The last two rounds will be awarded 1 point to advance to the World Cup. Paraguay President: If you advance, you will celebrate the national holiday.

September 3rd Paraguay President Santiago Peña said that if he advances to next year's World Cup, Paraguay will celebrate the holiday.

In the World Cup South American qualifiers, Paraguay currently ranks fifth with 24 points, leading seventh place by 6 points. In the next two rounds of the World Cup (the opponents are Ecuador and Peru respectively), they only need to get 1 point to ensure their advancement to the World Cup. The Paraguay government is preparing to celebrate with a big boost, last week the government approved a law that allows for up to three additional days of extra holidays each year on the basis of the original holidays to "promote tourism and economic activities or special celebrations." Paraguay President Santiago Peña said: "There is no formal national holiday yet, but we may have some surprises on Friday. We shouldn't celebrate in advance, but I think it's worth it. If Paraguay returns to the World Cup after 16 years, I think it's a good time for all Paraguay people to celebrate together."