Paraguay’s World Cup knockout curse is also its superpower: penalties only
Paraguay’s World Cup knockout curse is also its superpower: penalties only Paraguay defeated Germany 4-3 in a penalty shootout at the 2026 World Cup, continuing a pattern where every knockout win in their history has come from the spot Share Add us on Google by Editorial Team Jun. On June 29, 2026, Paraguay knocked out Germany 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw that stretched through extra time in Foxborough, Massachusetts. It was the first time Germany had ever lost a World Cup penalty shootout.
- ▪Paraguay’s World Cup knockout curse is also its superpower: penalties only Paraguay defeated Germany 4-3 in a penalty shootout at the 2026 World Cup, continuing a pattern where every knockout win in their history has come from the spot Shar
- ▪On June 29, 2026, Paraguay knocked out Germany 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw that stretched through extra time in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
- ▪It was the first time Germany had ever lost a World Cup penalty shootout.
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Paraguay’s World Cup knockout curse is also its superpower: penalties only Paraguay defeated Germany 4-3 in a penalty shootout at the 2026 World Cup, continuing a pattern where every knockout win in their history has come from the spot Share Add us on Google by Editorial Team Jun. 30, 2026 window.sevioads = window.sevioads || []; var sevioads_preferences = []; sevioads_preferences[0] = {}; sevioads_preferences[0].zone = "01f21ccf-2092-46b1-9ac7-8c44cc782e0f"; sevioads_preferences[0].adType = "native"; sevioads_preferences[0].inventoryId = "c5700508-581b-472c-8fdd-a931cdbfc8e1"; sevioads_preferences[0].accountId = "1e47efc1-ec2d-4fca-a8b9-354e249e5095"; sevioads.push(sevioads_preferences); Paraguay has now won exactly two knockout-stage matches in FIFA World Cup history.
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