The Paraguayan international footballer Salvador Cabanas has been shot in the head in a bar in Mexico City.
Cabanas, who plays for the Mexican club America, is said to be in a critical condition in a local hospital.
Mexican officials say two suspects have been arrested but the motive for the attack is unclear.
Cabanas was expected to play for Paraguay at this year's World Cup in South Africa.
Paraguay are in the same group as New Zealand.
