{"id":915718,"date":"2026-06-27T10:13:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T15:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/27\/germany-faces-paraguay-in-world-cup-2026-knockout-match-as-crypto-firms-cash-in-on-tournament-fever\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T10:13:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T15:13:01","slug":"germany-faces-paraguay-in-world-cup-2026-knockout-match-as-crypto-firms-cash-in-on-tournament-fever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/27\/germany-faces-paraguay-in-world-cup-2026-knockout-match-as-crypto-firms-cash-in-on-tournament-fever\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany faces Paraguay in World Cup 2026 knockout match as crypto firms cash in on tournament fever"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Germany and Paraguay will square off on June 29, 2026, in the World Cup round of 32 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Kickoff is set for 4:30 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p>Germany advanced as group winners despite dropping a match to Ecuador. Paraguay squeezed through after a goalless draw with Australia.<\/p>\n<h2>Kraken, Avalanche, and the crypto infrastructure behind FIFA\u2019s biggest tournament<\/h2>\n<p>On June 9, 2026, Kraken was announced as FIFA\u2019s Official Crypto Exchange Supporter. That makes it the first dedicated crypto exchange to hold an official partnership with the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The deal includes product experiences and promotional activations spanning both North America and Europe.<\/p>\n<p>FIFA is using the Avalanche blockchain for digital ticketing management through its FIFA Collect platform, using blockchain to verify and manage ticket ownership on-chain.<\/p>\n<p>Ticket prices for the Germany-Paraguay match start at approximately $826. The Avalanche integration also handles rights management, giving FIFA more granular control over how digital collectibles and fan experiences are distributed.<\/p>\n<h2>Fan tokens and the Chiliz effect<\/h2>\n<p>CHZ reportedly saw a 28% rally heading into the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Neither Germany nor Paraguay has a national-team-specific crypto sponsor identified in connection with this tournament. While club-level partnerships with crypto firms have become common, national federations have been slower to embrace the space.<\/p>\n<h2>What this means for investors<\/h2>\n<p>For Avalanche, the ticketing use case deploys blockchain\u2019s core thesis of verifiable ownership of digital things across millions of ticket transactions.<\/p>\n<p>Kraken\u2019s ability to activate across both North America and Europe signals that the exchange has navigated the patchwork of licensing requirements in both regions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Disclosure:<\/strong> This article was edited by Editorial Team. For more information on how we create and review content, see our <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/editorial-policy\/\">Editorial Policy<\/a>.\n                    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptobriefing.com\/germany-paraguay-world-cup-2026-crypto\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Editorial Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Germany and Paraguay will square off on June 29, 2026, in the World Cup round of 32 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Kickoff is set for 4:30 p.m. ET. Germany advanced as group winners despite dropping a match to Ecuador. Paraguay squeezed through after a goalless draw with Australia. Kraken, Avalanche, and the crypto<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":915719,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1743,23338],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-915718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-faces","category-germany"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/915718","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=915718"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/915718\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/915719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=915718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=915718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=915718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}