Paraguay knocked Germany out of the World Cup on penalties after a 1-1 draw at Boston Stadium. José Canale scored the decisive spot kick, sealing one of Paraguay’s biggest tournament results and deepening Germany’s recent World Cup troubles.
Julio Enciso gave Paraguay a historic knockout-stage goal before Kai Havertz brought Germany level. Germany also saw a Jonathan Tah header disallowed after a VAR review in extra time, but they could not turn long spells of possession into control of the match.
The shootout underlined the pressure on Julian Nagelsmann’s side. Havertz and Nick Woltemade were denied by Orlando Gill, Tah later missed, and Paraguay eventually took their chance through Canale.
Germany had topped Group E and scored freely in the first round, but the report notes they did not keep a clean sheet in any of their four matches. Nagelsmann’s post-match comments pointed to the need for change, while Paraguay move forward with a result their supporters are unlikely to forget.
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