00:00This was the round of 32, which meant it was do or die for both Germany and Paraguay in Foxborough.
00:05In the 42nd minute, the South Americans broke the deadlock as Julio Enciso with the header gave them a 1
00:10-0 lead.
00:15And he was in his glee.
00:17Then it was the turn of the Germans to level matters in the 54th.
00:20It came from none other than Kai Havertz, who scored his third goal at this World Cup.
00:26Havertz then had a chance for another one, but was denied by the keeper.
00:34In extra time, this corner from the Germans resulted in the ball finding the back of the net.
00:39But it was disallowed because of a foul.
00:42There were no more goals than this one, with penalties having to decide the winner.
00:47Heading straight to sudden death with the scores tied at 3-3, the Europeans made a mess of this kick.
00:52But the Paraguayans were on target and the players were cock-a-hoop.
00:56They won 4-3 on spot kicks to reach the round of 16, while the Germans were eliminated.
01:05Afterwards, Netherlands took on Morocco at Estadio Monterrey in their round of 32.
01:10And the Moroccans created some chances in the opening half.
01:17But after the interval, the 72nd minute to be exact, Cody Gakpo was the one to score for the Dutch.
01:24But was it going to be enough for the Europeans?
01:26The answer was a big no, as the team in white got the equaliser in the 91st minute.
01:32Issa Diop with the header made it game on, which meant extra time.
01:37And there too it remained 1-1, with Morocco coming close, only for the keeper to make the save.
01:42Then came spot kicks, with Netherlands scoring their first, while the Moroccans missed.
01:48But the men in orange weren't perfect either.
01:52This pulsating contest certainly had the fans watching with trepidation.
01:56A couple misses from the Dutch, and a top save from the keeper made it easier for the Africans.
02:04Ismail Saibari with a final kick made it 3-2 on penalties, which saw Morocco reaching the round of 16,
02:10while the Netherlands were out.
02:12Vinod Nawani, Thieves Export.
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