Match report
Germany 1-1 Paraguay (3-4 pens): Paraguay Reach the Round of 16 After Shootout Win
Paraguay delivered the first big knockout shock in this publication window. After Julio Enciso gave them the lead and Kai Havertz dragged Germany level, the match stayed tied through extra time before Paraguay won the shootout 4-3.
Germany vs Paraguay final score
Officially, the match finished Germany 1, Paraguay 1, with Paraguay winning 4-3 on penalties. FIFA's match centre lists the tie as complete after 132 minutes and confirms Paraguay as the advancing side.
That distinction matters for search intent and for bracket clarity. The regulation and extra-time score was level, but the elimination result belongs entirely to Paraguay because the shootout decided the place in the round of 16.
There was no verified red card in the official event list, so the cleanest post-match framing is the comeback, the shootout and the bracket consequence.
Who scored and the key match facts
Julio Enciso opened the scoring for Paraguay in the 42nd minute. Kai Havertz equalized for Germany in the 54th, and no further open-play goal separated the sides through the rest of regular time and extra time.
The official live feed records Germany yellow cards for Havertz and Jamal Musiala, plus Paraguay bookings including Andres Cubas and Matias Galarza. The verified headline, though, is still the 4-3 shootout win.
Because the official data clearly confirms the scoreline and penalty result, there is no need to add unverified injury or controversy claims that the sources do not substantiate.
What the result means in the bracket
Paraguay advance from match 74 into match 89 and Germany are eliminated. In knockout football, that is the only table that matters once the whistle has gone.
The site's bracket routes Paraguay into a round-of-16 meeting with the winner of match 77. That follow-up slot is fixed even though the exact opponent was not yet settled in the site's canonical data at publication time.
For Paraguay, the significance is twofold: an upset result against a major favorite, and a live path into the last 16 that now depends on the other side of this bracket segment.
Today schedule and what comes next
At 2026-06-30 11:20 CST, Netherlands vs Morocco, match 75, was still live in FIFA's official feed, so the knockout picture around Paraguay was not fully closed yet.
The next fixed project-schedule checkpoint tied to Paraguay's part of the draw is match 77, which is scheduled for 2026-07-01 05:00 CST. Paraguay's round-of-16 opponent will come from that result.
This leaves Paraguay with a confirmed place in match 89, but not yet with a confirmed named opponent at the moment this report is published.