Paraguay declares national holiday after team shock Germany at World Cup
- On Monday, Paraguay defeated Germany in a World Cup last-32 penalty shootout, prompting President Santiago Pena to declare a national holiday for Tuesday, June 30.
- Qualifying as a best-placed third-place team, The South Americans confined Germany to their first-ever defeat in a World Cup penalty shootout.
- Julio Enciso gave Paraguay a first-half lead before Kai Havertz equalized; a German goal by Jonathan Tah was ruled out following a VAR review.
- During the penalty shootout, Jose Canale sent Manuel Neuer the wrong way to score the winning goal after Paraguay had missed two earlier opportunities.
- Paraguay will face either France or Sweden in the last-16 match taking place in Philadelphia on Saturday.
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Paraguay Is Taking Tuesday Off to Celebrate
Paraguay's president just turned a stunning World Cup upset into a day off. Santiago Pena signed a decree making Tuesday a national holiday after Paraguay knocked out four-time champion Germany in a penalty shootout on Monday, reports Reuters . "Today, an entire country celebrates," Pena posted on X after the biggest...
After the football triumph over Germany, Paraguay no longer comes out of cheering. The government has even spontaneously declared Tuesday a national holiday: the whole country is to celebrate, according to President Peña.
Goalkeeper Orlando Gill has given Paraguay an extra day off and silenced its critics.
"Paraguay is capable of great things, this opportunity had to come sooner or later," said goalkeeper Orlando Gill, who saved two German penalties, after the match.
After the surprising World Cup victory Paraguay against Germany, tens of thousands of people celebrated in the capital Asunción and many other parts of the country.
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