Heartbreak was sent across from Boston Stadium, all the way across the Atlantic Ocean, to Deutschland after Germany was eliminated by Paraguay .
Germany's hopes of winning the World Cup came crumbling down when José Canale fired a penalty shot to seal Paraguay 's victory in a 4-3 shootout in the Round of 32, to give Paraguay their first World Cup victory over Germany and place them in the Round of 16.
When Canale nailed the game-winning goal, videos rapidly started to emerge of the German fans' hearts breaking.
A woman with the German flag painted on her face looks up anxiously during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. snapshot-photography/T Seeliger/Shutterstock
During a watch party in Berlin, fans thought goalkeeper Olive Baumann had a sure stop at the net, but as Baumann dove across the net, the ball went the opposite way, taking the breath out of the fans in attendance.
German fans couldn't believe what they witnessed as multiple of them were seen holding their hands over their heads, while others started to walk away in disbelief.
Spectators wearing German flag colors watch the FIFA World Cup match. snapshot-photography/T Seeliger/Shutterstock
A German soccer fan gives two thumbs down. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters
A few fans were seen biting their lips, but clapping their hands, as a sign of sportsmanship following a long, tough match.
Another German watch party showed fans stunned as they were crammed into a bar. The volume from the fans went from being electric to dead silence as they couldn't believe what they saw.
In 2014, Germany was the winner of the World Cup after defeating Argentina 1-0. Since then, they've struggled to make it out of the group stages in 2018 and 2022.
At the beginning of this year's World Cup, Germany was considered a strong contender to win the whole thing.
In the group stages, they got off to a hot start by having a dominant 7-1 win against Curacao . They went on to go 2-0 by beating the Ivory Coast 2-1.
On June 25, Germany was left stunned after giving up a come-from-behind loss to Ecuador.
During Monday's match, Germany was down at the 42nd minute mark, 1-0, when Julio Enciso buried a header into the net. Germany managed to tie it in the 54th minute mark when Mai Havertz had a header of his own land in the Paraguay net.
Germany and Paraguay would end up in a shootout, and Germany would end up losing 4-3.
