Round of 32Full time
Final · Jun 29
Goals
2 goals — watch every replay below
- 41'Julio EncisoGoal of the match▲ 5.5k
- 54'K. Havertz▲ 2k
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The stakes
Round of 32, full time: Germany 4-5 Paraguay. Single elimination — one side's run ends here.
- storylineGermany's redemption arcEmphatic statement: 7-1 demolition of Curaçao (June 14) — their biggest World Cup win since the legendary 7-1 over Brazil in 2014. Havertz brace, Musiala's first WC goal, Wirtz two assists. Top of Group E.
The two sides
GermanyFour-time champs out for redemption
Four-time champions on a redemption tour, built around two 23-year-old prodigies in Wirtz and Musiala, who just put SEVEN past Curaçao. The wounded king might actually be awake.
ParaguayHammered in game one, now in trouble
A proud, gritty defensive nation with its back fully against the wall — desperation makes for compelling television, and a salvage job can turn ferocious.
Who plays where
Germany
- Bayern Munich ×3Jamal Musiala, Joshua Kimmich, Serge Gnabry
- ArsenalKai Havertz
- BarcelonaMarc-André ter Stegen
- Borussia DortmundNico Schlotterbeck
- LiverpoolFlorian Wirtz
- Real MadridAntonio Rüdiger
Paraguay
- Atlanta UnitedMiguel Almiron
- Brighton & Hove AlbionJulio Enciso
- PalmeirasGustavo Gomez
- TorinoAntonio Sanabria