Germany vs Paraguay Highlights 🌎🏆 2026 FIFA World Cup - Round of 32

The legend that is Manuel Neuer came out of international retirement for this World Cup and why not Antonio Rudiger continues with Nico Schlotterbeck out of the tournament there are two changes from Ecuador David Rahm is back and after three goals as a sub Denis Unda starts Jamal Musiala drops to the bench Kai Havertz has been in formidable form Germany aren't short of potential match winners from the off or from the bench Paraguay have been hit and missed so far but on their day who knows maybe Captain Gustavo Gomez wins a 93rd cap and Junior Alonso his 75th Diego Gomez is suspended after two yellow cards he will be missed but Miguel Almiron is back from a ban after his red card against Turkey when Matthias Galassa scored that wonderful winner Julio Enciso certainly carries a threat as well almost a minute on the clock Julio Enciso sends it in and Neuer as Junior Alonso had a swing at it he's in the way but the whistle went I think he was very surprised when it came to him went through a number of players then the first touch just wouldn't come down quick enough Neuer out as quickly as he can spreading himself good start Paraguay Havertz sends it in an important interception yeah it was an important interception as well as the ball comes in because Havertz just waiting to put the finishing touches and what was a very good cross ends up being really good defending Kimmich's corner Havertz always rising from the moment it left his boot it's a good ball in from Kimmich goes to Tarr who then able to head it back and goes to Veers we know you know he's got the ability to strike it from there Kimmich oh that could be a ball Sane flag has gone up eventually against Leroy Sane just see the ability of Kimmich his eye for us up there with the best of them just say the run there just goes too early it's a good line from Paraguay score but we've seen that movie a few times in the world of football Almaron in punched away by Neuer well they keep it alive Almaron again Ganassa and they've scored and Cesar against the run of play but this can happen in football Paraguay lead and that has fired the hopes of a nation well people will say it's against the run of play Paraguay will say it's perfection contain then when you get the opportunities put them away the ball goes out to Galarzo what a ball this is in and then and see so nobody's marking in which is a bad idea in itself and it's a wonderful finish Neuer all he can do is watch the ball go into the back of the net Paraguay have had to defend defend and defend a little bit more but they know when they have a player like Enciso he's the difference maker he makes this team efficient and Paraguay their game plan so far is absolutely magnificent don't you just love it when a player Mecha fool to take a deflection did it yes corner it took a deflection through when you're doubling up on players you've seen since that deflection three players went out it will be picked up by Leroy Sane and it's going straight back in there Havertz didn't get to it Kimmich distracted by Hill saying we do not let this slip he knows what they're on the cusp of almost capitalizing on Kimmich's back pass there but Neuer rescued it but switch that in Kai Havertz to the rescue it's what they've been craving but it comes as a mighty relief for Germany and you can hear the sigh of relief from a number of fans in this stadium but this is something that Germany haven't done enough of get the ball into the box and it's a lovely bit of movement from Havertz it's a last second just gets in front of the center back Canale and it's a wonderful header as well right into the corner gives Hill absolutely no chance it's one of the first times that Paraguay have switched off defensively and Havertz takes full advantage he was on the blind side of Canale and at the last second makes the run Canale isn't aware by the time he reacts the ball's in the back of the net Germany got themselves level now and they know better about this now Canada and Brazil already through to the round of 16 one of these teams will join them and one of those teams will join them that should be a cracking game Netherlands against Morocco coverage starts 8 p.m. Eastern 5 p.m. Pacific Germany has scored their 243rd goal in World Cup Brazil have scored one more Paraguay threatening again there though as you can see substitute and this puts a good ball into the box his fellow substitute Caballero gets up well but let's commit to take a kill with are going to bring on Jamal Musiala now then his undoubted started ahead of him after those three goals in this World Cup as a sub hasn't had too many sites of goal and will be replaced by Musiala Boca Fibula in the top World Cup last year Rudiger that's going to get another free kick of the yellow card for Papadia Sane just made room for the cross a little neck off Canale I think it was on the way through yeah I think it that's enabling Paraguay just have a couple more touches and the more touches they can have it means then players can make ones like this Mauricio now the flag stays down Caballero Jonathan Toa got back and now the flag goes up belatedly doesn't find himself isolated then that's for the cross Roberts it's a crucial save from Hill I stood on there Brown from Bobadilla that's the chance that Havertz had you can see Canale's slightest deflection he can't get anywhere near it's a good save from Hill but as you quite rightly said good opportunity now for Germany the problem that you have now is the goalkeeper because it's central it's trying to line his ball up as well meantime Germany making a change Pavlovich off and Anton late goals have been a theme in this round already as Florian Vert sends it in offside flag has gone up now to bring that flurry of activity to an abrupt end I looked at our post it's a lovely ball in and it's just a touch here you can see as the header's made from Goretzka two plays for Germany on offside position in by Brown so his head up easily collected by Hill in this stadium the nerves and the tension over to Paraguay to try and score a winner it's Mauricio's corner they need a break here and now a free kick has been given in Germany's favor just as the balls played in looks as though it's let's just gets caught in the middle of a high advantage over this Paraguay team so it's all about the delivery Germany looking for one telling moment that would matter the Germany fans hoping and praying as their captain prepares to send this in Kimmich punched away by Hill but it falls here to Musiala Tarr this is brilliant from Jonathan Tarr and it will be a corner as Goretzka's header is put behind it's a brilliant bit of skill to make sure that Anton can't put the goalkeeper off and as Anton he's trying to force the issue and get on the wrong side of Galarza everyone jostling for position Kimmich hoists it high Tarr sent it back this is going to go here just look so we've gone out of play we've seen that pass played a few times Rudiger sends it in there Voltimata it's