Massachusetts, June 30 -- Following his side's win over Germany on penalties in their round of 32 fixture, Paraguay head coach Gustavo Alfaro hailed his side, saying that "26 warriors" went out there and came back as "legends".

Germany's post 2014 FIFA World Cup downfall continued as they crashed out in the round of 32 after being ousted in the group stage in their previous two editions.

They suffered their first-ever FIFA World Cup elimination in a penalty shootout, having won each of their previous four shootouts at the tournament.

It was also only their second defeat on penalties at a major international tournament, the first coming against Czechoslovakia in the 1976 UEFA European Championship final (5-3), as per OptaJoe.

Now, Para...