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

The Guardian · 3 months 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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