Paraguay beat Germany on penalties, ending a shootout record that had held since the seventies. Here is how the numbers behind the upset stack up.
World Cup 2026
Key Facts
—The result. Paraguay beat Germany 4-3 on penalties on June 29 in Foxborough, after a 1-1 draw, to reach the last sixteen.
—German record broken. It was Germany’s first shootout loss at a World Cup, after winning their previous four.
—A streak since the seventies. Germany had won six straight major-tournament shootouts since losing the 1976 European final.
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