I cannot fathom the hate Paraguay is getting. Even if they are irritating and can be floppers and divers.
They beat Germany. They didn't let France, the best attack in the world, score a goal besides questionable pk.
France has 70 million people, tons of academies, tons of money, a recruiting pipeline from African countries that were once French colonies, the Ballon D'or winner, one of the best players in the world in Mbappe, and a team depth that basically only 1 other team can rival.
Yet people are clapping seals for them and ripping on how Paraguay played? A country of 7 million people, a country ranked like 100 in terms of GDP and wealth, ranked 41st in the world via FIFA rankings, and zero stars.
I think only Almiron and Encisco played in the EPL at some point lol. Yet people expect them to go toe to toe with the best team in the world? "But but but anti-football!" They're trying to win. Only people who have never played the game would have the gameplan to play an open game against the best attacking team in the world. Genius.
Well done Paraguay. You guys may have some cheap tactics too, but that's how you take it to the tournament favorites.
Terrible look for France tbh.
🚨Zinedine Zidane on France eliminating Paraguay from the FIFA World Cup:
🗣️ “This will be heartbreaking for Paraguay. When you come this close to taking one of the biggest teams in world football to the limit and still walk away eliminated, the pain is impossible to describe.
I thought they defended with courage, they competed in every duel and they never stopped believing. They made France work for every opportunity, and for long periods they looked like a team capable of causing a major upset.
These are the nights that remind you how cruel football can be. You spend months preparing, you give absolutely everything for your country, and then one moment changes your entire tournament.
But I hope this group does not leave with their heads down. They have represented Paraguay with pride, discipline and character. They have shown the world that they can compete with the very best, and that is something their supporters should never forget.
France move on because they found the decisive moment, but Paraguay leave this World Cup with respect. Sometimes football rewards the winner, but it also remembers the team that refused to give up. Paraguay fought until the final whistle, and they deserve enormous credit for that.”
ES LA UTOPÍA DE TODOS LOS TIEMPOS.
Paraguay vence a Alemania por penales y está en octavos del Mundial 2026.
Es la primera vez en la historia que Alemania pierde una tanda de penales en un Mundial.
LOCURA TOTAL LA ALBIRROJA.
From @TheAthleticFC: Paraguay achieved one of the greatest upsets of recent World Cup history to defeat Germany in a penalty shootout. Germany had never lost a World Cup shootout.
Germany: ❌ ✅ ✅ ❌ ✅ ❌
Paraguay: ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌ ❌ ✅
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New career highs on ATP Top 100:
16. Darderi
20. Tien
29. Jódar
38. Bergs
54. JM Cerundolo
56. Medjedovic
57. Buse
58. Tirante
67. Landaluce
70. Vallejo
71. Prizmic
ATP Masters 1000 | Madrid 🇪🇸
Continúa la acción para Daniel Vallejo 🇵🇾 este lunes en el Mutua Madrid Open 2026.
El tenista nacional enfrentará al N° 13 del mundo, Flavio Cobolli 🇮🇹, en el 5° turno de la cancha 3.
El horario tentativo de inicio es a las 14:00 hs.
📷 Créditos al autor.
ATP Masters 1000 | Madrid 🇪🇸
¡HISTÓRICO TRIUNFO DE VALLEJO! 🇵🇾🔥
El compatriota derrotó a Grigor Dimitrov 🇧🇬 por 6-4, 6-4 en 1h34min y se clasificó a la segunda ronda del Mutua Madrid Open 2026.
Dani jugó un partidazo, imponiendo su tenis ante un rival de jerarquía y mostrando una solidez tremenda para cerrar el encuentro en sets corridos. Es su primer triunfo en el cuadro principal de un Masters 1000, un paso gigante que ya queda marcado en la historia del tenis paraguayo.
En la siguiente ronda se medirá ante Learner Tien 🇺🇸.
Tarde inolvidable en Madrid… y esto sigue. 🇵🇾💪
📷 Créditos al autor.
En 1839, un periódico de Boston publicó una abreviatura que hoy se usa en todo el mundo. Lo que empezó como una broma satírica, se convirtió en un lenguaje universal que, décadas después, un presidente de Estados Unidos catapultó a la fama: O.K. Tira del hilo 🧵👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
Tras el inicio de la Primera Guerra Mundial, un joven alemán fue detenido en un campo de concentración británico.
Allí comenzó a desarrollar un método de entrenamiento físico que, con el tiempo, pasaría a la historia con su apellido: Joseph Pilates.
Tira del jilo 🧵👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