Germany take on Paraguay at the Gillette Stadium near Boston in what will, remarkably, be their first knockout match at a World Cup since they beat Argentina in the 2014 final.
The Germans did enough to top their group as they hammered Curacao and edged out Ivory Coast before losing to Ecuador.
Currently ranked 10th in the world, Germany are not widely seen as genuine contenders to win the trophy, even if coach Julian Nagelsmann insists that has to be their aim.
German striker Kai Havertz believes that now is the moment for him, Florian Wirtz and Jamal Musiala to finally click after underwhelming performances in the group stage.
Germany are expected to defeat the Paraguayans, who progressed as one of the best third-place finishers.
They are appearing in the knockout phase for the first time since 2010, but it is a tough ask for Paraguay who have had to rapidly relocate for this game after being based on the West Coast of the US during the group stage.
Whoever emerges victorious will advance to a last-16 clash against either France or Sweden.
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