Paraguay's President Santiago Peña declared a national holiday for Tuesday, June 30, to celebrate the national team's qualification for the round of 16 at the 2026 World Cup, after eliminating Germany in a penalty shootout. “Today a whole country is celebrating,” the president wrote on the social network X, where he published the decree and congratulated the team, which he called by its nickname, the Albirroja.

Santiago Peña já havia decretado feriado quando a seleção garantiu a classificação à Copa

Paraguay eliminated Germany from the 2026 World Cup, advancing to the Round of 16. Germany's elimination at 99.9% YES.

Uma lei autoriza o mandatário a decretar três feriados por ano