Transfer News Live(@DeadlineDayLive):🚨 Leon Goretzka refused to take a penalty during Germany’s shootout defeat to Paraguay. 😳🇩🇪 After Manuel Neuer kept Germany alive by saving Fabián Balbuena’s spot-kick, Joshua Kimmich searched for someone to take the next penalty. First Goretzka, the most experienced player, hesitated, so Kimmich asked Anton, Brown and Thiaw, who also declined. Kimmich once again tried to get Goretzka to take it but he refused. It left Jonathan Tah to step up despite never taking a senior penalty in his career. Tah blazed his effort over the bar before Paraguay scored their next kick to dump Germany out of the World Cup. (Source: BILD)

2026.06.30 17:31

🚨 Leon Goretzka refused to take a penalty during Germany’s shootout defeat to Paraguay. 😳🇩🇪 After Manuel Neuer kept Germany alive by saving Fabián Balbuena’s spot-kick, Joshua Kimmich searched for someone to take the next penalty. First Goretzka, the most experienced player, hesitated, so Kimmich asked Anton, Brown and Thiaw, who also declined. Kimmich once again tried to get Goretzka to take it but he refused. It left Jonathan Tah to step up despite never taking a senior penalty in his career. Tah blazed his effort over the bar before Paraguay scored their next kick to dump Germany out of the World Cup. (Source: BILD)