After a monumental exercise of resistance, Gustavo Alfaro’s Paraguay defense eliminated Germany in the penalty shootout in the round of 32 of the World Cup. The feat of the South American team in Boston was extraordinary if you take into account that it had been 16 years since they had played in the championship and that in front of them was the most successful team in the history of Europe. The final maximum penalty converted by Canale exalted the work of a generous and brave group that had fallen to the United States, defeated Turkey and tied against Australia to advance to the qualifying rounds as one of the eight best third parties. The feeling that the Mannschaft left in their farewell to a soulless and dull team was the same one that they had shown in the group stage, in which even the tiny Curacao scored a goal and the defeat against Ecuador. Germany has suffered in the World Cups since it won its fourth title in 2014. In Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022 he did not even pass the first round and this Monday his football was not enough to overcome Paraguay in his first round in the tournament in 12 years, which will face the winner of France – Sweden on July 4 in Philadelphia.
