FIFA World Cup

Germany

Ugh, no.
Germany lost to Paraguay (3–4 on penalties)
Paraguay 1 – 1 Germany
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Match Details

Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Massachusetts) · 63,945 fans · FOX, Tele, FOX One View tournament bracket →

Line Score

12345T
GER 01003 1
PAR 10004 1

Match Leaders

Paraguay
  • JE Julio Enciso — 1Goals
  • JE Julio Enciso — 3Total Shots
  • OG Orlando Gill — 6Saves
  • JC José Canale — 26Defensive Interventions
  • JA Júnior Alonso — 17Accurate Passes
Germany
  • KH Kai Havertz — 1Goals
  • JK Joshua Kimmich — 5Total Shots
  • MN Manuel Neuer — 2Saves
  • AR Antonio Rüdiger — 12Defensive Interventions
  • JK Joshua Kimmich — 128Accurate Passes

Penalty Shootout

Germany · 3/6

  1. Kai Havertz
  2. Joshua Kimmich
  3. Jamal Musiala
  4. Nick Woltemade
  5. Nadiem Amiri
  6. Jonathan Tah

Paraguay · 4/6

  1. Maurício
  2. Gustavo Gómez
  3. Matías Galarza
  4. Antonio Sanabria
  5. Fabián Balbuena
  6. José Canale

Key Events

120'+2'Substitution, Paraguay. Fabián Balbuena replaces Júnior Alonso.
117'Matías Galarza (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
115'Jamal Musiala (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
110'Substitution, Germany. Malick Thiaw replaces Antonio Rüdiger.
110'Substitution, Germany. Nadiem Amiri replaces Florian Wirtz.
106'Kai Havertz (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
99'Substitution, Paraguay. Antonio Sanabria replaces Damián Bobadilla.
99'Substitution, Paraguay. Braian Ojeda replaces Juan José Cáceres.
90'Substitution, Paraguay. Gustavo Velázquez replaces Miguel Almirón.
88'Substitution, Germany. Nick Woltemade replaces Leroy Sané.
79'Substitution, Germany. Waldemar Anton replaces Aleksandar Pavlovic.
65'Andrés Cubas (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63'Substitution, Germany. Jamal Musiala replaces Deniz Undav.
57'Substitution, Paraguay. Mauricio replaces Julio Enciso because of an injury.
55'Substitution, Paraguay. Gustavo Caballero replaces Gabriel Ávalos.
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.
45'Substitution, Germany. Leon Goretzka replaces Felix Nmecha.
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.

Team Stats

ParaguayGermany
General
24.4 Possession % 75.6
7 Shots 21
3 On Target 6
1 Offsides 4
6 Corners 16
12 Fouls 18
Passing & Defense
160 Passes Completed 725
6 Crosses Won 9
20 Tackles Won 7
13 Interceptions 4
55 Clearances 23
Discipline
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
6 Saves 2

Recent Form

Germany W W W W L
Paraguay L W L W D

Starting Lineups

Germany

  1. MN #1 Manuel NeuerG
  2. AR #2 Antonio RüdigerCD-L
  3. JT #4 Jonathan TahCD-R
  4. NB #18 Nathaniel BrownLB
  5. JK #6 Joshua KimmichRB
  6. AP #5 Aleksandar PavlovicCM-L
  7. FN #23 Felix NmechaCM-R
  8. FW #17 Florian WirtzLM
  9. LS #19 Leroy SanéRM
  10. DU #26 Deniz UndavCF-L
  11. KH #7 Kai HavertzCF-R

Paraguay

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

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News

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· The Guardian
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· The Guardian
Suggests role will be his final job in top-level football Warns journalists to ‘leave my family in peace’ Jürgen Klopp said he wants his team to “change a country” after being confirmed as Germany’s new head coach, but…
Jürgen Klopp reaches agreement to take over as Germany head coach
· The Guardian
Former Liverpool manager to replace Julian Nagelsmann Germany lost to Paraguay in last 32 of the World Cup Jürgen Klopp has “reached an agreement on the key points” to become the next Germany head coach, the German…
Jürgen Klopp holds Germany talks: ‘I’m more than recharged, I’m ready’
· The Guardian
He says intensive discussions needed with federation Klopp wants to agree way ahead with changes required Jürgen Klopp has confirmed he is in negotiations to take over as Germany’s coach and says he has “recharged” the…
Germany hold Jürgen Klopp talks after Julian Nagelsmann quits as head coach
· The Guardian
Nagelsmann agrees to quit following World Cup exit Klopp to begin discussions over return to management Julian Nagelsmann will step down as Germany’s head coach after the team’s disappointing showing at the World Cup,…

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Recent Results
D 1–1 vs Paraguay