Germany’s last Group E recreation in opposition to Ecuador made a lightning begin with each groups discovering the web inside 9 minutes on the New York New Jersey Stadium.
Leroy Sane opened the scoring with a scientific end with lower than two minutes performed earlier than Nilson Angulo’s long-range strike noticed the stadium, made up an estimated 50,000 Ecuador followers, erupt because the South Individuals’ hopes of reaching the knockout levels got new life.
It took Germany simply two minutes to open the scoring – however Sane’s aim arguably mustn’t have stood.
Liverpool playermaker Florian Wirtz put it on a plate for Sane to wrap it dwelling contained in the field with the ruthless end to place the Germans on their technique to most factors in Group E.
However Ecuador, who want a win to achieve the spherical of 32, had been left incensed that the aim was not dominated out for a excessive poot by Aleksander Pavlovic within the build-up.
The midfielder’s foot went excessive to win the ball forward of Pedro Vite, seemingly catching the defender on his technique to doing so.
However simply when it seemed like Ecuador – who realistically want a win to progress – had been in for a protracted afternoon, La Tri lastly opened their account on the event by an exquisite strike from Sunderland’s Angulo.
The winger caught goalkeeper Manuel Neuer out with a pleasant strike from distance which firmly put Ecuador properly within the race for the spherical of 32, however they’re nonetheless heading out because it stands.
Angulo is the fourth Sunderland goalscorer on the event after Granit Xhaka, Brian Brobbey and Wilson Isidor, solely Paris Saint-Germain (six) have had extra of their gamers discover the web to date.
The place to look at Ecuador v Germany: TV channel, dwell on-line streams
Kick-off on Thursday is at 21:00 BST (18:00 ET / 15:00 PT). Within the UK, dwell protection is on BBC One.
Streaming on an enormous vary of gadgets is on the market by the BBC iPlayer app and BBC Sport web site.
World Cup 2026: Ecuador v Germany stats
- Ecuador began the finals as one in every of 4 nations with a fair aim distinction in World Cup historical past, alongside Bosnia and Herzegovina, Eire and East Germany
- That is Ecuador’s fifth participation at a World Cup. The one time they reached the knockout stage was in 2006, once they had been eradicated by England within the final 16
- Ecuador completed second behind Argentina within the CONMEBOL qualifiers, equalling their best-ever efficiency in such a marketing campaign for the event (additionally 2002)
- That they had the strongest protection within the part, conceding 5 targets throughout 18 matches, and misplaced the fewest video games (2 away defeats, in opposition to Argentina and Brazil)
- Valencia scored three targets every on the 2014 and 2022 finals and was concerned in additional than half of Ecuador’s targets in qualifying, scoring six and aiding two
- Sebastian Beccacece is the fifth particular person to guide Ecuador at a World Cup; with three Colombians and two Argentineans, together with Beccacece
- Germany will enter the knockout stage for the primary time since successful the World Cup 12 years in the past
- They recovered from a 2-0 defeat in Slovakia of their opening qualifier for this version – a first-ever World Cup qualifying away loss – to win all of their remaining matches within the marketing campaign, signing off with a 6-0 dwelling win over The Falcons
- Die Mannschaft received the event in 1954, 1974, 1990 and 2014 however had been knocked out by Bulgaria within the final eight when it was held within the US 32 years in the past
- Manuel Neuer was a part of the 2014 triumph and has 126 caps. Earlier than these finals, the goalkeeper’s final look for his nation had been in a EURO 2024 quarter-final defeat by Spain
- That is Julian Nagelsmann’s first World Cup as head coach. At 38, he’s the youngest boss to take cost of a staff on the 2026 event, with the final head coach to win the World Cup in his 30s being Cesar Luis Menotti with Argentina in 1978 (39)
Ecuador staff information
Ecuador XI: Galindez, Hincapie, Ordonez, Pacho, Vite, Franco, Caicedo, Yeboah, Valencia, Plata, Angulo
Ecuador subs: Ramirez, Valle, Torres, Estupinan, Preciado, Porozo, Medina, Alcivar, Valencia, Paez, Minda, Castillo, Rodriguez, Caicedo, Arevalo
Germany staff information
Germany defender Nico Schlotterbeck is out of the finals after damaging a ligament in his left ankle in opposition to Ivory Coast.
Deniz Undav has scored 3 times from the bench and is called on the bench as soon as once more, with Havertz main the road.
Germany XI: Neuer, Rudiger, Tah, Kimmich, Raum, Pavlovic, Nmecha, Musiala, Wirtz, Sane, Havertz
Germany subs: Baumann, Nübel, Anton, Thiaw, Goretzka, Leweling, Gross, Stiller, Amiri, Ouedraogo, Woltemade, Beier, Undav
