Germany v Paraguay, 29 June 2026

Score1-1 :: penalties 4-3 to Paraguay
RefereeJalal Jayed
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Finals - Round of 32
VenueGillette Stadium, Foxborough MA
Attendance63,945

View Germany v Paraguay head to head

Kick-off: 4.30pm local . Paraguay won 4-3 on penalties . After extra time - 1-1 at 90 minutes . FIFA World Ranking: Germany 10th, Paraguay 41st . The only previous meeting at a FIFA World Cup tournament was Germany’s 1-0 Round of 16 win in Jeju, Korea Republic in 2002.

1 (3) Germany

Manager: Julian Nagelsmann

1 (4) Paraguay

Manager: Gustavo Alfaro

Goals:

Kai Havertz 54 G

Goals:

Julio Enciso 42 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer
Defender Nathaniel Brown
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Defender Jonathan Tah
Defender/Midfielder Joshua Kimmich (captain)
Midfielder Felix Nmecha
Midfielder Aleksandar Pavlović
Midfielder Florian Wirtz
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Midfielder/Forward Leroy Sané
Forward Deniz Undav

Starting lineup:

Orlando Gill Goalkeeper
Júnior Alonso Defender
José Canale Defender
Gustavo Gómez Defender (captain)
Juan Cáceres Defender/Midfielder
Damián Bobadilla Midfielder
Andrés Cubas Midfielder
Matías Galarza Midfielder
Miguel Almirón Midfielder/Forward
Julio Enciso Midfielder/Forward
Gabriel Avalos Forward

Substitutions:

Leon Goretzka for Felix Nmecha 46
Jamal Musiala for Deniz Undav 63
Waldemar Anton for Aleksandar Pavlović 79
Nick Woltemade for Leroy Sané 88
Nadiem Amiri for Florian Wirtz 110
Malick Thiaw for Antonio Rüdiger 110

Substitutions:

Gustavo Caballero for Gabriel Avalos 55
Mauricio for Julio Enciso 57
Gustavo Velázquez for Miguel Almirón 91
Braian Ojeda for Juan Cáceres 99
Antonio Sanabria for Damián Bobadilla 99
Fabián Balbuena for Júnior Alonso 120+2

Cards:

Kai Havertz 106 Y
Jamal Musiala 115 Y

Cards:

Andrés Cubas 65 Y
Matías Galarza 117 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Olivier Baumann
Goalkeeper Alexander Nübel
Defender Waldemar Anton
Defender/Midfielder David Raum
Defender/Midfielder Malick Thiaw
Midfielder Nadiem Amiri
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder Jamal Musiala
Midfielder Assan Ouédraogo
Midfielder Angelo Stiller
Midfielder/Forward Leon Goretzka
Midfielder/Forward Jamie Leweling
Midfielder/Forward Nick Woltemade
Forward Maximilian Beier

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Gatito Fernández
Goalkeeper Gastón Oliveira
Defender Omar Alderete
Defender Fabián Balbuena
Defender Alexandro Maidana
Defender Gustavo Velázquez
Midfielder Alejandro Gamarra
Midfielder Braian Ojeda
Midfielder/Forward Gustavo Caballero
Midfielder/Forward Mauricio
Midfielder/Forward Ramón Sosa
Forward Alex Arce
Forward Isidro Pitta
Forward Antonio Sanabria

Comments:

Penalty shoot-out details (Germany went first) 1 – Kai Havertz [saved] 2 – Joshua Kimmich [scored] 3 – Jamal Musiala [scored] 4 – Nick Woltemade [saved] 5 – Nadiem Amiri [scored] 6 - Jonathan Tah [missed] . This was Germany’s first game in the knockout stage of a FIFA World Cup tournament since their victory in the 2014 Final against Argentina in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. . Die Mannschaft had now been involved in five penalty shoot-outs at FIFA World Cup finals and this was the first that they had lost. . This was Germany's 12th game at FIFA World Cup tournament that had gone to extra-time (more than any other nation) and the first of the last four that went to a penalty shoot-out. . Germany named 14 of a possible 15 substitutes. Nico Schlotterbeck was unavailable due to a severe ankle injury that ruled him out for the remainder of the tournament. . Jonathan Tah scored in the 102nd minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to a foul.

Comments:

Penalty shoot-out details (Paraguay went second) 1 – Mauricio [scored] 2 – Gustavo Gómez [scored] 3 – Matías Galarza [scored] 4 – Antonio Sanabria [missed] 5 – Fabián Balbuena [saved] 6 - José Canale [scored] . Paraguay had reached the knockout phase in five of their last six participations at FIFA World Cup tournaments. Their only previous win was against Japan in Pretoria, South Africa in 2010 (5-3 on penalties after a goalless draw). . Julio Enciso had now scored Los Guaraníes’ first-ever goal in their six games in the knockout phase of FIFA World Cup finals to end the longest such goalless run in the competition’s history: previously four games by Republic of Ireland from 1990 to 2002. . They had now won five of their nine penalty shoot-outs at major tournaments (includes seven at the Copa América). . Paraguay named 14 of a possible 15 substitutes. Diego Gómez was serving a suspension after being shown a yellow card in two games during the group stage.

