Paraguay Ousts Germany 4-3 on Penalties as VAR Wipes Out Extra-Time Winner
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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jun 30
Paraguay Ousts Germany 4-3 on Penalties as VAR Wipes Out Extra-Time Winner
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jun 30
Summary
Paraguay advanced to the World Cup round of 16 after a 1-1 draw, beating Germany 4-3 in a shootout and sending the four-time champions out in the new round of 32.
Orlando Gill drove the upset with six saves over 120 minutes and two penalty stops, denying Kai Havertz and Nick Woltemade before José Canale converted the winner.
Germany controlled long stretches, forced 16 corners and equalized through Havertz in the 54th minute after Julio Enciso had put Paraguay ahead in the 42nd.
A 102nd-minute Jonathan Tah header that looked like Germany's winner was overturned by VAR for a foul on Gill, keeping the match level through extra time.
The defeat was Germany's first World Cup penalty-shootout loss and another early exit since its 2014 title; Paraguay next faces France or Sweden on July 4 in Philadelphia.