Paraguay

FIFA #34

Round of 32

YES!

Paraguay beat Germany (4–3 on penalties)

1 – 1

FT-Pens · Mon, Jun 29

Match Details

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

Highlights

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.

Recap via ESPN

2:32 Leboeuf: Germany should sack Nagelsmann after Paraguay defeat

1:35 Can Paraguay cause problems in the Round of 16?

2:22 Should Germany's goal in extra time have stood against Paraguay?

1:20 Klinsmann: Germany's World Cup elimination is an embarrassment

Clips play on ESPN

Commentary

·Match ends, Germany 1(3), Paraguay 1(4).
120'Penalty Shootout ends, Germany 1(3), Paraguay 1(4).
120'Goal! Germany 1(3), Paraguay 1(4). José Canale (Paraguay) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
120'Penalty missed. Jonathan Tah (Germany) right footed shot is too high.
120'Penalty saved. Fabián Balbuena (Paraguay) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Manuel Neuer (Germany).
120'Goal! Germany 1(3), Paraguay 1(3). Nadiem Amiri (Germany) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
120'Penalty missed. Antonio Sanabria (Paraguay) right footed shot is close, but misses to the left.
120'Penalty saved. Nick Woltemade (Germany) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Orlando Gill (Paraguay).
120'Goal! Germany 1(2), Paraguay 1(3). Matías Galarza (Paraguay) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
120'Goal! Germany 1(2), Paraguay 1(2). Jamal Musiala (Germany) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
120'Goal! Germany 1(1), Paraguay 1(2). Gustavo Gómez (Paraguay) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
120'Goal! Germany 1(1), Paraguay 1(1). Joshua Kimmich (Germany) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	5	T
PAR	1	0	0	0	4	1
GER	0	1	0	0	3	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 LIVE

Germany · 3/6

Kai Havertz
Joshua Kimmich
Jamal Musiala
Nick Woltemade
Nadiem Amiri
Jonathan Tah

Paraguay · 4/6

Maurício
Gustavo Gómez
Matías Galarza
Antonio Sanabria
Fabián Balbuena
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.