Highlights of Germany vs. Paraguay, FIFA World Cup 2026 Match LIVE Updates: During their FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 match, Paraguay defeated Germany on penalties because to two great saves from Orlando Gill.
Welcome to Honestproductlab HIGHLIGHTS of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 match between Germany and Paraguay being played in Boston on Monday.
Highlights
42′ goal | Enciso scored his nation’s first World Cup knockout goal. Germany clears the first threat after it comes off a set piece, but the ball finds its way back into attack. Caceres plays to Almiron on the right, who plays Galarza through into the box after making a great false turn as though cutting in. Enciso heads it home after the midfielder squares it.
54′ goal | Here in Boston, Havertz has turned to parity. Wirtz deserves equal recognition for his flawlessly timed ball into the box from the left side. Havertz heads the ball into the corner after slipping past his marker.
102′ | Germany’s goal was disallowed. Kimmich’s precise cross from the right finds Tah at the far post, heads it across, and ends the stalemate. Hold on, though—there’s a VAR check. The Paraguay keeper was obstructed by Anton. Was his view blocked by that? Will that be sufficient to reverse the ruling? Yes, it is! Due to Anton’s obstruction of the goalkeeper, Germany’s goal is disallowed.
Shootout Penalties
Germany: X-O-O-X-O-X
Paraguay: O-O-O-X-X-O
Lineups
Germany: Florian Wirtz – Deniz Undav; Manuel Neuer – Joshua Kimmich; Jonathan Tah – Antonio Rudiger; Nathaniel Brown – Felix Nmecha; Aleksander Pavlovic – Leroy Sane; Kai Havertz.
Orlando Gill, Juan Caceres, Gustavo Gomez, Jose Canale, Miguel Almiron, Miguel Alonso, Damian Bobadilla, Andres Cubas, Matias Galarza, Gabriel Avalos, and Julio Enciso from Paraguay.
Details of the match
Start time: 4:30 p.m. local time (2:00 a.m. IST on June 30)
Location: Boston Stadium
Referee: Jayed Jalal
05:00 on June 30, 2026
Germany was eliminated!
And now for this World Cup’s first major shock! Germany falters in the first elimination round and is eliminated by Paraguay following penalties. Paraguay wins the match after Tah, Woltemade, and Havertz miss from the spot. Germany has never lost a World Cup shootout before.
Considering all the opportunities Germany had during regulation time, Jonathan Tah’s goal was disallowed. Germany will think about this competition for a very long time. As of right now, the only thing left to do is pack their things and head home.
Paraguay’s next opponent will be determined by the outcome of Tuesday’s match between Sweden and France. However, that can wait. For the time being, the South American nation is having a great time.
June 30, 2026 04:48
Penalty Shooutout – Paraguay wins 4-3
Germany
1. Kai Havertz – Misses, saved by Orlando Gill
2. Joshua Kimmich – Scores
3. Jamal Musiala – Scores
4. Nick Woltemade – Misses, saved by Orland Gill
5. Nadiem Amiri – Scores
Sudden Death
6. Jonathan Tah – Misses, hits over the crossbar
Paraguay
1. Mauricio – Scores
2. Gustavo Gomez – Scores
3. Matias Galarza – Scores
4. Antonio Sanabria – Misses, hits wide
5. Fabian Balbuena – Misses, saved by Manuel Neuer
Sudden Death
6. Jose Canale – Scores
PARAGUAY WINS THE PENALTY SHOOTOUT 4-3
04:43 on June 30, 2026
GER 1-1 PAR at the end of extra time
That’s all! The penalty shootout is going to be a roulette game. These two sides can’t be separated after 120 minutes of play. Germany had more opportunities than Paraguay, but both wasted them.
It ultimately boils down to these ten spot kicks, though, after all that drama.
04:41 June 30, 2026 120+1′
Amiri takes a direct shot toward the goal rather than attempting a cross-in. fails to curve it sufficiently, causing the shot to miss its objective.
04:40 June 30, 2026 120′
Galarza fouled Havertz on the boundary of the penalty area. Germany has one last opportunity to win before the penalty shootout.
04:39 June 30, 2026 118′
Anton! He misses a close-range header. Brown delivers the ball perfectly from that corner, and Anton even bends it in the direction of the goal but not away from the goalkeeper, who makes a straightforward catch.
04:33 June 30, 2026 112′
Even though Caballero receives the ball in the box, Germany does a good job of tracking back and preventing a shot at target, despite Paraguay’s opportunity to counter and numerical advantage. In order to maintain possession, Paraguay had to move the ball back into its own half.
04:31 111′ on June 30, 2026
Kimmich attempts an Olympico goal, but Gill catches it in time to send it over the crossbar.
04:29 109′ on June 30, 2026
Since the start of the second half of extra time, Paraguay has been able to maintain possession of the ball in the German half. However, they are unable to find a decisive play to score, as has been the narrative throughout the game.
04:27 107′ June 30, 2026
In the last third, Paraguay sends a long ball into the German half, and Kimmich concedes a foul.
June 30, 2026 04:23 105+4′
Gill does a good job of diving ahead and catching Havertz’s header, which was intended for Woltemade.
04:15 on June 30, 2026
Germany’s goal is disallowed in 102′ GER 1-1 PAR
Jonathan Tahhhhh! Finally, Germany is in the lead! Kimmich’s precise cross from the right finds Tah at the far post, heads it across, and ends the stalemate.
Hold on, though—there’s a VAR check. The Paraguay keeper was obstructed by Anton. Was his view blocked by that? Will that be sufficient to reverse the ruling?
It is! The Germany goal is disallowed for Anton impeding the keeper.
June 30, 2026 04:14 101′
Germany is aiming for Woltemade’s height. The German striker misses Anton’s whipped pass that he plays into the area from the right.
04:13 100′ on June 30, 2026
MISS! Tah loses a straightforward opportunity to head a cross from Musiala at the far post. He was free to score because he was behind his marker.
30 June 2026 04:09 94′
Kimmich takes a free kick from the left, sends the ball in, and the goalie punches it away. Germany keeps the rebound, and Tah uses some deft footwork to put the ball in once more. Get Germany another corner.
04:06 on June 30, 2026
Extra time starts
In these extra thirty minutes, can either team determine the winner?
03:59 on June 30, 2026
GER 1-1 PAR full-time
After ninety minutes of football, there is no way to separate the two teams. We are forced to play another half of football after Kai Havertz’s important equalizer for Germany in the second half.
00:57 on June 30, 2026
Manuel Neuer’s record
The German custodian will make his 23rd FIFA World Cup appearance, surpassing both Lothar Matthaus and Miroslav Klose’s current record.
00:55 on June 30, 2026
Lineup confirmation for Paraguay (4-4-2)
Orlando Gill, Miguel Almiron, Gabriel Avalos, Julio Enciso, Juan Caceres, Gustavo Gomez, Jose Canale, Junior Alonso, Miguel Almiron, Damian Bobadilla, Andres Cubas, and Matias Galarza
00:52 on June 30, 2026
The confirmed lineup for Germany is 4-2-3-1.
Nathaniel Brown—Felix Nmecha, Manuel Neuer—Joshua Kimmich, Jonathan Tah, Antonio Rudiger, Aleksander Pavlovic—Leroy Sane, Kai Havertz, Florian Wirtz—Deniz Undav.
00:49 on June 30, 2026
Germany is back in the WC knockout stages.
After missing out on the last two FIFA World Cups, Die Mannschaft’s wait is finally over as they start their knockout trip at the 2026 tournament.