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Germany's World Cup Exit Highlights Massive Economic Gap With Paraguay
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First reported by N12 · Jun 30, 2026
What happened
Germany's 2026 World Cup elimination by Paraguay is one of the biggest upsets in tournament history, with a nearly 900 million euro market value gap between the teams. Paraguay's victory highlights the economic disparities in international football, second only to Spain's 2018 loss to Russia.
- 01Germany's 2026 World Cup squad was valued at 892 million euros, Paraguay's at 129 million euros.
- 02Germany lost to Paraguay in a penalty shootout, their first ever in World Cup history.
- 03The economic gap between the teams was 763 million euros, one of the largest in knockout stages.
- 04Spain's 2018 loss to Russia remains the biggest upset by market value difference at 879 million euros.
- 05Brazil's 2022 loss to Croatia and Morocco's wins over Portugal and Spain also featured large value gaps.
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N12Center · HebrewJun 30, 2026
Germany's World Cup Exit Highlights Massive Economic Gap With Paraguay
MakoCenter · HebrewJun 30, 2026
Germany's Shock World Cup Exit Highlights Massive Economic Gap With Paraguay
N12Center · HebrewJun 30, 2026
Germany Faces Criticism After Historic World Cup Penalty Shootout Loss to Paraguay
MakoCenter · HebrewJun 30, 2026
Germany Faces Criticism After Historic World Cup Penalty Shootout Loss to Paraguay
MakoCenter · HebrewJun 30, 2026
Germany Suffers Early World Cup Exit After Penalty Shootout Loss to Paraguay
N12Center · HebrewJun 30, 2026
Germany Suffers Early World Cup Exit After Penalty Shootout Loss to Paraguay
YnetCenter · HebrewJun 30, 2026
Germany Shocked by Paraguay in World Cup Round of 32 Penalty Shootout
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