Round of 32
Germany v Paraguay
Gillette Stadium · Boston
4-4-2formations4-4-2
🧑⚖️ Jalal Jayed🌦️ 25°C · clear sky
Match Report
AI-generated
Paraguay won on penalties (4–3) after a 1-1 at Gillette Stadium. Scorers: Julio Enciso 42', Kai Havertz 54', Maurício 124', Joshua Kimmich 125', Gustavo Gómez 125', Jamal Musiala 126', Matías Galarza 127', Nadiem Amiri 130', José Canale 132'. GER held 76% possession with a field tilt of 78%.
Styles
Tactical identities
Dominant high pressvs High press
Germany's dominant high press against Paraguay's high press — a contrast in approach. Shapes: 4-2-3-1 v 4-4-2.
World Cup history
How this tie sits in the tournament's past
Met once before at the World Cup
- 2002Round of 16🇩🇪 Germany 1–0 Paraguay 🇵🇾Germany ✓
🇩🇪 Germany
- Best finish: Champions (2014) · 4× champions
- knockouts reached: 17 · 20 tournaments
- Shootouts: 4–0 W–L
- Legends: Miroslav Klose 16, Gerd Müller 14, Jürgen Klinsmann 11
🇵🇾 Paraguay
- Best finish: Quarter-final (2010)
- knockouts reached: 4 · 8 tournaments
- Shootouts: 1–0 W–L
- Legends: Nelson Cuevas 3, Julio César Romero 2, Roberto Cabañas 2
Match Stats
GER vs PAR
76%Possession24%
21Shots7
6On target3
0xG0
2Big chances3
16Corners6
78%Field tilt22%
90%Pass acc.63%
7.3PPDA13.9
18Fouls12
Timeline
Key events
- 42′⚽Julio Enciso
- 45′🔁Felix Nmecha
- 54′⚽Kai Havertz
- 55′🔁Gabriel Ávalos
- 57′🔁Julio Enciso
- 63′🔁Deniz Undav
- 65′🟨Adrián Cubas
- 79′🔁Aleksandar Pavlović
- 88′🔁Leroy Sané
- 90′🔁Miguel Almirón
- 99′🔁Juan Cáceres
- 99′🔁Damián Bobadilla
- 104′📺Jonathan Tah — Goal cancelled
- 105′🟨Yellow Card
- 105′🟨Yellow Card
- 106′🟨Kai Havertz
- 110′🔁Florian Wirtz
- 110′🔁Antonio Rüdiger
- 115′🟨Jamal Musiala
- 116′🟨Yellow Card
- 117′🟨Yellow Card
- 117′🟨Matías Galarza
- 120′🔁Júnior Alonso
- 122′❌Kai Havertz — Missed Penalty
- 124′⚽Maurício
- 125′⚽Joshua Kimmich
- 125′⚽Gustavo Gómez
- 126′⚽Jamal Musiala
- 127′⚽Matías Galarza
- 128′❌Nick Woltemade — Missed Penalty
- 129′❌Arnaldo Sanabria — Missed Penalty
- 130′⚽Nadiem Amiri
- 131′❌Fabián Balbuena — Missed Penalty
- 132′❌Jonathan Tah — Missed Penalty
- 132′⚽José Canale