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Historic failure! Germany eliminated from the World Cup by penalty shootout for the first time

The Germans lose a penalty shootout at a World Cup for the first time ever.

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Historic failure! Germany eliminated from the World Cup by penalty shootout for the first time

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The German national team set an unwanted record after crashing out of the 2026 World Cup.

Details: Germany fell to Paraguay in the round of 16. Both regulation and extra time ended 1-1, and in the penalty shootout, the Germans lost 3-4.

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According to Opta, this is the first time in history that Germany have been knocked out of a World Cup after losing a penalty shootout. Previously, the Germans had won all four of their previous shootouts at World Cups.

1 – Germany suffered their first ever FIFA World Cup elimination via a penalty shootout, having won their previous four, while it’s only their second loss on penalties at a major tournament following the 1976 UEFA EURO final to Czechoslovakia (3-5).

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For Germany, this is only their second defeat on penalties at a major tournament. The previous one came back in the final of Euro 1976, when the Germans fell to Czechoslovakia—3-5.

The hero of the shootout was Paraguay's goalkeeper Orlando Gil, who saved shots from Kai Havertz and Nick Woltemade, while Jonathan Tah missed the target.

Reminder: Earlier, we reported that Havertz and Wirtz make the difference again at the 2026 World Cup

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