FIFA World Cup

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Paraguay advance 4-3 on penalties · Gillette Stadium · 63,945 att. · FOX

Match Report

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Paraguay win breathless penalty shootout to knock out Germany, reach World Cup last-16

José Canale scored on the first sudden death penalty kick, Orlando Gill made two key saves in the shootout, and Paraguay upset Germany 4-3 on penalties Monday to earn the biggest upset of the 2026 World Cup so far.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
18
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
4
6
Corner Kicks
16
6
Saves
2
24.4
Possession
75.6
7
SHOTS
21
3
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
160
Accurate Passes
725
255
Passes
805
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.9
6
Accurate Crosses
9
21
Crosses
55
0.3
Cross %
0.2
78
Long Balls
40
20
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.3
Long Balls %
0.7
2
Blocked Shots
8
20
Effective Tackles
7
33
Tackles
13
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
13
Interceptions
4
55
Effective Clearances
23
55
Clearances
23

Highlights

02:32 Leboeuf: Germany should sack Nagelsmann after Paraguay defeat Watch on ESPN 01:35 Can Paraguay cause problems in the Round of 16? Watch on ESPN 02:22 Should Germany's goal in extra time have stood against Paraguay? Watch on ESPN 01:20 Klinsmann: Germany's World Cup elimination is an embarrassment Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

GER leads series 1-0-1

Lineups

GER · 4-4-2

  1. 1Manuel NeuerG
  2. 2Antonio RüdigerCD-L
  3. 4Jonathan TahCD-R
  4. 18Nathaniel BrownLB
  5. 6Joshua KimmichRB
  6. 5Aleksandar PavlovicCM-L
  7. 23Felix NmechaCM-R
  8. 17Florian WirtzLM
  9. 19Leroy SanéRM
  10. 26Deniz UndavCF-L
  11. 7Kai HavertzCF-R

PAR · 4-4-2

  1. 12Orlando GillG
  2. 13José CanaleCD-L
  3. 15Gustavo GómezCD-R
  4. 6Júnior AlonsoLB
  5. 4Juan Jose CáceresRB
  6. 14Andrés CubasCM-L
  7. 16Damián BobadillaCM-R
  8. 23Matías GalarzaLM
  9. 10Miguel AlmirónRM
  10. 19Julio EncisoCF-L
  11. 21Gabriel ÁvalosCF-R

Timeline

  1. 4' Delay in match because of an injury Gustavo Gómez (Paraguay).
  2. 4'
  3. 5' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  4. 5'
  5. 13' Delay in match because of an injury Juan José Cáceres (Paraguay).
  6. 13'
  7. 14' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  8. 14'
  9. 23' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  10. 23'
  11. 26' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  12. 26'
  13. 42' Goal! Germany 0, Paraguay 1. Julio Enciso (Paraguay) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matías Galarza with a cross following a corner.
  14. 45' Substitution, Germany. Leon Goretzka replaces Felix Nmecha.
  15. 54' Goal! Germany 1, Paraguay 1. Kai Havertz (Germany) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a cross.
  16. 55' Substitution, Paraguay. Gustavo Caballero replaces Gabriel Ávalos.
  17. 56' Delay in match because of an injury Julio Enciso (Paraguay).
  18. 56'
  19. 57' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  20. 57'
  21. 57' Substitution, Paraguay. Mauricio replaces Julio Enciso because of an injury.
  22. 63' Substitution, Germany. Jamal Musiala replaces Deniz Undav.
  23. 65' Andrés Cubas (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  24. 70' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  25. 70'
  26. 73' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  27. 73'
  28. 79' Substitution, Germany. Waldemar Anton replaces Aleksandar Pavlovic.
  29. 88' Substitution, Germany. Nick Woltemade replaces Leroy Sané.
  30. 90' Substitution, Paraguay. Gustavo Velázquez replaces Miguel Almirón.
  31. 90'
  32. 99' Substitution, Paraguay. Braian Ojeda replaces Juan José Cáceres.
  33. 99' Substitution, Paraguay. Antonio Sanabria replaces Damián Bobadilla.
  34. 104'
  35. 105'
  36. 105'+5' Delay in match because of an injury Orlando Gill (Paraguay).
  37. 105'+5' Delay in match (Germany).
  38. 105'+5' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  39. 105'+5' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  40. 105'+5'
  41. 105' Second Half Extra Time begins Germany 1, Paraguay 1.
  42. 106' Kai Havertz (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  43. 110' Substitution, Germany. Nadiem Amiri replaces Florian Wirtz.
  44. 110' Substitution, Germany. Malick Thiaw replaces Antonio Rüdiger.
  45. 115' Jamal Musiala (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  46. 116' Delay in match because of an injury Matías Galarza (Paraguay).
  47. 116'
  48. 117' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  49. 117'
  50. 117' Matías Galarza (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  51. 120'+2' Substitution, Paraguay. Fabián Balbuena replaces Júnior Alonso.
  52. 120'+3'
  53. 120'
  54. 120'

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