Germany Stunned by Paraguay; Tuesday World Cup Triple-Header
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- Germany was eliminated from the World Cup by Paraguay on Monday in the knockout stages, an upset the article cites as proof that "anything can happen" at this stage
- Ivory Coast face Norway in Dallas in Tuesday's first knockout fixture
- France take on Sweden in New Jersey in the day's second match
- Co-host Mexico meet Ecuador in Mexico City in the day's closer, which the source flags as both "high-stakes" and "high altitude"
- The article opens by asking whether Tuesday will bring more upsets, framing the full three-match slate in the shadow of Germany's Monday ouster
Why it matters: Three knockout fixtures in one day means three teams (from the pairs Ivory Coast-Norway, France-Sweden, and Mexico-Ecuador) are eliminated by Tuesday's end. Mexico's altitude test in Mexico City as a co-host adds a home-soil pressure angle the article explicitly flags. Germany's Monday exit by Paraguay is the source's own evidence that no established team is safe in the knockout round.
