Jonathan Tah: That missed penalty won't leave my head, but I'd take another

Germany defender Jonathan Tah has stated he would step up to the spot again, despite missing a crucial penalty in the national team's agonizing World Cup Round of 16 defeat to Paraguay on Monday.

“I'd do it again next time! With full conviction and confidence that I'll score for Germany,” he wrote on Instagram.

However, Tah admitted that the missed penalty still weighs heavily on his mind. “That missed penalty has replayed in my head a thousand times, and you try to somehow put it in the net in your mind. But the reality is, the ball didn't go in. And that hurts,” he said.

He added that he was disappointed and saddened by the Round of 16 elimination. “The team, our country, and everyone who supports German football had hoped for much more,” he wrote.

The 30-year-old Tah hinted that he is not considering retirement from the national team. “As a team, we will move forward, and I will continue too, no matter what!”

The Bayern defender would have been Germany's hero if his extra-time goal for a 2-1 lead hadn't been controversially disallowed. The match ended 1-1, and the battle for a spot in the Round of 16 went to penalties, where Paraguay won 4-3. This marked the German national team's first-ever loss in a World Cup penalty shootout.