Ecuador defeated Germany 2-1 in the third round of Group E at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
Germany opened the scoring in the 2nd minute: Leroy Sané finished a pass from Florian Wirtz. Ecuador equalized seven minutes later with a goal from Nilson Angulo. The winning goal was scored by Gonzalo Plata in the 77th minute, beating Manuel Neuer. Both Ecuador and Germany advanced to the knockout stage.
After three rounds, Germany leads the group with six points. Ecuador is third with four points. Ivory Coast is second (6 points), and Curaçao is fourth (1 point).
Earlier, Kursiv reported that six more matches of the third round would take place overnight from Thursday to Friday: USA vs. Turkey, Germany vs. Ecuador, Netherlands vs. Tunisia, Paraguay vs. Australia, Sweden vs. Japan, and Curaçao vs. Ivory Coast.