Santiago Peña declares national holiday after Paraguay's World Cup upset over Germany

Santiago Peña declares national holiday after Paraguay's World Cup upset over Germany centered on Paraguay’s shock result and its immediate national impact. On June 29, 2026, Paraguay held four-time World Cup champions Germany to a 1-1 draw in Foxborough, Massachusetts, then won the penalty shootout 4-3 to reach the round of 16. President Santiago Peña responded by declaring June 30, 2026, a national holiday, prompting celebrations in Asunción with hundreds of thousands taking to the streets. The article notes Paraguay’s last deep World Cup run came in 2010, when it reached the quarterfinals. It also links the timing to Peña’s recent challenges, including a June 2025 hacking incident of his official social media account that produced a false Bitcoin legal-tender claim requiring clarification. The piece adds that there is no direct Paraguay-crypto connection from the football result, focusing instead on policy and energy economics behind Bitcoin mining.