Diego Gomez played down an early exit in the World Cup as he helped keep Paraguay hopes alive.
The Albion midfielder was substituted midway through the second half of a precious 1-0 win over Turkey.
The result means Turkey, for whom Ferdi Kadioglu started at left-back, will head home after completing their group fixtures against the USA.
Gomez said in a post-match interview that he only went off due to a minor knock.
He was fit enough to leap around on the pitch at full-time as the Albirroja ended a tough week, following their 4-1 defeat by USA, in winning style.
Gomez told GEN: "The truth is that the lads were focused every minute, congratulations to my team-mates.
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— Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) June 20, 2026
“It was a very complicated match, that's just part of football, I'm very proud of my team-mates who gave 100% today.
"We were coming off a very tough loss and luckily we got a very important win to keep growing.
“Now it's time to rest and think about the next match.”
Matias Galarza scored the second-minute winner as he collected a pass from Julio Enciso and fired a low effort into the bottom corner from 20 yards.
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But the match was most notable for Miguel Almiron becoming the first player to be sent off for covering his mouth during an altercation with an opponent.
The former Newcastle player was dismissed following a VAR review in first-half stoppage time having covered his mouth while speaking to Turkey’s Mert Muldur.
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