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Paraguay fans packed into a bar to watch their country’s biggest World Cup match in years were left screaming after the venue’s TV suddenly slipped into sleep mode just as defender Jose Canale stepped up to take the kick that would eliminate Germany from the tournament in a gripping penalty shootout.

The interruption came after an absorbing contest between Paraguay and four-time World Cup champion Germany finished 1-1 after extra time.

Paraguay took the lead late in the first half through a Julio Enciso header before Germany’s Kai Havertz equalized in the 52nd minute, forcing the match beyond regulation.

After both teams converted three of their first five penalty attempts, the shootout remained tied and moved into sudden death, where each side takes one penalty at a time until one team scores and the other misses in the same round.

Germany failed to convert its next attempt, leaving Canale with the chance to win the match.

Just as Canale prepared to take his penalty, however, at the height of the drama, the bar’s screen suddenly displayed a Spanish-language “Automatic Suspension” prompt.

The message, hiding the view of the goal line, warned viewers that automatic sleep mode would begin in 114 seconds unless it was canceled, prompting groans and screams from supporters gathered inside the bar.

It was the worst possible placement at the worst possible time.

As Canale kicked the ball, the screen went black, leaving panicked fans roaring in frustration.

Fans scrambled to check their phones, but within seconds, the TV booted up again, showing the scenes after Canale’s winning goal, sealing Paraguay’s knockout victory that will go down in soccer history.

The crowd cheered as the euphoric realization spread throughout the bar in a moment that immediately went viral online, drawing 2.8 million views in just 12 hours.

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Germany’s World Cup 2026 campaign is over after a shock defeat – arguably the competition’s greatest – by Paraguay in the round of 32.

The Germans trailed 1-0 at half-time to Julio Enciso’s 42nd minute header.

It was a limp display by the four-time winners in the first period, but they drew level in the second half when Kai Havertz scored eight minutes after the restart.

Germany had a goal thereafter from a corner ruled out after a VAR review for a foul on Paraguay’s keeper, but with no further goal added the game went to spot kicks after extra time.

Havertz, who helped Arsenal end a 22-year wait to win the English Premier League title this season, missed the opening kick of shootout.

Germany were ranked number 10 in world by the game’s governing body FIFA entering the tournament, while Paraguay were ranked 41st.

The defeats is arguably the greatest upset in World Cup knockout football, surpassing another German defeat at USA 1994, when a Hristo Stoichkov-inspired Bulgaria knocked out the defending champions in the quarterfinals.

Stoichkov, then a Barcelona player, had been named Ballon d’Or winner for 1994, while Bulgaria were ranked 29 in the world at the time.

It was the Germans first defeat on penalties at a World Cup, and they have now failed to reach the last-16 since they last won the competition in 2010.