Paraguay have beaten Germany on penalties to make history in Boston and reach the last 16 of the World Cup.
Despite dominating possession, Germany failed to fashion a clear opening in the first half and went into the interval 1-0 down after a superb Matias Galarza was expertly headed home by Julio Enciso.
Paraguay defended admirably, but their goal was breached a few minutes into the second half as Kai Havertz scored his third goal of the 2026 World Cup - heading home a delicious Florian Wirtz cross to level proceedings.
Julian Nagelsmann's side continued to dominate but couldn't force a winner in normal time as Paraguay continued to stand up and block every shot that came their way.
Germany finally thought they had the lead when Jonathan Tah headed home in extra time, but their joy was short-lived as VAR ruled that there had been a block on the Paraguay goalkeeper.
Paraguay held on for penalties and would then go on to make history as they became the first side in World Cup history to beat Germany in a penalty shootout.
Paraguay will now continue their historic journey when they play France or Sweden in Philadelphia on Saturday.
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Germany v Paraguay Match Stats
Germany | 1-1 | Paraguay |
75.5% | Possession | 24.5% |
21 | Shots | 7 |
6 | Shots on Target | 3 |
2 | Goalkeeper Saves | 6 |
16 | Corners | 6 |
798 | Total Passes | 255 |
90% | Pass Accuracy | 62.6% |
14 | Tackles | 33 |
23 | Clearances | 54 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
Germany v Paraguay Timeline
42' - GOAL for Paraguay. Scored by Julio Enciso and assisted by Matias Galarza
46' - Substitution for Germany. Leon Goretzka replaced Felix Nmecha.
53' - GOAL for Germany. Scored by Kai Havertz and assisted by Florian Wirtz.
55' - Substitution for Paraguay. Gustavo Caballero replaced Gabriel Avalos.
57' - Substitution for Paraguay. Mauricio replaced Julio Enciso.
63' - Substitution for Germany. Jamal Musiala replaced Deniz Undav.
65' - Yellow card for Andres Cubas (Paraguay)
78' - Substitution for Germany. Waldemar Anton replaced Waldemar Anton.
87' - Substitution for Germany. Nick Woltemade replaced Leroy Sane.
90' - Substitution for Paraguay. Gustavo Velazquez replaced Miguel Almiron.
100' - Substitutions for Paraguay. Ojeda and Sanabria replace Caceres and Bobadilla.
106' - Yellow card for Kai Havertz (Germany)
112' - Substitutions for Germany. Malick Thiaw and Nadiem Amiri replaced Florian Wirtz and Antonio Rudiger.
116' - Yellow card for Jamal Musiala (Germany)
117' - Yellow card for Matias Galarza (Paraguay)
120+1' - Substitution for Paraguay. Fabian Balbuena replaced Junior Alonso.
Germany v Paraguay Penalties
Kai Havertz misses (0-0)
Mauricio scores (0-1)
Joshua Kimmich scores (1-1)
Gustavo Gomez scores (1-2)
Jamal Musiala scores (2-2)
Matias Galarza scores (2-3)
Nick Woltemade misses (2-3)
Antonio Sanabria misses (2-3)
Nadiem Amiri scores (3-3)
Fabian Balbuena misses (3-3)
Jonathan Tah misses (3-3)
Jose Canale scores (3-4)
