Paraguay is back at the World Cup for the first time since reaching the quarterfinals in 2010—and there’s hope a similar run can be put together here. Four straight World Cup appearances at the turn of the century were followed by nearly two decades of underwhelming results, but a mix of experienced veterans—Miguel Almirón and Gustavo Gomez—and zesty young talents—Julio Enciso and Diego Gómez—have La Albirroja confident of making an impact. Paraguay will look to play the villain and spoil the party for the United States. Defeating the hosts in Group D would get many Paraguayans to buy into the notion that they could be contenders. The Road to the World Cup Qualification record : 7W-4L-7D Goals for / against:  14 / 10 Top scorer:  Antonio Sanabria (4) Assist leader:  Diego Gómez (2) Paraguay’s return to the World Cup was hanging in the balance after mustering just five points from the first 18 possible in qualifying.…