The qualifiers for the 2010 FIFA World Cup were very good for the Paraguayan national football team. Fans can try betting online with 1xBet bookmaker right now on all these excellent and exciting competitions. Historically, the Paraguayans have been far from other South American squads like Brazil, Argentina or Uruguay. However, during those qualifiers they were leading the race towards South Africa, thanks in part to Salvador Cabañas.

Cabañas was an excellent striker and winger who played professionally between 1998 and 2010. During that time he played in teams like:

• Audax Italiano;
• Chiapas;
• and América.

He was an excellent and prolific forward. Despite being of relatively small stature he had a powerful header. Additionally, he was also very good at shooting with his left or right foot. The 1xBet bookmaker offers many options to try online betting with the best players and squads from South America.

Leading his country to South Africa

During most of the South American qualifiers for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the ranking wasn’t led by Brazil, Uruguay or Argentina. Instead, the Paraguayans were the leaders during most of the instance. Cabañas scored six goals and was the top scorer of his squad. The http://1xbet.com/en/live/Football website allows its members to make live wagers on all the matches played by this squad.

Not even the Brazilians were able to stop Cabañas, he scored in the matches played in Paraguayan and Brazilian territory. For this reason, the defense of all the teams that faced Paraguay had to put special attention in order to stop Cabañas’ dangerous attacks. Whenever forwards of this quality are in the field, fans can visit the 1xBet website and wager on them.

A tragic career end

The 25th of January 2010 was a tragic day for Salvador Cabañas, and it would change his life forever. Back then, the footballer was a prolific attacker for Mexican squad America. When visiting 1xBet – watch live matches today and wager on all the contests played in the Mexican league.

The Paraguayan player was in a nightclub spending time with some friends. Nobody is completely sure about what happened, but the footballer was shot in the head after a fight that took place inside the club.

Cabañas was quickly taken to a hospital for emergency surgery. Fortunately he survived. However, he would never be the same. The bullet severely injured his brain, meaning that part of his motor functions were permanently damaged. The player attempted to return to play at the Paraguayan league, of which it is possible to watch live matches today on the 1xBet website. However, these returns were unsuccessful. For this reason, Salvador Cabañas was forced to retire.