Germany, with Nico Schlotterbeck ruled out for the season and Nathaniel Brown doubtful, faces Paraguay at Gillette Stadium in a World Cup knockout match.Paraguay qualified as one of the best third-placed teams and captain Gustavo Gómez says on Instagram the squad has unified to raise Paraguay's name on the global stage.Germany fields an attack headed by Kai Havertz, Florian Wirtz, Jamal Musiala and Leroy Sané but lacks recent World Cup knockout experience beyond Manuel Neuer, making the tie a crucial test for coach Julian Nagelsmann after a poor group performance.Paraguay arrives with a disciplined defence that produced consecutive clean sheets against Turkey and Australia, and the match recalls
Germany's 2002 knockout meeting while offering an unpredictable test in
Foxborough.