Soccer-Germany's Undav earns first World Cup start against Paraguay


Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Group E - Germany v Ivory Coast - Toronto Stadium, Toronto, Canada - June 20, 2026 Germany's Deniz Undav celebrates after the match IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters/John E Sokolowski

FOXBOROUGH, ⁠Massachusetts, June 29 (Reuters) - Germany forward ⁠Deniz Undav, the team's top scorer ‌with three goals and two assists in the tournament, earnedhis first start of the World Cup, ​replacing Jamal Musiala, for Monday's ⁠World Cup Round ⁠of 32 match against Paraguay.

• Nathaniel Brown ⁠is ‌back in Germany's defence after a minor muscle injury had ⁠kept him out of their loss to ​Ecuador ‌in their final group match.

• Paraguay's ⁠Miguel Almiron ​returnsto the team following his red card in the group game against Turkey.

• ⁠Central defender Omar Alderete is ​left out after nursing an injury, with Junior Alonso slipping into the lineup.

Lineups:

Germany: Manuel ⁠Neuer; Jonathan Tah, Joshua Kimmich, Antonio Ruediger, Nathaniel Brown; Aleksandar Pavlovic, Florian Wirtz, Leroy Sane, Felix Nmecha; Kai Havertz, Deniz ​Undav.

Paraguay: Orlando Gill, Junior ⁠Alonso, Juan Jose Caceres, Andres Cubas, Miguel ​Almiron, Jose Canale, ‌Gustavo Gomez, Damian Bobadilla, Julio ​Enciso, Gabriel Avalos, Matias Galarza.

(Reporting by Karolos GrohmannEditing by Toby Davis)

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