albirroja ranks ninth with 13 points, four of Peru that is fifth and with 12 to play.

Regarding the result of the last two games played by Paraguay and the need they had to win to improve their position in the table, González stated that “we are the architects of this new process and many times the matches are not played the way you want them to, but the important thing is that we will succeed ”.

“It was not a positive result on both dates because we barely added a point, but it is game after game that we are building. Still we have difficult rivals ahead, but I think we are going to achieve it, “he said.

Regarding the criticism that Albirroja has had for the poor performance in the qualifying rounds, González expressed that they are the result of Paraguay not qualifying for two world championships.

“We have to change history. As long as there is hope we will fight it to the end”, González insisted when answering the repeated questions about the few possibilities of going to the World Cup.

On the next day, scheduled for January 27, Paraguay will host a needy Uruguay in Asunción, a duel that will also be final for both teams.