Germany's biggest World Cup shocks: Where early exit to Paraguay ranks among most disappointing results originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Germany is undoubtedly one of the most decorated sides in World Cup history. Its history in the competition is anything but faultless, however.
The four-time World Cup winners have authored up a fair few stinkers across their 21 appearances in football's most famous competition. Some have come in the group stage, preventing Die Mannschaft from advancing to the knockout stage. Others have seen German sides seemingly capable of advancing to the latter stages of the tourney knocked out prematurely.
With that, here's a look at Germany's biggest World Cup shocks — a list that got that much larger with the Germans' stunning defeat to Paraguay in the Round of 32.
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Germany is undoubtedly one of the most decorated sides in World Cup history. Its history in the competition is anything but faultless, however.
The four-time World Cup winners have authored up a fair few stinkers across their 21 appearances in football's most famous competition. Some have come in the group stage, preventing Die Mannschaft from advancing to the knockout stage. Others have seen German sides seemingly capable of advancing to the latter stages of the tourney knocked out prematurely.
With that, here's a look at Germany's biggest World Cup shocks — a list that got that much larger with the Germans' stunning defeat to Paraguay in the Round of 32.
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