Penalty hero Gill inspires stunning Paraguay shootout win over Germany

Havertz the villain arsenic Paraguayan goalkeeper overshadows Neuer — afloat subordinate ratings from Germany 1 (3) Paraguay 1 (4)

The German giants could not interruption down a resolute Paraguay defence connected Monday. After a 1-1 gully done 120 minutes of shot successful which the European broadside struggled severely to make chances, Paraguay precocious to the past 16 of the World Cup connected penalties.

Orlando Gill was the leader of the shootout, redeeming spot kicks from Kai Havertz — who had produced an fantabulous wide show and scored Germany's equaliser — and Nick Woltemade. Jonathan Tah past blazed his effort wide earlier Jose Canale stepped up to seal Paraguay's spot successful the adjacent round.

Here are the subordinate ratings from this historical South American result.

Germany subordinate ratings

GOALKEEPER

Manuel Neuer — 6/10

Had small to bash successful unfastened play but, ever the big-game performer, produced a important prevention astatine the astir important infinitesimal to hold Paraguay's progression, denying Fabian Balbuena's spot kick.

DEFENDERS

Nathaniel Brown — 5/10

Underused by manager Julian Nagelsmann, helium was kept anchored astatine the basal of attacking moves alternatively than pushing guardant to inhabit the flank, the relation that suits him best. In other time, helium delivered a cleanable country for Jonathan Tah to score, lone for the extremity to beryllium disallowed for a foul connected the Paraguayan goalkeeper.

Antonio Rudiger — 4.5/10

Struggled considerably operating connected the near broadside of the transportation fixed his penchant for his close foot. He had abstraction to physique attacks but could not find prime passes disconnected his left, with the objection of 1 right-footed transverse that created a bully accidental for Nick Woltemade.

Jonathan Tah — 5/10

Joshua Kimmich — 6.5/10

After being shifted from full-back into a much cardinal role, helium became progressively important successful Germany's build-up play, successful summation to his set-piece responsibilities. He converted his punishment aft Havertz's miss.

MIDFIELDERS

Alexander Pavlovic — 4/10

Felix Nmecha — 5/10

FORWARDS

Florian Wirtz — 7/10

After a archetypal fractional spent mostly anchored connected the left, helium was fixed much state successful the 2nd play and became actively progressive successful Germany's attacking play. It was down that near transmission that helium chopped wrong earlier crossing for Havertz to score.

Leroy Sane — 5/10

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Kai Havertz — 7/10

With Undav's beingness arsenic the focal point, helium was capable to drift further distant from the cardinal notation constituent and had respective bully moments doing so. His champion moments, however, came wrong the box, wherever helium repeatedly won aerial duels — scoring the equaliser and forcing different important prevention with a abstracted header. His missed punishment was the 1 outlier successful an different fantabulous display.

Deniz Undav — 4/10

SUBSTITUTES

Leon Goretzka — 5.5/10

Jamal Musiala — 5/10

Waldemar Anton — 4.5/10

Conceded the foul that cancelled retired Germany's extra-time extremity and, from wrong the six-yard box, headed a large accidental consecutive into the goalkeeper's grasp.

Nick Woltemade — 5/10

While helium missed a bully accidental wrong the container successful other clip and his punishment successful the shootout, helium consistently positioned himself good to person crosses throughout.

Malick Thiaw — Not rated

Nadiem Amiri — Not rated

Paraguay subordinate ratings

GOALKEEPER

Orlando Gill — 7/10

Beyond his 2 saved penalties, helium was fantabulous whenever called upon successful unfastened play, dealing comfortably with headers from Havertz and Jonathan Tah. The lone header helium could not halt was the 1 from Havertz that recovered the net.

DEFENDERS

Juan Caceres — 6/10

Gustavo Gomez — 5.5/10

Jose Canale — 6.5/10

The champion subordinate successful a antiaircraft strategy that was unafraid and accordant for astir the full match, contempt being beaten successful the aerial by Havertz for the German goal. He past converted the decisive punishment to seal the win.

Junior Alonso — 6/10

MIDFIELDERS

Damian Bobadilla — 6.5/10

Produced a important sliding tackle to forestall a German counter-attack from a escaped country and was the starting constituent for Enciso's goal. He was besides important successful protecting the borderline of the container throughout.

Andres Cubas — 6/10

Miguel Almiron — 5/10

Matias Galarza — 7/10

The fig 23 provided the cleanable assistance for Paraguay's goal. He was besides decisive without the ball, moving tirelessly to adjacent down the flank and occasionally cutting wrong arsenic well. In the shootout, helium hardly took a run-up and comfortably sent Neuer the incorrect way.

FORWARDS

Julio Enciso — 7/10

Beyond the extremity itself, helium was a changeless attacking beingness and contributed heavy distant from the shot arsenic well. He besides caused problems wrong the container with 2 further shots.

Gabriel Avalos — 5/10

SUBSTITUTES

Gustavo Caballero — 4/10

Mauricio — 6/10

A affirmative interaction disconnected the bench, arsenic has often been the lawsuit for him successful this tournament, uncovering bully passes throughout. He could person finished with an assistance for Caballero had the guardant not mislaid power of the shot erstwhile done down the defence. He besides converted his punishment successful the shootout.

Gustavo Velazquez — 5/10

Braian Ojeda — Not rated

Antonio Sanabria — Not rated