{"id":49464,"date":"2026-07-06T20:58:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T20:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/49464\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T20:58:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T20:58:26","slug":"germanys-world-cup-is-over-defeat-in-a-penalty-shootout-against-paraguay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/49464\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany&#8217;s World Cup is over \u2013 Defeat in a penalty shootout against Paraguay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In their first match of the knockout stage against Paraguay, the <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/soccer\/teams\/germany\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:German national team;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;German national team&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">German national team<\/a> found themselves down 0-1 in the 42nd minute. Shortly before halftime, <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/soccer\/players\/1656852\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Felix Nmecha;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Felix Nmecha&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Felix Nmecha<\/a>, who had started the match, missed a golden opportunity to equalize when he found himself unmarked. His deflected shot went wide of the left post. It was the <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/soccer\/teams\/dortmund\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Borussia Dortmund;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Borussia Dortmund&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Borussia Dortmund<\/a> player\u2019s last involvement in the match; he was substituted after the break.<\/p>\n<p>Although Germany managed to tie the game in the 54th minute, no further goals were scored in regulation time, so the match went into extra time. In the 102nd minute, Germany took what appeared to be a 2-1 lead, but the referees ruled that <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/soccer\/players\/574302\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Waldemar Anton;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Waldemar Anton&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Waldemar Anton<\/a> had fouled the goalkeeper beforehand, so the goal was disallowed. The Borussia player had come on as a substitute in the 79th minute. Anton missed the chance to score the winner shortly before the end of extra time when his header from five yards out went straight at the opposing goalkeeper (119).<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"641\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/97f980efd3e4a7325bda5263ec621b38.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In the penalty shootout, Germany lost 3-4 after missing three penalties, meaning the tournament is over for the team. Maxi Beier remained on the bench for the entire match, while <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/soccer\/players\/1792942\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Nico Schlotterbeck;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Nico Schlotterbeck&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nico Schlotterbeck<\/a> was sidelined due to injury.<\/p>\n<p>This Tuesday evening, <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/soccer\/players\/1612811\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Julian Ryerson;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Julian Ryerson&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Julian Ryerson<\/a> and <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/soccer\/teams\/norway\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Norway;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Norway&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Norway<\/a> will face the Ivory Coast, while <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/soccer\/players\/2234906\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Daniel Svensson;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Daniel Svensson&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Svensson<\/a> will play for <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/soccer\/teams\/sweden-women\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sweden;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Sweden&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sweden<\/a> against <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/soccer\/teams\/france\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:France;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;France&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">France<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In their first match of the knockout stage against Paraguay, the German national team found themselves down 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