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Paraguay knock Germany out of World Cup on penalties in major upset

Channel News Asia Monday 29 June 2026, 23:35 UTC 1 min read
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Paraguay knock Germany out of World Cup on penalties in major upset FOXBOROUGH, Massachussets, June 29 : Paraguay knocked four-times world champions Germany out of the World Cup on Monday with a 4-3 penalty shootout win after the two sides were deadlocked 1-1 in their Round of 32 match. • Paraguay’s Jose Canale scored the decisive spot kick • Germany’s Kai Havertz, Nick Woltemade and Jonathan Tah all failed in the shootout • Julio Enciso opened the scoring for Paraguay when he headed in a...

Paraguay knock Germany out of World Cup on penalties in major upset FOXBOROUGH, Massachussets, June 29 : Paraguay knocked four-times world champions Germany out of the World Cup on Monday with a 4-3 penalty shootout win after the two sides were deadlocked 1-1 in their Round of 32 match. • Paraguay’s Jose Canale scored the decisive spot kick • Germany’s Kai Havertz, Nick Woltemade and Jonathan Tah all failed in the shootout • Julio Enciso opened the scoring for Paraguay when he headed in a cross by Matias Galarza in the 42nd minute • Kai Havertz drew Germany level nine minutes into the second half with a glanced header from a Florian Wirtz cross • Paraguay will face either France or Sweden in the Round of 16 in Philadelphia on July 4 (Writing by William SchombergEditing by Toby Davis)
Paraguay (LOCATION) Germany (LOCATION) World Cup (EVENT) FOXBOROUGH (ORG) Massachussets (LOCATION) the World Cup (EVENT) Jose Canale (PERSON) • Germany’s (LOCATION) Kai Havertz (PERSON) Nick Woltemade (PERSON) Jonathan Tah (PERSON) Julio Enciso (PERSON) Matias Galarza (PERSON) Florian Wirtz (PERSON) France (LOCATION)
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