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By Matthew Couden
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A loss to Paraguay in the Round of 32 was something many people expected in Germany's latest FIFA World Cup journey, but their latest appearance ended in stunning fashion as they lost in a penalty shootout.
There was also controversy mixed in during the game, as Germany thought they were on the verge of winning after Jonathan Tah's thrilling goal late in the match. However, VAR disallowed his goal due to a foul committed on Paraguay's goalkeeper.
Many people called out the disallowed goal as a surprising call, including former Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp, who was particularly critical of the "illegal goal" decision.
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"If that's a disallowed goal, then Arsenal wouldn’t be English champions. They scored 60% of their goals like that. We [Germany] win the game when the ball goes in. So of course, this is brutal," Klopp said, per Sky Sports.
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Many believe that Klopp, currently Red Bull's head of global football, is in line to become Germany's next head coach. Asked about that following the team's disappointing World Cup exit, Klopp indicated it wasn't the time to discuss it.
"I have a job that I really enjoy. And as far as I know, it's not a part-time job. The fact is, Germany was eliminated today, and this is not the moment for me to think about Jurgen Klopp's future," he said on MagentaTV, per ESPN's report.
Paraguay jumped ahead early in Monday's Knockout Stage match thanks to Julio Enciso's goal just before halftime. Germany was able to tie things up in the second half on Kai Havertz's goal at the 54-minute mark.
Jonathan Tah believed he scored a header in extra time, which would've presumably given Germany the big victory and crushed Paraguay's effort. Paraguay protested the goal due to contact made against their goalkeeper, Orlando Gill, and soon after, VAR disallowed the goal.
Many believed the contact was too minor to be a foul and disallowed goal, but the VAR decision would be the final call on the matter.
Tah's day was particularly painful as he was one of three players from his team to miss kicks in the penalty shootout. One that would've kept Germany's chances to win alive went high over the goal. Ultimately, Paraguay finished it off to win 4-3 on penalties.
With the loss, Germany suffers another early exit from the World Cup after winning it back in 2014. Meanwhile, Paraguay moves on and will play either France or Sweden in the Round of 16 on July 4.
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