another brilliant block both centre-halves are throwing their bodies at this goal kick you just see as Voltimata takes the strike I think that could be handball against the captain Gomez just checking whether this should be a corner or a goal kick VAR is going off here to be replaced by Brian Ojeda of Orlando City Bocadillo will be the other man to make way for Antonio Sanabria who will win his 50th cap seems to be taking an age these substitutions will not Sanabria in there in a defensive capacity because Germany have a corner Germany have a chance in by Brown down by Virts Musiala trapped by Galarza Musiala hangs in there Virts Jonathan Tarr couldn't get close enough I really like this defending this time is from Caballero just keeps his distance the only way that Tarr would be able to win the ball is to foul Caballero really good defender in the far post and number four it's Brown descended high and it's headed in by Jonathan Tarr there it is for Germany they finally have Paraguay where they want them scored recently in a friendly against Switzerland in March oh hang on a minute they are checking for a foul on the goalkeeper here so let's hear from Mark Clattenburg about that possibility yeah it was a bit of a surprise but what happens is the number three of Germany blocks the goalkeeper and there's a coming together and that stops the goalkeeper being set for the header just having a look at it and see there it's Anton from Hill's perspective I don't think he's gonna win the first one but I think it's then the ability as Mark just said to actually be able to stop this second one I don't know I don't know how much is in that I know the goalkeepers get protected but it's it's a coming together more than anything I'm not necessarily sure that there is a foul there but VAR they obviously believe that there is a referee will have the final decision I mean it could be soft the yellow card has been shown to the Paraguayan coach after review when the ball was in play number attacker number three prevent the goalkeeper to challenge in the ball final decision fine well yeah what in what they said pre-tournament to the referees FIFA if a player makes a clear movement towards the goalkeeper space they are going to punish him Anton who lands at the feet of Virts, Haberts and Hill holds on and there's three down that is the game there every player is given everything you just see Haberts it's always going to be difficult for him to get power on it because it's actually going past him so he does well to actually redirect it towards goal and then Hill you see Hill along with these with his defenders once again able to keep it out of the net Brown he's onto it it's Daniel Brown and that was some recovery from Javiero about a corner two changes will be made Virts is going to come off it is Kimmich to try again and Orlando Hill had to get something that on what a corner that was just testing the goalkeeper under the bar because that looks as though he's going to find far right corner Germany Germany looking for the moment Kimmich hoisted in Hill grabs it again it's been commanded in the box he's gonna lunge in here with a really wild challenge born out of frustration having not got the free kick himself yeah you can see that coming from a mile away when he didn't get that foul he feels as though he's had rough treatment since he's come onto the field again it's Galarza lovely bit of skill and Luciano you can see he's going in for the challenge whether the ball is there or not he just I think at that point I think it's irrelevant Brown to send it in Antoine's header and it's clutched by the keeper anywhere but there anywhere but there in Germany are going through to the next round he gets a really well set piece very very difficult position there will be two minutes added on to extra time two minutes from a penalty shootout unless Germany are going to have the last word here Kimmich stands over the free kick penalties looming over to you Germany to avoid them if there's a gap in that near post which the goalkeeper isn't covered Kimmich thinks he can get there it's left for Amiri it's into the side netting the fans thought that might have gone in but another chance goes X with their penalties well we're on the brink of them it was an opportunity as well because the run from Kimmich took O'Hader out of the wall that meant that there was space at that near post but not enough curl was on it's now and it's saved Orlando Hill stops it by Hammers has been reliable for Germany but he had to wait his time as well to take the penalty and Hill guesses the right way really strong arm as well strong right arm it's a brilliant penalty from Mauricio it's advantage Paraguay it's an outstanding penalty Noya goes the right way but there's just enough power and accuracy in it from Mauricio see what it means to him as well there have been 12 shootouts between Europe and South America Kimmich does what he has to do bottom corner that'll do nicely for the captain of Germany for Hill to make the initial move then he goes and puts in the opposite side takes his turn Gustavo Gomez no problem whatsoever Paraguay hold their lead in the shootout you can see what this means to everyone just like his performance very cool very calm very collected great and it's into the corner as well even though Hill went the right way it's a good penalty from Musiala keeps it low right into the corner full stretch from Hill still can't reach it the coolest man in the stadium and possibly on the planet at that moment under these circumstances to take a penalty like that that just about rolls over the line it sums up his performance as well matters for tomorrow it's saved by Hill again and Paraguay are on the brink of progress and Germany are on the brink of exit oh well Paraguay are one kick away from the round of 16 and it's another great save from Hill we are in the midst of a huge huge story for Paraguay it's a goal he's put it wide by some distance oh he had everything in his hands and he doesn't hit the target look at the reactions of high tension here he comes and there it goes and Germany stay in it but Paraguay could still another good penalty this time um will it be a yes or a no this time this is extraordinary you can't make this up you just can't believe it and this penalty shootout goes on and on now talk about cinema talk about Veta we've got it in abundance here just when you think Paraguay are going to create the upset one of the greatest ever goalkeepers in Noia wasn't to be could score now TARP has blazed it over horribly over way over back of the stand job almost and it's back to Paraguay to clinch a place maybe maybe in the round of 16 you're getting to the point now where there's players stepping up that don't necessarily want to take penalties and you can see why a few have been in this position for Paraguay but he scored to Germany the nation of Paraguay celebrates a momentous victory in this penalty shootout you get the feeling they are heading for one big party here and there a penalty shootout the game is all