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Boston – It will be disgusting! On Monday evening (22:30/ZDF and MagentaTV), Germany will face Paraguay in the round of 16. The strong South Americans will play in the same match for the first time since 2010. VM there is – and I want to arrange a big surprise.
Captain Gustavo Gomez (33) sends a declaration of war in advance – also to Germany. The central defender pointedly writes on Instagram: “That wasn’t all.”
Gomez continues: “When we look back, only we know what difficulties we have overcome along the way. These were difficult years, but today we are here, fighting with all our hearts to raise the name of our country to the top.” Quite combative…
Fight to the limit: Gomez in an aerial duel with Australian Tete Yengi (25)
Paraguay in the spotlight
The country that once produced world-class strikers such as Roque Santa Cruz (formerly Bayern) and Nelson Valdes (Werder Bremen, BVB) is emerging from a football crisis. This is the first World Cup appearance in 16 years, after the last Copa America two years ago saw a draw in the preliminary round.
Gomez, who plays for Palmeiras in Brazil: “We came back to compete. And we will fight until the end. We put Paraguay in the spotlight in front of the whole world!”
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The Paraguayan leader is referring to the unexpected victory at the World Cup. After a shockingly weak 1:4 against the USA at the start, the team pulled itself together. Despite being outnumbered for a long time, Paraguay managed to beat Turkey 1-0 and secured their place in the knockout stages with a 0-0 draw with Australia.
The captain concludes his declaration of war: “If the Paraguayan believes in it, nothing is impossible.” The German team, led by national coach Julian Nagelsmann (38), should be warned. The 1:2 score against Ecuador clearly showed that… DFB-Elf has a lot of problems against strong defensive teams.