Paraguay stun Germany on penalties

📊 Stats

Metric	Germany	Paraguay
Possession	75%	25%
Shots	21	7
Shots on target	7	4
Shots off target	5	1
Corners	16	6
Fouls	18	12
Yellow cards	2	2
Red cards	0	0
Offsides	4	1
Goalkeeper saves	3	5

⚡ Key Moments

• 41' - score change - Julio Enciso, Matias Galarza [0-1]
• 53' - score change - Kai Havertz, Florian Wirtz [1-1]
• 104' - goal cancelled - Jonathan Tah, Nathaniel Brown

⭐ Key Players

• Julio Enciso headed Paraguay in front at 41', assisted by Matias Galarza.
• Kai Havertz equalised at 54', assisted by Florian Wirtz, then missed in the shootout.
• Jonathan Tah had a goal ruled out by VAR at 104'59'', then missed in the shootout.
• Matias Galarza set up the opener and was booked at 116'51''.

Paraguay struck first when Enciso made it 0-1 at 41'21'', with Galarza providing the assist. Germany reacted at the break, withdrawing Felix Nmecha for Leon Goretzka on 45' as they chased the scoreline.

The equaliser arrived at 53'45'': Havertz levelled at 1-1, steered in by a header after Wirtz supplied the cross. Paraguay reshuffled soon after, replacing Gabriel Avalos with Gustavo Caballero at 54'52'', then taking goalscorer Enciso off for Mauricio at 57'29''.

Cards followed as the game stretched - Andres Cubas saw yellow at 64'18'', with both coaches Julian Nagelsmann and Gustavo Alfaro booked at 105'00''. Germany thought they had a winner in extra time, but Tah’s effort was cancelled by VAR at 104'59''. In the shootout, Havertz, Nick Woltemade and Tah all missed, flipping the final summary decisively Paraguay’s way.