1 (3) Germany

Manager: Julian Nagelsmann

Goals:

Kai Havertz 54 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Manuel Neuer
Defender Nathaniel Brown
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Defender Jonathan Tah
Defender/Midfielder Joshua Kimmich (captain)
Midfielder Felix Nmecha
Midfielder Aleksandar Pavlović
Midfielder Florian Wirtz
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Midfielder/Forward Leroy Sané
Forward Deniz Undav

Substitutions:

Leon Goretzka for Felix Nmecha 46
Jamal Musiala for Deniz Undav 63
Waldemar Anton for Aleksandar Pavlović 79
Nick Woltemade for Leroy Sané 88
Nadiem Amiri for Florian Wirtz 110
Malick Thiaw for Antonio Rüdiger 110

Cards:

Kai Havertz 106 Y
Jamal Musiala 115 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Olivier Baumann
Goalkeeper Alexander Nübel
Defender Waldemar Anton
Defender/Midfielder David Raum
Defender/Midfielder Malick Thiaw
Midfielder Nadiem Amiri
Midfielder Pascal Gross
Midfielder Jamal Musiala
Midfielder Assan Ouédraogo
Midfielder Angelo Stiller
Midfielder/Forward Leon Goretzka
Midfielder/Forward Jamie Leweling
Midfielder/Forward Nick Woltemade
Forward Maximilian Beier

Comments:

Penalty shoot-out details (Germany went first) 1 – Kai Havertz [saved] 2 – Joshua Kimmich [scored] 3 – Jamal Musiala [scored] 4 – Nick Woltemade [saved] 5 – Nadiem Amiri [scored] 6 - Jonathan Tah [missed] . This was Germany’s first game in the knockout stage of a FIFA World Cup tournament since their victory in the 2014 Final against Argentina in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. . Die Mannschaft had now been involved in five penalty shoot-outs at FIFA World Cup finals and this was the first that they had lost. . This was Germany's 12th game at FIFA World Cup tournament that had gone to extra-time (more than any other nation) and the first of the last four that went to a penalty shoot-out. . Germany named 14 of a possible 15 substitutes. Nico Schlotterbeck was unavailable due to a severe ankle injury that ruled him out for the remainder of the tournament. . Jonathan Tah scored in the 102nd minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to a foul.

1 (4) Paraguay

Manager: Gustavo Alfaro

Goals:

Julio Enciso 42 G

Starting lineup:

Orlando Gill Goalkeeper
Júnior Alonso Defender
José Canale Defender
Gustavo Gómez Defender (captain)
Juan Cáceres Defender/Midfielder
Damián Bobadilla Midfielder
Andrés Cubas Midfielder
Matías Galarza Midfielder
Miguel Almirón Midfielder/Forward
Julio Enciso Midfielder/Forward
Gabriel Avalos Forward

Substitutions:

Gustavo Caballero for Gabriel Avalos 55
Mauricio for Julio Enciso 57
Gustavo Velázquez for Miguel Almirón 91
Braian Ojeda for Juan Cáceres 99
Antonio Sanabria for Damián Bobadilla 99
Fabián Balbuena for Júnior Alonso 120+2

Cards:

Andrés Cubas 65 Y
Matías Galarza 117 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Gatito Fernández
Goalkeeper Gastón Oliveira
Defender Omar Alderete
Defender Fabián Balbuena
Defender Alexandro Maidana
Defender Gustavo Velázquez
Midfielder Alejandro Gamarra
Midfielder Braian Ojeda
Midfielder/Forward Gustavo Caballero
Midfielder/Forward Mauricio
Midfielder/Forward Ramón Sosa
Forward Alex Arce
Forward Isidro Pitta
Forward Antonio Sanabria

Comments:

Penalty shoot-out details (Paraguay went second) 1 – Mauricio [scored] 2 – Gustavo Gómez [scored] 3 – Matías Galarza [scored] 4 – Antonio Sanabria [missed] 5 – Fabián Balbuena [saved] 6 - José Canale [scored] . Paraguay had reached the knockout phase in five of their last six participations at FIFA World Cup tournaments. Their only previous win was against Japan in Pretoria, South Africa in 2010 (5-3 on penalties after a goalless draw). . Julio Enciso had now scored Los Guaraníes’ first-ever goal in their six games in the knockout phase of FIFA World Cup finals to end the longest such goalless run in the competition’s history: previously four games by Republic of Ireland from 1990 to 2002. . They had now won five of their nine penalty shoot-outs at major tournaments (includes seven at the Copa América). . Paraguay named 14 of a possible 15 substitutes. Diego Gómez was serving a suspension after being shown a yellow card in two games during the group stage.