Germany's players fail in shocking penalty series — Bild
The German team did not take responsibility in the penalty series, which led to their defeat and they were out of the championship.
The German national team suffered a failure during the penalty series in the match against Paraguay at the Championship 2026. According to Bild, the German players hesitated in taking responsibility for taking the penalty. The last penalty attempt in this series was made by defense player Jonathan Ta, because the team did not find players willing to take the penalty. Ta showed courage to take this penalty, which was the first penalty of his career. Other players such as Leon Goretzka, Waldemar Anton, Nathaniel Brown, Malik Tshou and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer did not participate in the penalty series. Ta could not convert this crucial penalty, and Paraguay won 4–3 as a result. Now the Paraguay team will face the winner between France and Sweden in the next stage.