The most recent meeting, according to the report, came in August 2013 and finished 3-3 in an international friendly. Six goals made it an entertaining contest, yet the setting matters. Friendly matches allow more experimentation and carry none of the risk attached to a World Cup elimination game.
For Paraguay, the draw remains evidence that Germany can be unsettled when the game becomes open. For Germany, it is a reminder that historical superiority has not always translated into control.
The report records the other meeting as a 1-0 Germany victory in the 2002 World Cup round of 16. A single goal decided that contest, reinforcing the possibility of another tight encounter rather than a one-sided affair.
That result gives Germany the stronger tournament reference point. It also places pressure on the favourite: a narrow historical advantage can raise expectations without guaranteeing progress. Paraguay, meanwhile, can approach the match knowing that a first victory would both extend its World Cup run and rewrite the entire head-to-head narrative.
The two previous results - a 3-3 draw and a 1-0 Germany win - offer contrasting templates. One produced an open exchange; the other was settled by the smallest possible margin. Neither supports the idea of a predictable outcome.
The next storyline is whether Germany can make its knockout pedigree count again, or whether Paraguay can turn a balanced recent meeting into its first win over the European side.