FIFA World Cup

FT Thursday, June 25, 2026
Germany WWWWW 1
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Ecuador DWWLD 2
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GER101
ECU112
MetLife Stadium · 80,663 att. · FOX

Match Report

AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura

Ecuador stun Germany to enter World Cup knockouts

Ecuador produced a rousing fightback to come from behind and beat Germany 2-1 in their final Group E match in New Jersey to put themselves into the last 32 of the World Cup.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
15
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
2
61.1
Possession
38.9
11
SHOTS
7
3
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
517
Accurate Passes
312
592
Passes
378
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
3
16
Crosses
13
0.3
Cross %
0.2
37
Long Balls
50
17
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
2
13
Effective Tackles
16
20
Tackles
26
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
4
Interceptions
12
15
Effective Clearances
30
15
Clearances
30

Highlights

02:13 Robson: Ecuador deserved to beat Germany Watch on ESPN 01:22 Nicol: Germany lack a cutting edge Watch on ESPN 00:37 Ecuador fans erupt at full-time vs. Germany Watch on ESPN 00:40 German fans celebrate in Berlin after Sané scores against Ecuador in under two minutes Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

GER leads series 2-0

Lineups

ECU · 4-4-2

  1. 1Hernán GalíndezG
  2. 6Willian PachoCD-L
  3. 4Joel OrdóñezCD-R
  4. 3Piero HincapiéLB
  5. 21Alan FrancoRB
  6. 15Pedro ViteCM-L
  7. 23Moisés CaicedoCM-R
  8. 20Nilson AnguloLM
  9. 9John YeboahRM
  10. 13Enner ValenciaCF-L
  11. 19Gonzalo PlataCF-R

GER · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Manuel NeuerG
  2. 4Jonathan TahCD
  3. 2Antonio RüdigerCD-L
  4. 6Joshua KimmichCD-R
  5. 5Aleksandar PavlovicCM-L
  6. 23Felix NmechaCM-R
  7. 22David RaumLM
  8. 19Leroy SanéRM
  9. 7Kai HavertzF
  10. 17Florian WirtzCF-L
  11. 10Jamal MusialaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! Ecuador 0, Germany 1. Leroy Sané (Germany) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
  2. 9' Goal! Ecuador 1, Germany 1. Nilson Angulo (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pedro Vite.
  3. 27' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  4. 27'
  5. 30' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  6. 30'
  7. 38' Delay in match (Germany).
  8. 38'
  9. 38' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  10. 38'
  11. 43' Piero Hincapié (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 44' Aleksandar Pavlovic (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 45' Substitution, Germany. Angelo Stiller replaces Aleksandar Pavlovic.
  14. 47'
  15. 48'
  16. 50' Alan Franco (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 60' Substitution, Germany. Deniz Undav replaces Kai Havertz.
  18. 60' Substitution, Germany. Malick Thiaw replaces Joshua Kimmich.
  19. 64' Substitution, Ecuador. Kevin Rodríguez replaces Enner Valencia.
  20. 64' Substitution, Ecuador. Ángelo Preciado replaces Alan Franco.
  21. 64' Substitution, Germany. Maximilian Beier replaces Felix Nmecha.
  22. 69' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  23. 69'
  24. 71' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  25. 71'
  26. 71' Substitution, Ecuador. Pervis Estupiñán replaces Piero Hincapié because of an injury.
  27. 73' Substitution, Germany. Pascal Groß replaces Florian Wirtz.
  28. 77' Goal! Ecuador 2, Germany 1. Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador) left footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Kevin Rodríguez with a headed pass following a corner.
  29. 85' Substitution, Ecuador. Félix Torres replaces John Yeboah.
  30. 85' Substitution, Ecuador. Jordy Caicedo replaces Nilson Angulo because of an injury.
  31. 89' Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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