FIFA World Cup 2026: VAR Controversy Ends Germany's Campaign as Paraguay Advance to RO16
Paraguay advanced after Germany missed three penalties and a VAR review erased Jonathan Tah’s 101st-minute winner.
- On Tuesday, Paraguay stunned four-time champions Germany in a penalty shootout at Gillette Stadium, advancing to the Round of 16 of the FIFA World Cup 2026 after the match ended 1-1 following 120 minutes.
- A controversial VAR decision disallowed a 101st-minute goal by Jonathan Tah after referee Jalal Jayed determined that German defender Waldemar Anton had impeded goalkeeper Orlando Gill, denying Germany a potential 2-1 lead.
- Ranked 10th in the FIFA World Rankings against Paraguay's 41st, the result ranks among the biggest knockout upsets in modern World Cup history, with only three larger rankings disparities recorded since 1994.
- Only their second penalty shootout loss at a major international tournament, this defeat marked Germany's earliest exit from the FIFA World Cup 2026, echoing their 1976 loss to Czechoslovakia in the UEFA European Championship.
- Paraguay progressed to the Round of 16 following the shootout victory, holding their nerve to complete one of the biggest upsets of the tournament and eliminate a pre-tournament favourite.
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According to FIFA judge Pierluigi Collina, the decision not to give a supposed goal of the German Jonathan Tah in the World Cup Sixteenth Final against Paraguay was correct. In a contribution by the World Football Association, the Italian basically wrote about situations such as the K.-o.-game lost in penalty shooting on Tuesday (MESZ) by Germany.Tah had allegedly brainwashed Germany for 2-1 leadership after a corner ball.But then the video judg…
The defeat of Germany in the World Cup made Daniel Riolo react. RMC's columnist slammed the players' attitude after the surprise elimination against Paraguay, the third consecutive world disillusionment for...
The German national team has failed at the World Cup in the sixteenth final. Default shooter Jonathan Tah has to take enormous insults.
Germany Vs Paraguay, FIFA World Cup 2026: Why Germany's 102nd-Minute Goal Against Paraguay Was Ruled Out
A fresh controversy erupted during the round of 32 match between Paraguay and Germany when referee Jalal Jayed overtuned a German goal in the extra time of the match. The decision proved to be a decisive one as the 2014 champions were denied the 2-1 lead with this decision and eventually crashed out of the tournament by losing 3-4 in penalties
Germany Humiliated as Paraguay Upset Explodes Into Brutal VAR War
Germany is officially out of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The fallout, however? That is just getting started. Instead of the usual post-game analysis, the entire country effectively put VAR (Video Assistant Referee) on trial. Every slow-motion replay broadcast to the fans just made it feel like a computer, not the players on the pitch, had decided the match. Paraguay’s shootout win in Foxborough instantly became one of the World Cup’s great shocks. …
The Mannschaft's central defender had put a goal from the head on the corner at the 102nd minute, but after consulting the video, the referee found that there was a fault on the Paraguayan goaltender.
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