Panenka to Paraguay: Germany’s 50-year penalty shootout streak is over

The Guardian · 1 week ago

Germany
1

FIFA WC26
1-1
Finished

Paraguay
1

Key moments

1. 42'
   Goal
   Julio ENCISO (Paraguay) scores!!
2. 54'
   Goal
   Kai HAVERTZ (Germany) scores!!
3. 65'
   Yellow card
   Andres CUBAS (Paraguay) is booked by
4. 105'
   Yellow card
   Gustavo ALFARO (Paraguay) is booked by
5. 105'+1'
   Yellow card
   Julian NAGELSMANN (Germany) is booked by
6. 106'
   Yellow card
   Kai HAVERTZ (Germany) is booked by
7. 115'
   Yellow card
   Jamal MUSIALA (Germany) is booked by
8. 116'
   Yellow card
   Mads BUTTGEREIT (Germany) is booked by
9. 117'
   Yellow card
   Alejandro MANOGRASSO (Paraguay) is booked by
10. 117'
    Yellow card
    Matias GALARZA (Paraguay) is booked by

Squads

Germany squad

• Selected
• 1 Manuel NEUER
  Goalkeeper
• 2 Antonio RUEDIGER
  Defender
• 4 Jonathan TAH
  Defender
• 5 Aleksandar PAVLOVIC
  Midfielder
• 6 Joshua KIMMICH
  C Defender
• 7 Kai HAVERTZ
  Forward
• 17 Florian WIRTZ
  Midfielder
• 18 Nathaniel BROWN
  Defender
• 19 Leroy SANE
  Midfielder
• 23 Felix NMECHA
  Midfielder
• 26 Deniz UNDAV
  Forward
• 3 Waldemar ANTON
  Defender
• 8 Leon GORETZKA
  Midfielder
• 9 Jamie LEWELING
  Midfielder
• 10 Jamal MUSIALA
  Midfielder
• 11 Nick WOLTEMADE
  Forward
• 12 Oliver Baumann
  Goalkeeper
• 13 Pascal GROSS
  Midfielder
• 14 Maximilian BEIER
  Forward
• 16 Angelo Stiller
  Midfielder
• 20 Nadiem Amiri
  Midfielder
• 21 Alexander NUEBEL
  Goalkeeper
• 22 David RAUM
  Defender
• 24 Malick THIAW
  Defender
• 25 Assan OUEDRAOGO
  Midfielder
• Full squad
• 15 Nico SCHLOTTERBECK
  Defender

Paraguay squad

• Selected
• 4 Juan Jose CACERES
  Defender
• 6 Junior ALONSO
  Defender
• 10 Miguel ALMIRON
  Midfielder
• 12 Orlando GILL
  Goalkeeper
• 13 Jose CANALE
  Defender
• 14 Andres CUBAS
  Midfielder
• 15 Gustavo GOMEZ
  C Defender
• 16 Damian BOBADILLA
  Midfielder
• 19 Julio ENCISO
  Forward
• 21 Gabriel AVALOS
  Forward
• 23 Matias GALARZA
  Midfielder
• 1 Gatito FERNANDEZ
  Goalkeeper
• 2 Gustavo VELAZQUEZ
  Defender
• 3 Omar ALDERETE
  Defender
• 5 Fabian BALBUENA
  Defender
• 7 Ramon SOSA
  Midfielder
• 9 Antonio SANABRIA
  Forward
• 11 MAURICIO
  Midfielder
• 17 Alejandro ROMERO GAMARRA
  Forward
• 18 Alex ARCE
  Forward
• 20 Braian OJEDA
  Midfielder
• 22 Gaston OLVEIRA
  Goalkeeper
• 24 Gustavo CABALLERO
  Midfielder
• 25 Isidro PITTA
  Forward
• 26 Alexandro MAIDANA
  Defender
• Full squad
• 8 Diego GOMEZ
  Midfielder

Germany once scored 22 consecutive penalties in major tournament shootouts. They missed three as Paraguay won 4-3 from the spotGermany were knocked out of the 2026 World Cup on penalties, an outcome that feels unbelievable to anyone who has watched international football over the past 50 years. Paraguay beat them 4-3 in a shootout in…

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