Lingerie model agrees to run naked through Asuncion as a 'present' to Paraguay football team



She had promised to run down the main street in Asuncion naked if unlikely Paraguay took home the Jules Rimet trophy.



But Larissa Riquelme has gone a step further by saying she will honour her original pledge as a present to the Paraguay players and people.



The lingerie model - the South American country's self-styled No 1 fan - had agreed to match a pledge by Argentina coach Diego Maradona to strip naked if they won the World Cup.

Great support: Paraguayan model Larissa Riquelme reacts during a public screening of the World Cup soccer match between Paraguay and Japan in downtown Asuncion

Red-blooded male football fans were left disappointed however, after Paraguay were beaten 1-0 in the quarter final by Spain at the weekend.



But the 24-year-old said she would still honour the pledge, despite her countrymen falling short of winning the tournament.



She said: 'It will be a present to all the players, and for all the people in Paraguay to enjoy.



'They tried as hard as possible and give it their all on the field.'

Bold: The football-mad lingerie model has said she will honour her promise to strip off and run through Asuncion as a present to the Paraguay players



Miss Riquelme was pictured around the world in a figure-hugging outfit in the national colours of red, white and blue as she cheered Paraguay on to success from the capital Asuncion.



Maradona had first made the promise to run naked through Buenos Aires if Argentina won the cup, but fortunately he will not have to make good after they were thrashed 4-0 by Germany in the quarter final.



After watching Paraguay beat Japan on penalties on Tuesday last week, she was asked if she was prepared to match his promise.



She said: 'Of course I will... but with my body painted in the colours of Paraguay.'

