Bangladesh, June 20 -- Paraguay manager Gustavo Alfaro said Friday that his side had regained its belief after keeping its World Cup hopes alive with a 1-0 victory over Turkiye.

Paraguay's first win of the tournament left it level on points with Australia in Group D ahead of the teams' final group-stage meeting next Thursday.

"We are going to play our hearts out against Australia," the Argentine told a post-match news conference. "We hope to make history and we hope it will be something beautiful."

"That comes from courage, sacrifice, emotion and a strong sense of belonging."

Paraguay is making its first World Cup finals appearance since 2010, when it reached the quarterfinals in South Africa.

Its current campaign appeared to be in d...