India, June 30 -- Germany's disastrous World Cup campaign came to a shocking end in the Round of 32 after a defeat to Paraguay, with head coach Julian Nagelsmann left furious over Jonathan Tah's disallowed extra-time goal, branding the VAR intervention a "scandal" before losing patience during a post-match television interview.

Paraguay took the lead in the closing stages of the first half through Julio Enciso, but Kai Havertz restored parity nine minutes into the second period. Germany thought they had found the winner in extra time when Tah headed home from a corner, only for VAR to intervene and rule the goal out after an on-field review.

While Nagelsmann admitted Germany were far from their best, he had little sympathy for the offic...