Bibhash Lodh, BS News Agency: Germany crashed out of the World Cup after losing a dramatic tiebreaker. Paraguay shocked the four-time world champions. The match was tied 1-1 after extra time, so it went to penalties. And Paraguay won there. Germany crashed out of the World Cup after losing a dramatic tiebreaker. Paraguay crashed out of the World Cup after losing a dramatic tiebreaker. Paraguay shocked the four-time world champions. The match was tied 1-1 after extra time, so it went to penalties. And Paraguay won there. The start of the game was not good for Germany at all. In the 42nd minute of the first half, Julio Enciso's great header gave Paraguay a 1-0 lead. However, the Germans turned things around in the second half. Kai Havertz equalized the score eight minutes after the break. Then Germany scored a goal from a corner. But the goal was disallowed after a VAR review because the Paraguayan goalkeeper was fouled. After neither team scored again in extra time, the game went to a tiebreaker.
Havertz missed the first shot for Germany in the tiebreaker. This is the first time in history that Germany has lost on penalties in a World Cup.
At the start of the tournament, Germany was ranked 10th in the FIFA rankings. On the other hand, Paraguay was ranked 41st. Therefore, this loss is being called one of the biggest events in the knockout stage of the World Cup. Previously, Bulgaria surprised Germany by defeating them in 1994. However, Paraguay's victory seemed to surpass that history.