FIFA World Cup 2026: Germany cheated out of World Cup? The referee gave a deliberate foul, accusing the world champion player

• The player accused Germany of deliberately losing

• Thomas Muller said the referee gave the wrong decision

• Germany out of FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup 2026 The defeat of four-time champions Germany in the penalty shootout against Paraguay in the round of 32 of 2016 has shocked the football world. More talked about than this historic upset, however, was the controversial VAR (Video Assistant Referee) decision that robbed Germany of victory. After the match, Germany legend Thomas Müller expressed his anger, calling the decision a robbery in broad daylight. Germany, ranked 10th in the FIFA rankings, lost to Paraguay, ranked 41st, in one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history.

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Extra time drama

After the match was tied 1-1 at the end of regular time, it went into extra time. In the 101st minute, Germany’s Jonathan Tah scored a brilliant header off a corner kick. The entire German team cheered as they booked their place in the Round of 16. But then Moroccan on-field referee Jalal Zayed signaled for a review from the VAR room. Replays showed that German defender Waldemar Anton made contact with Paraguay goalkeeper Orlando Gil at the time the goal was scored. After a lengthy review, the referee disallowed the goal, much to the shock of German fans and players.

We have been duped – Mueller

Müller, furious at the decision, said, “To be honest, I don’t know what the VAR is looking at now! Jonathan Tah had a fantastic strike on the ball, it was a perfectly legitimate goal. This decision puts Germany out of the tournament.” He added, “We Germans feel cheated today. It’s a broad daylight robbery on football’s biggest stage. If this is a foul, then football has lost its relevance, because there have been far more aggressive fouls in this competition. It seems technology has punished us today, not saved us.”

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The biggest shock in history and an embarrassing record

This defeat is a nightmare for Germany. This is the most A major reversal is Not only that, but this is only Germany’s second defeat in a penalty shootout at a major international tournament (World Cup and Euro). The previous defeat came 50 years ago, in the 1976 Euro Cup final against Czechoslovakia in a shootout (5-3). Despite a 31-place difference in the rankings, Paraguay’s defense repelled every German attack.