Paraguay-France: l'écoeurante sortie raciste de José Luis Chilavert sur les Bleus avant le 8e de finale
An icon of the Paraguayan national team who has become an embarrassing figure, making a series of offensive, racist and homophobic remarks, José Luis Chilavert has responded to comments made by Christophe Dugarry on RMC before the round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup. The former goalkeeper launched a virulent and racist attack on the French team.
José Luis Chilavert is unfortunately being José Luis Chilavert. The former iconic Paraguayan goalkeeper distinguished himself once again this Friday with his discriminatory remarks. Just hours before the 2026 World Cup round of 16 match between France and Paraguay (11 p.m.), Chilavert reacted to comments made by Christophe Dugarry, whom he had faced at the same stage of the competition in 1998.
The former French international, now a pundit for RMC, had praised Les Bleus after their thrashing of Sweden (3-0) and discredited the Paraguayan team. "Paraguay is going to get a beating, 'panpan cucul', I'm telling you," he exclaimed on our airwaves. "They'll want to defend because they're incapable of creating any attacking play. Offensively, it's a disaster. All they'll do is defend and foul."
Not his first attempt
In response, one of the best goalkeepers of his generation resorted to racist rhetoric, often used to discredit the French team. "Christophe, you're right, at the 1998 World Cup we faced the French and now Paraguay will face an African team," he wrote on his X account.
This is yet another controversial outburst from José Luis Chilavert, who is no stranger to controversy in recent years. Convicted in 2016 and given a one-year suspended sentence for defamation against CONMEBOL president Alejandro Dominguez, the greatest player in Paraguayan history made headlines again in 2021 when he launched his presidential campaign with an anti-corruption platform targeting elites, a pro-religion stance, and strong opposition to LGBTQ+ rights.
More recently, during the Prestianni-Vinicius affair, where the Argentinian is accused of having uttered racist insults towards the Brazilian, he said, for example, that he was "totally in solidarity with Prestianni." "Vinicius is the first to insult everyone. And then, who is in solidarity with Vinicius? Mbappé! He talks about values but lives with a transgender person, that's not normal," he declared.
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