{"id":67558,"date":"2025-09-28T20:00:37","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T18:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/?p=67558"},"modified":"2025-10-08T18:32:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T18:32:37","slug":"against-the-odds-return-from-a-brave-little-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/against-the-odds-return-from-a-brave-little-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"Contre vents et mar\u00e9es : Retour d'une petite nation courageuse"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/fr\/\">Accueil<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/fr\/category\/sports\/\">Sports<\/a>\/\n        Contre vents et mar\u00e9es : Retour d'une petite nation courageuse\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowPostHeaderImage headerImageAnim\">\n    <div class=\"scrollAnim\" \n        id=\"postHeaderImage\"\n         style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;        aspect-ratio:2        ;\" >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n        class=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PR.HEADER.AKTUELL-1.png\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;        object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n    \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide rowPostHeader\">\n    <div id=\"postHeaderText\" class=\"col tcenter\" >\n        <div class=\"cat\"><a class=\"secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/category\/sports\/\">Sports<\/a><\/div>\n        <div id=\"headerSocialIcons\" class=\"headerSocialIcons tleft\">\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Ffr%2Fsports%2Fagainst-the-odds-return-from-a-brave-little-nation%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Ffr%2Fsports%2Fagainst-the-odds-return-from-a-brave-little-nation%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/against-the-odds-return-from-a-brave-little-nation\/&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Ffr%2Fsports%2Fagainst-the-odds-return-from-a-brave-little-nation%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" >Contre vents et mar\u00e9es : Retour d'une petite nation courageuse<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >Le Paraguay se qualifie pour la Coupe du monde 2026. <\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">28 septembre 2025 <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"\" class=\"headerSocialIconsMobile tcenter mobile\">\n            <a class=\"sharing\" id=\"mobileshare\" onclick='navigator.share({ \"title\": &quot;Against the odds: Return from a brave little nation&quot;, \"text\": &quot;Since 2020, Paraguay has been part of the PUMA family \\u2013 and earlier this month the national team sensationally qualified for the 2026 World Cup. A triumph that sparked pure joy. What follows is a short portrait of a remarkable football nation on the rise.&quot;, \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/against-the-odds-return-from-a-brave-little-nation\/\" })'  target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/against-the-odds-return-from-a-brave-little-nation\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/against-the-odds-return-from-a-brave-little-nation\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Ffr%2Fsports%2Fagainst-the-odds-return-from-a-brave-little-nation%2F&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Ffr%2Fsports%2Fagainst-the-odds-return-from-a-brave-little-nation%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_intro\" >Depuis 2020, le Paraguay fait partie de la famille PUMA - et au d\u00e9but du mois, l'\u00e9quipe nationale s'est qualifi\u00e9e de fa\u00e7on sensationnelle pour la Coupe du Monde 2026. Un triomphe qui a suscit\u00e9 une grande joie. Voici un bref portrait d'une remarquable nation de football en pleine ascension.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><h2>Un pays merveilleux<br><\/h2>Le Paraguay, pays situ\u00e9 au c\u0153ur de l'Am\u00e9rique du Sud, est fa\u00e7onn\u00e9 par<strong> des for\u00eats tropicales \u00e0 l'infini, des jungles sauvages et des lacs scintillants<\/strong> - et reste l'un des rares endroits o\u00f9 les pumas sont encore en libert\u00e9. <strong>La vie ici est pleine de chaleur<\/strong>, Les enfants sont plus heureux, m\u00eame s'ils sont confront\u00e9s \u00e0 des d\u00e9fis difficiles, tels qu'une \u00e9conomie en difficult\u00e9. Grandir dans ce contexte contrast\u00e9 signifie souvent surmonter les \u00e9checs tout en s'accrochant aux grands r\u00eaves d'un avenir meilleur.<br><br>Par cons\u00e9quent, entrer sur le terrain pour le Paraguay signifie gagner le statut de h\u00e9ros \u00e0 vie, au moins dans les villages o\u00f9 ils ont grandi. Alexandre Ajoue, de PUMA, est responsable de la gestion du partenariat avec l'APF et conna\u00eet bien le pays : <strong>\u201cLa plupart des joueurs ont une vie tr\u00e8s difficile et leur plus grand r\u00eave depuis l'enfance est d'offrir \u00e0 leurs parents une vie meilleure\u201d.