Two second-half goals from Fabio Cesar steered Qatar to a win over Paraguay in an international friendly in France.

After a goalless first half, Cesar opened the scoring in the 57th minute when Majed Mohamad launched a quick attack down the right before lobbing the ball goalwards.

Although that effort hit the crossbar, Cesar followed up to fire home the rebound.

Cesar then sealed the win with 10 minutes left when he fired a powerful free-kick into the bottom corner of the net.

Qatar will continue their preparations for the 2011 Asian Cup with another friendly on Tuesday when they play Belgium.