Paraguay squad for World Cup warm-up against Wales

Veteran striker Jose Cardozo has been included in Paraguay's squad for a World Cup warm-up friendly against Wales next week despite nursing a left knee injury.

Coach Anibal Ruiz picked a 20-strong squad for the match at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Wednesday but had to withdraw injured captain and centre back Carlos Gamarra.

Paraguay are in Group B with England, Sweden and Trinidad & Tobago at the World Cup in Germany starting on June 9.

Squad:

Goalkeepers: Derlis Gomez (Sportivo Luqueno), Justo Villar (Newell's Old Boys)

Defenders: Denis Caniza (Cruz Azul), Julio Cesar Caceres (River Plate), Delio Toledo (Real Zaragoza), Paulo Da Silva (Toluca), Julio Manzur (Santos), Juan Daniel Caceres, Jorge Nunez (both Estudiantes de La Plata)

Midfielders: Edgar Barreto (NEC Nijmegen), Roberto Acuna (Deportivo Coruna), Carlos Humberto Paredes (Reggina), Julio Dos Santos (Bayern Munich), Cristian Riveros (Libertad), Diego Gavilan (Newell's Old Boys), Walter Fretes (Cerro Porteno)

Forwards: Salvador Cabanas (Jaguares de Chiapas), Cesar Ramirez (Flamengo), Nelson Haedo (Werder Bremen), Jose Cardozo (San Lorenzo).