On Monday, June 29, the 1/16 final match took place at the 2026 World Cup, in which the national teams of Germany and Paraguay met.

The teams were unable to find out who was stronger during regular and extra time, and the Paraguayans became the winners in the penalty shootout.

In the first half of the match, the German national team was unable to create a serious danger at the South American goal and ended the half without a single shot on target. The Paraguayans took their chance closer to the break, opening the scoring in the 42nd minute. Matias Galarza sent the ball into the penalty area from the right flank, and Julio Enciso sent it with his head into the left corner of the goal.

In the second half, the Germans managed to quickly correct the situation thanks to a goal from Kai Havertz, who headed the ball into the net after a cross from Florian Wirtz in the 54th minute.. However, the opponents failed to score more in regular time, and the match went into extra time..

At the end of the first extra fifteen minutes, Bundesteam sent the ball into the Paraguay goal for the second time thanks to a goal from Yonatan Ta, who headed in a corner kick. However, the referee, having reconsidered the moment, canceled the goal due to Waldemar Anton’s blocking of the Paraguayan goalkeeper.

Germany made a bad start to the penalty shootout - Paraguay goalkeeper Orlando Gil successfully saved Havertz's shot. Subsequently, the teams took advantage of their chances, but on the fourth shots they made mutual mistakes. The Germans converted their fifth strike, after which Manuel Neuer saved the team from defeat. And the sixth shots were decisive - Ta launched the ball over the crossbar, while Jose Canale beat the goalkeeper and brought victory to the Paraguayans.

In the 1/8 finals of the 2026 World Cup, Paraguay will meet the winner of the match between France and Sweden..

Match statistics Germany - Paraguay 1/16 final Germany - Paraguay 1:1 (pen. 3:4) Goals:  Havertz, 54 - Enciso, 42 Expected goals (xG):  1. 49 - 0. 42 Ball possession: 75% - 25% Shots: 21 - 7 Shots on target: 6 - 3 Corners: 16 - 6 Fouls: 18 - 12 Let us recall that earlier the coach of the German national team warned against underestimating Paraguay.

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