Andrés Cubas
Paraguay
MID
Age
30
Appearances
5
Goals
0
About Andrés Cubas
Andrés Cubas is a combative defensive midfielder who shields the back line for Paraguay, named in the provisional squad for the 2026 World Cup. The Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder is 30 at kick-off and carries 32 senior caps toward the tournament, a holding player whose job is to break up play and protect the defence.
Compact and energetic, Cubas does the unglamorous work that lets Gustavo Alfaro's side defend as a unit. His qualifying numbers point to a high volume of recoveries and tackles, the ball-winning profile of a midfielder who reads danger early and snaps into challenges. He is not a goal threat, but his screening role fits naturally into the low-scoring, defence-first shape Paraguay have built.
Compact and energetic, Cubas does the unglamorous work that lets Gustavo Alfaro's side defend as a unit. His qualifying numbers point to a high volume of recoveries and tackles, the ball-winning profile of a midfielder who reads danger early and snaps into challenges. He is not a goal threat, but his screening role fits naturally into the low-scoring, defence-first shape Paraguay have built.
World Cup 2026 Stats
Appearances
5
Minutes played
480
Goals
0
Assists
0
Key passes
2
Accuracy
78%
Playing Style
Cubas is a compact, combative defensive midfielder who sits in front of the back four and breaks up play. His game is built on a high volume of tackles and recoveries, screening the defence and snapping into challenges to win the ball back. At 1.66m he leans on timing, anticipation and energy rather than size.
Once he has the ball, he keeps things simple, recycling possession and letting Paraguay reset their shape. In a team that defends in numbers, a disciplined holding midfielder who protects the back line and senses danger early is central to how Alfaro keeps matches low-scoring.
Once he has the ball, he keeps things simple, recycling possession and letting Paraguay reset their shape. In a team that defends in numbers, a disciplined holding midfielder who protects the back line and senses danger early is central to how Alfaro keeps matches low-scoring.
World Cup History
Cubas is set to play in his first senior World Cup if he is named in Paraguay's final 26, having helped the team qualify and earn a place in the provisional squad for 2026. A first World Cup would cap a steady international career.
That career to date is measured by his 32 caps and his role as a ball-winning midfielder through Paraguay's qualifying campaign, rather than by any previous World Cup minutes. With Paraguay back at the finals, he has the chance to add tournament football to his record.
That career to date is measured by his 32 caps and his role as a ball-winning midfielder through Paraguay's qualifying campaign, rather than by any previous World Cup minutes. With Paraguay back at the finals, he has the chance to add tournament football to his record.
National Team
Paraguay
Tier 4
£10m
📋 Teammates (25)
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Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Goal Rush Impact
Cubas is the screen in front of the Paraguay defence, breaking up play and snapping into tackles so the back four holds its shape. He brings no goals, but the ball-winning is the kind of work a defence-first pick is built on. Paraguay come in at Tier 4 and £10m within the game's £200m card budget, their Group D ties against the United States, Turkey and Australia.
The payoff is indirect. Cubas adds nothing to a scoreline, but by keeping Paraguay compact and hard to play through he protects the low-scoring results the whole cheap pick depends on.
The payoff is indirect. Cubas adds nothing to a scoreline, but by keeping Paraguay compact and hard to play through he protects the low-scoring results the whole cheap pick depends on.
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Cubas at the 2026 World Cup
Cubas is named in Paraguay's provisional squad for the 2026 World Cup, with the final 26-man list still to be confirmed. A combative holding midfielder for Vancouver Whitecaps, he is the kind of ball-winner Alfaro relies on to screen the defence and keep Paraguay's shape intact.
Picking Paraguay in Goal Rush
Paraguay's card details are Tier 4, £10m and a Group D group stage against the United States, Turkey and Australia. Cubas is a midfield team-sheet check for that run: a defensive midfielder whose presence helps explain how Paraguay protect the space in front of the defence.
Andrés Cubas World Cup 2026 FAQs
Paraguay are Tier 4 at £10m on the Goal Rush card. For Cubas, the matchday note is role clarity: a defensive midfielder in the provisional group, useful to recognise when checking Paraguay's likely midfield shape.
Cubas is a defensive midfielder. He sits in front of the back four, breaks up play with a high volume of tackles and recoveries, and recycles possession to let Paraguay reset their defensive shape.
Cubas has 32 caps for Paraguay and is yet to score for the national team, his value coming from a ball-winning, defensive role rather than goals as he heads into the 2026 World Cup.
Cubas plays for Vancouver Whitecaps, where he fills the same holding role he does for Paraguay, screening the defence and breaking up play with his tackling and reading of the game.
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