On the night of June 30, a match took place in the 1/16 finals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup playoffs, in which the national teams of Germany and Paraguay met.

The fight took place in Foxboro near Boston (USA) and ended in a sensational defeat for Bundesteam.

The Paraguayans took the lead in the 42nd minute when Enciso headed home a cross from the wing.. The Germans also equalized thanks to Havertz's header after the break.

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The Europeans continued to press, but regular time ended with the score 1:1. In overtime, Ta scored another goal with his head and put Germany ahead, but the referee canceled the goal because the German national team player blocked the goalkeeper.

In the end, the fate of the match was decided by a dramatic penalty shootout. The Paraguayans confidently converted their attempts, while team goalkeeper Gil repelled the shots of the Germans Havertz and Voltemade. The Paraguayans had one effective blow left to strike, but Sanabria and Balbuena failed to convert their attempts in a row, giving the Bundesteam a chance to save themselves.

But the Germans also had another miss in Ta’s performance, after which Paraguay no longer forgave the favorite - Canale converted the historic penalty for the country.

Germany - Paraguay - 1:1 (3:4 - penalty shootout).

Goals: Havertz 54 – Enciso 42.

Germany: Neuer, Kimmich, Rudiger (Thiaw 110), Ta, Braun, Nmecha (Goretzka 46), Pavlovic (Anton 79), Sane (Woltemade 88), Undave (Musiala 63), Wirtz (Amiri 110), Havertz.

Paraguay: Gil, Caceres (Ojeda 99), G. Gomez, Canale, Alonso (Balbuena, 120+2), Cubas, Almiron (Velasquez, 91), Bobadilla (Sanabria, 99), Galarza, Enciso (Mauricio, 56), Avalos (Caballero, 56).

Warnings: Nagelsmann (coach), Havertz, Musiala - Cubas, Alfaro (coach), Galarza.

@megogo_sport_ua 3:4! PARAGUAY RECEIVES THE BIGGEST SENSATION OF THE EMERGENCY? They will outplay the Nimecchini team in a penalty shootout? Timing: Time for emergency situations:? Emergency 2018: absence from the group? Emergency 2022: absence from the group? ChS-2026: enters the 1/16 finals In the 1/8 finals, Paraguay will compete with the bet winner France - Sweden? #FIFAWorldCup #Nimecchina #Paraguay? original audio recording - MEGOGO SPORT.

Video review of the match is available here.

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For Germany, which has won the World Cup four times, this is the first defeat in a penalty shootout in the entire history of performances at the World Cup and the first since 1976 at the official level in all tournaments.

In the 1/8 finals, Paraguay will meet the winner of the confrontation between France and Sweden.

Earlier it was reported that Brazil beat Japan in strong style at the start of the 2026 World Cup playoffs.