In the round of 32 at the 2026 World Cup, Germany and Paraguay finished level at 1-1 after 120 minutes. In the 42nd minute of the first half, Julio César Enciso put Paraguay ahead after an assist from M. Galarza, leaving the score 1-0 to Germany's opponents at the break.
After the restart, Germany equalized in the 54th minute: Kai Havertz scored from a Florian Wirtz assist to make it 1-1. Neither side could find another goal in normal time, and the match moved into extra time.
In the 102nd minute of extra time, a German goal was ruled out after VAR reviewed a foul by J. Tah. The closing stages still produced no winner, so the 1-1 scoreline carried into the penalty shootout.
In the shootout, Kai Havertz missed for Germany, while Maurício scored for Paraguay. Joshua Kimmich, G. Gomez, Jamal Musiala, and M. Galarza then converted in sequence. At 120+4 minutes, N. Woltemade and A. Sanabria both failed to score; at 120+5 minutes, N. Amiri converted and Fabian Balbuena missed; at 120+6 minutes, J. Tah missed and J. Canale scored, giving Paraguay a 4-3 win on penalties.
Match statistics showed Germany with 75% possession and Paraguay with 25%; Germany recorded 1.49 expected goals compared with Paraguay's 0.42. Germany had 21 shots to Paraguay's 7, and 6 shots on target to Paraguay's 3. Pass completion was 90% for Germany and 63% for Paraguay; Germany earned 16 corners to Paraguay's 6. Offsides were 4-1, saves 2-6, and fouls 18-12.
The pre-match recent results listed Germany's 1-2 loss to Ecuador in the third round of the group stage, and Paraguay's 0-0 draw with Australia in the third round of the group stage.
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