Paraguay have pulled off one of the tournament's biggest upsets, eliminating four-time world champions Germany from the FIFA World Cup 2026 with a 4-3 penalty shootout victory after the two sides could not be separated in 120 minutes of football, finishing 1-1 after extra time.

Germany, winners of the World Cup in 1954, 1974, 1990, and 2014, are out of the competition at the round-of-32 stage, falling to a Paraguay side who held their nerve when it mattered most.

The match was level at 1-1 after both normal time and extra time, sending the tie to a shootout that Paraguay won 4-3 to secure their place in the last 16 of the tournament.

It is a remarkable exit for one of football's most decorated nations and a landmark result for Paraguay, who advance to the knockout rounds in what stands as one of the most striking results of FIFA World Cup 2026 so far.