Germany came into Gillette Stadium in Foxborough as -300 favorites — a team that had steamrolled through the group stage with convincing victories over Curaçao and Ivory Coast and arrived in the Round of 32 fully expected to march on. Paraguay, by contrast, began the tournament with a 4-1 loss to the United States before bouncing back with a surprising win over Türkiye and clinching qualification with a draw. Nobody was writing fairy tales for them going into Monday. And then ninety minutes happened. Then thirty more. Then penalties. Germany controlled virtually every metric that matters — 21 shots to Paraguay's 7, a 6-3 edge in shots on target — and still could not find a winner. The reason? Paraguay goalkeeper Orlando Gil, who made six saves to keep his side alive while Manuel Neuer was called on for just two at the other end. One man standing ...