Paraguay shock Germany as Brazil, Morocco advance at World Cup
Paraguay's Gustavo Gomez (15) celebrates a win during the World Cup round of 32 soccer match between Germany and Paraguay in Foxborough, Massachusetts, near Boston, Monday, June 29, 2026. MARTIN MEISSNER / AP PHOTO/MARTIN MEISSNER Paraguay sensationally sent four-time champions Germany crashing out of the World Cup on Monday as Brazil and Morocco clinched dramatic victories to reach the last 16. Germany's hopes of mounting a deep run at the tournament ended at Foxborough's Gillette Stadium with the country's first ever defeat in a World Cup penalty shoot-out.
- ▪Paraguay's Gustavo Gomez (15) celebrates a win during the World Cup round of 32 soccer match between Germany and Paraguay in Foxborough, Massachusetts, near Boston, Monday, June 29, 2026.
- ▪MARTIN MEISSNER / AP PHOTO/MARTIN MEISSNER Paraguay sensationally sent four-time champions Germany crashing out of the World Cup on Monday as Brazil and Morocco clinched dramatic victories to reach the last 16.
- ▪Germany's hopes of mounting a deep run at the tournament ended at Foxborough's Gillette Stadium with the country's first ever defeat in a World Cup penalty shoot-out.
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Paraguay's Gustavo Gomez (15) celebrates a win during the World Cup round of 32 soccer match between Germany and Paraguay in Foxborough, Massachusetts, near Boston, Monday, June 29, 2026. MARTIN MEISSNER / AP PHOTO/MARTIN MEISSNER Paraguay sensationally sent four-time champions Germany crashing out of the World Cup on Monday as Brazil and Morocco clinched dramatic victories to reach the last 16. Germany's hopes of mounting a deep run at the tournament ended at Foxborough's Gillette Stadium with the country's first ever defeat in a World Cup penalty shoot-out.
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