Ecuador edge Germany 2-1 to squeeze into World Cup last 32

While Germany are already through as Group E winners, all of Ivory Coast, Ecuador and Curacao could join them in the next round

Gonzalo Plata then bundled home ​the winner with 13 minutes ​remaining to ​put Ecuador in the knockout rounds.

Germany had already qualified for the knockouts of the 2026 World Cup, but their performance was still disappointing in a 2-1 defeat.

The Liverpool forward set up Leroy Sané on the edge of the box, who tucked away his first goal of the tournament into the bottom corner.