Germany crash out to Paraguay, shootout fear claims surface

Paraguay knock Germany out on penalties

It is over. Germany 1–1 Paraguay after extra time, and your team lost 3–4 on penalties in the Round of 32 at the 2026 World Cup. Monday in Foxborough. Joshua Kimmich stepped up to find penalty takers during the shootout, the DFB confirmed it (1). A half-century streak is done. Until this match, Germany had not lost a World Cup penalty shootout in 50 years (2).

Some players did not want a penalty

The German press is not holding back. Reports say several players were reluctant to take a spot-kick when it mattered (5). That detail will sting more than the result. A shootout is about nerve, and the accusation is that some of yours did not show enough of it.

Klinsmann: 'We are in a huge hole'

Jurgen Klinsmann called the exit embarrassing. "We are in a huge hole," the former Germany captain and manager said (3). No sugarcoating from him.

Nagelsmann stays, Klopp's name surfaces

Julian Nagelsmann ruled out resigning after the defeat (4). That did not stop the media from circling Jürgen Klopp's name as a potential replacement (4). The pressure on Nagelsmann is real, but he says he is not walking away.