Germany suffered a brutal World Cup penalty shoot-out defeat to Paraguay to end the four-time world champions’ tournament in Boston.
After suffering from a controversial VAR call in extra-time, to chalk off Jonathan Tah’s goal, which would have seen Julian Nagelsmann’s side go 2-1 in front, the last 32 tie went to penalties, with misses from Kai Havertz, Nick Woltemade and Tah enough to succumb to a 4-3 shoot-out loss.
The result leaves Nagelsmann on the brink, with immense pressure on the manager after speculation over his future entering the tournament.
And despite a first knock-out tie in 12 years, this huge upset leaves German football in crisis, thanks to Jose Canale’s decisive penalty, which secured the underdogs a memorable victory and sparked wild celebrations, with a last 16 tie against France or Sweden to come.
It is the biggest win in the World Cup for the South Americans, who reached the quarter-finals in 2010 and had not qualified since. Nagelsmann, who at the age of 38 became the youngest coach in a World Cup knockout stage in 40 years, opted for an offensive lineup, giving his team's top scorer in the tournament, Deniz Undav, his first start.
After suffering from a controversial VAR call in extra-time, to chalk off Jonathan Tah’s goal, which would have seen Julian Nagelsmann’s side go 2-1 in front, the last 32 tie went to penalties, with misses from Kai Havertz, Nick Woltemade and Tah enough to succumb to a 4-3 shoot-out loss.
The result leaves Nagelsmann on the brink, with immense pressure on the manager after speculation over his future entering the tournament.
And despite a first knock-out tie in 12 years, this huge upset leaves German football in crisis, thanks to Jose Canale’s decisive penalty, which secured the underdogs a memorable victory and sparked wild celebrations, with a last 16 tie against France or Sweden to come.
It is the biggest win in the World Cup for the South Americans, who reached the quarter-finals in 2010 and had not qualified since. Nagelsmann, who at the age of 38 became the youngest coach in a World Cup knockout stage in 40 years, opted for an offensive lineup, giving his team's top scorer in the tournament, Deniz Undav, his first start.
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