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Germany's World Cup is over – Penalty shootout defeat against Paraguay
In their first match of the knockout stage against Paraguay, the German national team found themselves 0-1 down in the 42nd minute. Shortly before half-time, Felix Nmecha, who had started the match, missed a golden opportunity to equalise when he found himself unmarked. His deflected shot went wide of the left-hand post. It was the Borussia Dortmund player’s last involvement in the match; he was substituted after the break.
Although Germany managed to equalise in the 54th minute, no further goals were scored in normal time, so the match went into extra time. In the 102nd minute, Germany took what appeared to be a 2-1 lead, but the referees ruled that Waldemar Anton had fouled the goalkeeper beforehand, so the goal was disallowed. The Borussia player had come on as a substitute in the 79th minute. Anton missed the chance to score the winner shortly before the end of extra time as his header from five yards out went straight at the opposition goalkeeper (119).
In the penalty shoot-out, Germany lost 3-4 after missing three penalties, meaning the tournament is over for the team. Maxi Beier remained on the bench for the entire match, while Nico Schlotterbeck was sidelined through injury.
This Tuesday evening, Julian Ryerson and Norway face the Ivory Coast, while Daniel Svensson plays for Sweden against France.