Paraguay ousts Germany in penalty-kick thriller

Jose Canale scored on the first sudden death penalty kick, and Orlando Gill made two key saves in the shootout as Paraguay upset Germany 4-3 on penalties Monday in Foxborough, Mass., to earn the biggest upset of this World Cup.

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The round of 16 match ended 1-1 after extra time.

Paraguay had gone in front when Julio Enciso scored on a header late in the first half.

Kai Havertz equalized in the 52nd minute for four-time champion Germany.

"We had to analyze every player, every detail," Gill said afterward. "Thanks to that I was able to only miss two penalties. This is for all the people of Paraguay."

Paraguay, ranked 34th by FIFA, is the deepest betting long shot to win a World Cup match and did it against 12th-ranked Germany.

Paraguay will next face the winner of Tuesday's match between France and Sweden on Saturday in the round of 16 in Philadelphia. A win in that match would land Paraguay back in Foxborough for a quarterfinal match on July 9.

Germany had won six of seven penalty shootouts in major tournaments, including six straight since losing to Czechoslovakia in the 1976 European Championship filnal.

In the only previous World Cup match between the teams, Germany beat Paraguay 1-0 in the round of 16 at the 2002 tournament.

Nearly a quarter-century later, Paraguay has its revenge.