Rescued A Point
Germany
Germany went behind and dragged it back level.
- Final score
- 1–1
World Cup · Round of 32Germany
K. Havertz 54'
1 – 1
FT
HT 0–1
Paraguay
J. Enciso 42'
World Cup
Round of 32Germany1–1Paraguay
1.49
Expected goals
0.42
42′54′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: GER 1.49, PAR 0.42.
Match report
Germany 1-1 Paraguay
Germany and Paraguay shared 2 goals in a 1-1 World Cup draw at Gillette Stadium. Enciso opened the scoring for Paraguay on 42' and Havertz levelled for Germany on 54'.
Expected goals finished Germany 1.49, Paraguay 0.42. Germany created the better of it and will feel a point was a poor return. Germany held 75.0% of the ball.
Germany had to come from behind to get there, which is the detail the scoreline hides.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Paraguay graded out for low-block fortress — 25.0% possession and 2 shots blocked. Germany graded out for set-piece siege — 16 corners.
Florian Wirtz came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.3 for Germany from 1 assist, 4 key passes and 1 shot.
It was a niggly afternoon: 30 fouls between them and 4 yellow cards, with Germany conceding the most free-kicks (18).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
75%Possession25%
21Shots7
1.49xG0.42
What the numbers say
4 readsLow-Block Fortress
Paraguay
Paraguay handed over the ball and defended the box in numbers — 8 shots blocked or saved on 25.0% of possession.
- Possession
- 25.0%
- Shots blocked
- 2
- Saves
- 6
- Conceded
- 1
Set-Piece Siege
Germany
Germany turned the game into a dead-ball contest with 16 corners.
- Corners
- 16
- Opponent
- 6
Busy Goalkeeper
Paraguay
Paraguay leaned on their goalkeeper, who made 6 saves.
- Saves
- 6
- Faced xG
- 1.49
- Conceded
- 1
Timeline
⚽42'
J. Enciso — assist: M. Galarza
Half-time
L. Goretzka ↑ F. Nmecha ↓
🔄46'
K. Havertz — assist: F. Wirtz
⚽54'
🔄55'
G. Caballero ↑ G. Avalos ↓
🔄57'
Mauricio ↑ J. Enciso ↓
J. Musiala ↑ D. Undav ↓
🔄63'
🟨65'
Andrés Cubas
Foul
W. Anton ↑ A. Pavlovic ↓
🔄79'
N. Woltemade ↑ L. Sane ↓
🔄88'
Full-time
🔄91'
G. Velazquez ↑ M. Almiron ↓
🔄99'
A. Sanabria ↑ D. Bobadilla ↓
🔄99'
B. Ojeda ↑ J. Caceres ↓
Jonathan Tah · Goal cancelled
📺103'
Extra time — half-time
Kai Havertz
Foul
🟨106'
N. Amiri ↑ F. Wirtz ↓
🔄110'
M. Thiaw ↑ A. Rudiger ↓
🔄110'
Jamal Musiala
Foul
🟨115'
🟨117'
Matías Galarza
Foul
🔄120+2'
Fabian Balbuena ↑ J. Alonso ↓
Match info
Kickoff
VenueGillette Stadium, Boston
RefereeJalal Jayed, Morocco
CompetitionWorld Cup
Season2026
RoundRound of 32
StatusMatch Finished