Germany is sent home from the World Cup after being defeated by Paraguay in the first knockout match. The team had qualified from the group stage for the first time since winning in 2014, but the progress offers limited consolation following the penalty shootout defeat. After the loss in Foxborough, Massachusetts, Joshua Kimmich says Germany “messed it up.”
Across the group stage, Germany plays four matches, winning two—against debutant Curaçao and Ivory Coast—while losing to Ecuador and Paraguay. Those results determine Germany’s path to the knockout round, where the elimination comes immediately after a tie that proceeds to penalties. While the sources characterize the outcome as another early exit for a historically successful national team, they agree on the key timeline: group-stage survival followed by a knockout loss to Paraguay that ends Germany’s campaign.