<\/strong><\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image multi 1 -->\n<div class=\"row rowImages2b spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PR.CR_.FIRSTROWRIGHT.png'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PR.CR_.FIRSTROWLEFT.png'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" >L'esprit \u00e9motionnel du peuple paraguayen est tout aussi visible sur le terrain de football. L'\u00e9quipe nationale est connue pour son style de jeu embl\u00e9matique : <em>Garra Guaran\u00ed<\/em>. Alexandre explique :<br><strong>\u201cLa c\u00e9l\u00e8bre Garra Guaran\u00ed d\u00e9crit un style de football o\u00f9 les lignes sont maintenues, en attendant qu'une contre-attaque g\u00e9n\u00e8re le centre classique dans la surface pour que le num\u00e9ro 9 termine. Le Paraguay a eu de grands num\u00e9ros 9 dans le pass\u00e9 - Nelson Haedo, Roque Santa Cruz, Tacuara, Saturnino Cardozo, etc.\u201d<\/strong><\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><h2>L'\u00e9lan actuel<br><\/h2>Au d\u00e9but du mois, l'\u00e9quipe nationale de football du Paraguay a obtenu sa place pour la Coupe du monde 2026 au Mexique, au Canada et aux \u00c9tats-Unis gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 un match nul 0-0 contre l'\u00c9quateur. <strong>De 1999 \u00e0 2006, lors de la premi\u00e8re \u00e8re de PUMA avec l'\u00e9quipe, deux participations \u00e0 la Coupe du monde ont suscit\u00e9 l'euphorie dans tout le pays<\/strong>. Apr\u00e8s une longue attente, et apr\u00e8s avoir rejoint la famille PUMA en 2020, le Paraguay est enfin de retour sur la sc\u00e8ne mondiale. C'est une r\u00e9ussite remarquable pour une petite nation aux ressources limit\u00e9es, entour\u00e9e de g\u00e9ants du football. C'est tout un pays qui se r\u00e9jouit.<br><br>Alors que l'\u00e9quipe masculine se qualifie pour la Coupe du monde 2026, l'\u00e9quipe nationale f\u00e9minine paraguayenne termine \u00e0 une belle cinqui\u00e8me place lors de la Copa Am\u00e9rica Femenina 2025. Dans le m\u00eame temps, l'\u00e9quipe de beach soccer ajoute un nouveau fait marquant \u00e0 son curriculum vitae, apr\u00e8s le titre de champion de 2022, en remportant une m\u00e9daille d'or \u00e0 l'occasion de la Coupe du Monde de la FIFA 2025.<strong> m\u00e9daille d'argent \u00e0 la Copa Am\u00e9rica de Beach Soccer de cette ann\u00e9e.<\/strong><\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><h2>Les fondements de la r\u00e9ussite.<br><\/h2>Co\u00efncidence ou r\u00e9sultat d'une strat\u00e9gie plus profonde ? La r\u00e9ponse penche clairement en faveur de la seconde hypoth\u00e8se. Plusieurs facteurs ont aliment\u00e9 cette \u00e9volution positive - l'un des plus importants est appel\u00e9 <strong>Cardiff, un centre de formation moderne<\/strong> Le programme de soutien aux jeunes footballeurs paraguayens de moins de 14 ans et de moins de 19 ans de tous les clubs de premi\u00e8re division a \u00e9t\u00e9 inaugur\u00e9 en 2024. La F\u00e9d\u00e9ration paraguayenne de football (APF) vise ainsi \u00e0 faire passer chaque jeune talent au niveau sup\u00e9rieur, tant sur le terrain qu'en dehors. <strong>\u201cLe programme se concentre sur le d\u00e9veloppement int\u00e9gr\u00e9, combinant l'entra\u00eenement sportif avec l'\u00e9ducation, la nutrition, la psychologie et la croissance sociale.<\/strong><br><br>Ces investissements, ainsi que d'autres dans les infrastructures et les syst\u00e8mes, se traduisent d\u00e9j\u00e0 par de nombreuses participations de jeunes \u00e0 la Coupe du monde et par des triomphes remarquables. L'ann\u00e9e derni\u00e8re, le <strong>L'\u00e9quipe masculine du Paraguay des moins de 15 ans a remport\u00e9 le championnat d'Am\u00e9rique du Sud<\/strong>, et cet \u00e9t\u00e9, l'Institut de l'environnement et du d\u00e9veloppement durable (IEDD) de l'Union europ\u00e9enne a \u00e9t\u00e9 cr\u00e9\u00e9. <strong>Les femmes U-17 remportent le championnat d'Am\u00e9rique du Sud<\/strong> en terminant la phase finale devant le Br\u00e9sil !<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image multi 1 -->\n<div class=\"row rowImages2b spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"spacing2\">\u00c9quipe nationale de beach soccer<\/h2>\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PR.BS_.1.png'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"spacing2\">Surnom : Les Pynandi<\/h2>\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PR.BS_.2.png'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" >En r\u00e9sum\u00e9, beaucoup de choses laissent pr\u00e9sager un avenir radieux pour cette fi\u00e8re nation de football. L'APF reste une sorte d'outsider, mais il est probable qu'elle nous apportera encore de nombreux moments de joie.<br><br>Comme le dit Alexandre : <strong>\u201cLa situation actuelle de l'APF est tr\u00e8s encourageante. Pour la Coupe du monde 2026, ils iront certainement avec beaucoup d'envie et de force pour aller le plus loin possible.\u201d<\/strong><\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row social embed -->\n<div class=\"row rowEmbed2 spacing\">\n        <div class=\"col\">\n         <blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DKDvBxIsIlN\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DKDvBxIsIlN\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <div style=\" display: flex; 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DONGgM-jGWt\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Selecci\u00f3n Paraguaya de F\u00fatbol (@albirroja)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote> <script async type='text\/plain' class='optanon-category-C0004' src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row category header -->\n<div class=\"row rowCategoryHeader\" style=\"grid-template-columns:1fr\">\n    <div class=\"col\" style=\"display: flex; align-items: baseline;\">\n        <h2 class=\"bgPuma\">\n            <span>Lire la suite<\/span>\n        <\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"row articleMulti4 spacing\">\n\t    <div class=\"col articleTeaser\" >\n\t\t\t<a class=\"hoverzooma  scrollAnim\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/nitro-helps-puma-athletes-set-new-personal-bests-at-berlin-marathon\/\" \n\t\t\t     tabindex=\"-1\" \n\t\t\t    id=\"67615\"\n\t\t\t     style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t\t\t    aspect-ratio:1\t\t\t    ;\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t    class=\"hoverZoom\"\n\t\t\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-24-at-13.52.32.png\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t\t\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/category\/sports\/\" class=\"secondary2\" style=\"margin-top: 17px;\">Sports<\/a>\n\t        <h4>Les athl\u00e8tes PUMA brillent avec NITRO \u00e0 Berlin<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"description shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\tLes athl\u00e8tes PUMA ont \u00e9tabli de nouveaux records personnels et ont m\u00eame battu un record national lors du marathon de Berlin dimanche, d\u00e9montrant une fois de plus que notre technologie de pointe NITRO aide les coureurs \u00e0 donner le meilleur d'eux-m\u00eames sur la sc\u00e8ne internationale.\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/nitro-helps-puma-athletes-set-new-personal-bests-at-berlin-marathon\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">lire l&#8217;histoire<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t    <div class=\"col articleTeaser\" >\n\t\t\t<a class=\"hoverzooma  scrollAnim\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/revealed-the-shoes-they-never-wanted-you-to-see\/\" \n\t\t\t     tabindex=\"-1\" \n\t\t\t    id=\"67372\"\n\t\t\t     style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t\t\t    aspect-ratio:1\t\t\t    ;\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t    class=\"hoverZoom\"\n\t\t\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Erin-Longin-The-future-of-Fast-Interview-Header.png\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t\t\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/category\/sports\/\" class=\"secondary2\" style=\"margin-top: 17px;\">Sports<\/a>\n\t        <h4>R\u00c9V\u00c9L\u00c9 : LES CHAUSSURES QU'ILS N'ONT JAMAIS VOULU QUE VOUS VOYIEZ<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"description shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\tPendant des d\u00e9cennies, les marques de sport ont compl\u00e8tement cach\u00e9 leurs chaussures exp\u00e9rimentales au public. Au lieu de cela, elles ont \u00e9t\u00e9 enferm\u00e9es dans des laboratoires, montr\u00e9es uniquement aux athl\u00e8tes d'\u00e9lite et enfouies sous tant de couches de secret que l'on pourrait croire qu'il s'agit de codes de lancement nucl\u00e9aire.\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/revealed-the-shoes-they-never-wanted-you-to-see\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">lire l&#8217;histoire<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t    <div class=\"col articleTeaser\" >\n\t\t\t<a class=\"hoverzooma  scrollAnim\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/corporate\/breaking-barriers-to-elevate-pumas-sustainability-conversation-with-gen-z\/\" \n\t\t\t     tabindex=\"-1\" \n\t\t\t    id=\"52638\"\n\t\t\t     style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t\t\t    aspect-ratio:1\t\t\t    ;\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t    class=\"hoverZoom\"\n\t\t\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Header-Voices-C-Suite.png\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t\t\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/category\/corporate\/\" class=\"secondary2\" style=\"margin-top: 17px;\">Corporate<\/a>\n\t        <h4>Briser les barri\u00e8res pour am\u00e9liorer le dialogue de PUMA sur le d\u00e9veloppement durable avec la g\u00e9n\u00e9ration Z<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"description shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\tLes Voices of a RE : GENERATION de PUMA unissent leurs forces \u00e0 celles de notre \u00e9quipe de leadership en mati\u00e8re de d\u00e9veloppement durable afin d'amplifier les conversations pertinentes sur le d\u00e9veloppement durable et de susciter des changements positifs.\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/corporate\/breaking-barriers-to-elevate-pumas-sustainability-conversation-with-gen-z\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">lire l&#8217;histoire<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t    <div class=\"col articleTeaser\" >\n\t\t\t<a class=\"hoverzooma  scrollAnim\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/puma-athletes-shine-at-world-championships-in-tokyo\/\" \n\t\t\t     tabindex=\"-1\" \n\t\t\t    id=\"67594\"\n\t\t\t     style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t\t\t    aspect-ratio:1\t\t\t    ;\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t    class=\"hoverZoom\"\n\t\t\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Tokyo2025.