Germany lost to Paraguay in a penalty shootout in the round of 32 and was eliminated from the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
Regular and extra time ended in a 1-1 draw. In the penalty shootout, the Paraguayans were more accurate, winning 4-3.
Julio Enciso stood out, putting the South American team ahead. In the 55th minute, Kai Havertz scored for the German national team to equalize. In the 102nd minute, Germany defender Jonathan Tah scored a goal that was disallowed after a VAR review due to a foul by Waldemar Anton on the opposing goalkeeper.
After the group stage, Germany finished first in Group E with six points. Paraguay earned four points and finished third in Group D.
Previously, Germany had reached penalty shootouts four times at World Cups and won all of them. Germany is a four-time world champion (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014). However, at the previous two World Cups — in Russia and Qatar — the German team failed to advance past the group stage.