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t\t\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/category\/sports\/\" class=\"secondary2\" style=\"margin-top: 17px;\">Sports<\/a>\n\t        <h4>Six m\u00e9dailles d'or et un record du monde<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"description shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\tLes athl\u00e8tes de PUMA ont remport\u00e9 25 m\u00e9dailles individuelles, dont six m\u00e9dailles d'or, lors des Championnats du monde d'athl\u00e9tisme \u00e0 Tokyo ce mois-ci, offrant une sc\u00e8ne parfaite pour les produits de performance de PUMA, notamment les chaussures de course et les pointes dot\u00e9es de notre technologie NITRO\u2122, \u00e0 la pointe de l'industrie.\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/puma-athletes-shine-at-world-championships-in-tokyo\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">lire l&#8217;histoire<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Depuis 2020, le Paraguay fait partie de la famille PUMA - et au d\u00e9but du mois, l'\u00e9quipe nationale s'est qualifi\u00e9e de fa\u00e7on sensationnelle pour la Coupe du Monde 2026. Un triomphe qui a suscit\u00e9 une grande joie. Voici un bref portrait d'une remarquable nation de football en pleine ascension.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":67659,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_top_article":false,"is_featured_article":true,"EasyPostViewCounter":4901,"meta-headline":"Against the Odds: Return from a Brave Little Nation","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"class_list":["post-67558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"fullData":{"ID":67558,"post_author":"6","post_date":"2025-09-28 20:00:37","post_date_gmt":"2025-09-28 18:00:37","post_content":"<!-- wp:puma\/row-post-header {\"image\":{\"id\":67659},\"headline\":\"Against the Odds: Return from a Brave Little Nation\",\"content\":\"Paraguay stuns with 2026 World Cup qualification. \",\"className\":\"\",\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"Since 2020, Paraguay has been part of the PUMA family \\u0026ndash; and earlier this month the national team sensationally qualified for the 2026 World Cup. 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After a long wait, and since rejoining the PUMA family in 2020, Paraguay is finally back on the world stage. It\\u0026rsquo;s a remarkable achievement for a small nation with limited resources, surrounded by football giants. A whole country is celebrating.\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;As the men\\u0026rsquo;s team qualifies for the the 2026 World Cup, the Paraguayan women\\u0026rsquo;s national squad finishes a strong fifth at the 2025 Copa Am\\u0026eacute;rica Femenina. 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Several factors have fueled this positive development \\u0026ndash; one of the most important is called \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;Cardiff, a modern training center\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt; supporting young Paraguayan footballers between U14 and U19 from all First Division clubs opened in 2024. With it, the Paraguayan Football Association (APF) aims to take each young talent to the next level \\u0026ndash; both on and off the pitch. \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026ldquo;The program focuses on integrated development, combining athletic training with education, nutrition, psychology, and social growth\\u0026rdquo;.\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;These and other investments in infrastructure and system are already showing up in multiple youth World Cup appearances \\u0026ndash; and some remarkable triumphs. 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Growing up in this contrast often means overcoming setbacks while holding on to big dreams of a brighter future.\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;Therefore, to step onto the pitch for Paraguay means earning lifelong hero status at least in their villages they grew up. 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After a long wait, and since rejoining the PUMA family in 2020, Paraguay is finally back on the world stage. It\\u0026rsquo;s a remarkable achievement for a small nation with limited resources, surrounded by football giants. A whole country is celebrating.\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;As the men\\u0026rsquo;s team qualifies for the the 2026 World Cup, the Paraguayan women\\u0026rsquo;s national squad finishes a strong fifth at the 2025 Copa Am\\u0026eacute;rica Femenina. 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Several factors have fueled this positive development \\u0026ndash; one of the most important is called \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;Cardiff, a modern training center\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt; supporting young Paraguayan footballers between U14 and U19 from all First Division clubs opened in 2024. With it, the Paraguayan Football Association (APF) aims to take each young talent to the next level \\u0026ndash; both on and off the pitch. \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026ldquo;The program focuses on integrated development, combining athletic training with education, nutrition, psychology, and social growth\\u0026rdquo;.\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;These and other investments in infrastructure and system are already showing up in multiple youth World Cup appearances \\u0026ndash; and some remarkable triumphs. 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