Ecuador 2–1 Germany · 2026 FIFA World Cup

2026 FIFA World Cup · Group E · Match 400021466

Ecuador

—

Germany

New York/New Jersey Stadium

25 June 2026 · 20:00 UTC

Attendance 80,663

Group E · Ecuador Win

EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - JUNE 25: Gonzalo Plata #19 of Ecuador celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group E match between Ecuador and Germany at New York New Jersey Stadium on June 25, 2026 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Mattia Ozbot/Getty Images) — Ecuador came from behind to beat Germany through Gonzalo Plata's late strike to put themselves into the knockouts.
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    Plata the hero as Ecuador beat Germany to qualify — Ecuador came from behind to beat Germany through Gonzalo Plata's late strike to put themselves into the knockouts.
  

Match Goals

Ecuador 2–1 Germany

Goal positions — Ecuador attacks right

Ecuador

Goal Nilson ANGULO

9' · Regular goal

Goal Gonzalo PLATA

77' · Regular goal

Germany

Goal Leroy SANE

2' · Regular goal

Match Timeline

Key events

Goal Leroy SANE

Germany

Goal Nilson ANGULO

Ecuador

43'

Yellow Card Piero HINCAPIE

Ecuador

44'

Yellow Card Aleksandar PAVLOVIC

Germany

50'

Yellow Card Alan FRANCO

Ecuador

60'

Sub Germany

↑ Deniz UNDAV ↓ Kai HAVERTZ

60'

Sub Germany

↑ Malick THIAW ↓ Joshua KIMMICH

64'

Sub Ecuador

↑ Angelo PRECIADO ↓ Alan FRANCO

64'

Sub Ecuador

↑ Kevin RODRIGUEZ ↓ Enner VALENCIA

64'

Sub Germany

↑ Maximilian BEIER ↓ Felix NMECHA

71'

Sub Ecuador

↑ Pervis ESTUPINAN ↓ Piero HINCAPIE

73'

Sub Germany

↑ Pascal GROSS ↓ Florian WIRTZ

77'

Goal Gonzalo PLATA

Ecuador

85'

Sub Ecuador

↑ Felix TORRES ↓ John YEBOAH

85'

Sub Ecuador

↑ Jordy CAICEDO ↓ Nilson ANGULO

89'

Yellow Card Gonzalo PLATA

Ecuador

Team Statistics

Head-to-head metrics

Ecuador

Possession42.0%

Passes389

Pass Accuracy79.7%

Shots7

Shots on Target3

Corners3

Yellow Cards3

Offsides0

Defensive Pressures—

Forced Turnovers29

Linebreaks (Att/Comp)— / —

Germany

Possession50.0%

Passes607

Pass Accuracy86.5%

Shots11

Shots on Target3

Corners2

Yellow Cards1

Offsides0

Defensive Pressures—

Forced Turnovers26

Linebreaks (Att/Comp)— / —

Comparative

ECU 42.0%PossessionGER 50.0%

ECU 389PassesGER 607

ECU 7ShotsGER 11

ECU 3Shots on TargetGER 3

ECU 0Def. PressuresGER 0

ECU 11Counter-PressGER 12

Phase Analytics

Tactical phase aggregates

Ecuador · 4-4-2

High Press

4.2

Counter-Press

10.8

Mid Block

18.5

Low Block

27.4

Att. Transition

16.7

Final Third

13.8

High Block

4.9

Turnovers

29.0

Germany · 4-4-2

High Press

4.4

Counter-Press

11.9

Mid Block

7.9

Low Block

33.7

Att. Transition

14.6

Final Third

13.4

High Block

3.2

Turnovers

26.0

Temporal Analytics

Pressing Intelligence & Performance Rates

    These metrics are sourced from temporal team analytics reports generated at intervals throughout the match. Comparing early-match and late-match snapshots reveals how each team's intensity and tactical shape evolved.
  

Ecuador — Pressing Profile

Counter-Press Intensity (score: 10.82 / 20)

High Press (score: 4.19 / 20)

Mid Block (score: 18.47 / 50)

Low Block (score: 27.37 / 50)

High Counter-Press

Germany — Pressing Profile

Counter-Press Intensity (score: 11.94 / 20)

High Press (score: 4.36 / 20)

Mid Block (score: 7.89 / 50)

Low Block (score: 33.72 / 50)

High Counter-Press

Ecuador Phase Intensity Over Match Time

Phase aggregate values interpolated from temporal analytics snapshots · Goal events shown as vertical markers

Formations & Tactics

Starting XI

Ecuador · 4-4-2 · Coach: Sebastián Andrés Beccacece

Germany · 4-4-2 · Coach: Julian NAGELSMANN

Squads

Match squads

Ecuador — Squad

#	Player
1	Hernan GALINDEZ
2	Felix TORRES ↑85'
3	Piero HINCAPIE 🟨43' · ↓71'
4	Joel ORDONEZ
5	Jordy ALCIVAR
6	Willian PACHO
7	Pervis ESTUPINAN ↑71'
8	Anthony VALENCIA
9	John YEBOAH ↓85'
10	Kendry PAEZ
11	Kevin RODRIGUEZ ↑64'
12	Moises RAMIREZ
13	Enner VALENCIA ↓64'
14	Alan MINDA
15	Pedro VITE
16	Jordy CAICEDO ↑85'
17	Angelo PRECIADO ↑64'
18	Denil CASTILLO
19	Gonzalo PLATA ⚽77' · 🟨89'
20	Nilson ANGULO ⚽9' · ↓85'
21	Alan FRANCO 🟨50' · ↓64'
22	Gonzalo VALLE
23	Moises CAICEDO
24	Jeremy AREVALO
25	Jackson POROZO
26	Yaimar MEDINA

Germany — Squad

#	Player
1	Manuel NEUER
2	Antonio RUEDIGER
3	Waldemar ANTON
4	Jonathan TAH
5	Aleksandar PAVLOVIC 🟨44'
6	Joshua KIMMICH ↓60'
7	Kai HAVERTZ ↓60'
8	Leon GORETZKA
9	Jamie LEWELING
10	Jamal MUSIALA
11	Nick WOLTEMADE
12	Oliver Baumann
13	Pascal GROSS ↑73'
14	Maximilian BEIER ↑64'
16	Angelo Stiller
17	Florian WIRTZ ↓73'
19	Leroy SANE ⚽2'
20	Nadiem Amiri
21	Alexander NUEBEL
22	David RAUM
23	Felix NMECHA ↓64'
24	Malick THIAW ↑60'
25	Assan OUEDRAOGO
26	Deniz UNDAV ↑60'

Post-Match Intelligence

Core Players & Final Team Stats

Ecuador — Final Stats

Possession42.0%

Passes / Completed389 / 310

Pass Accuracy79.7%

Shots / On Target7 / 3

Corners3

Yellow Cards3

Offsides0

Def. Pressures—

Forced Turnovers29

Linebreaks (Att / Comp)— / —

Counter-Press Score10.82

Germany — Final Stats

Possession50.0%

Passes / Completed607 / 525

Pass Accuracy86.5%

Shots / On Target11 / 3

Corners2

Yellow Cards1

Offsides0

Def. Pressures—

Forced Turnovers26

Linebreaks (Att / Comp)— / —

Counter-Press Score11.94

Head-to-Head Comparison

ECU 42.0%PossessionGER 50.0%

ECU 389PassesGER 607

ECU 7ShotsGER 11

ECU 3Shots on TargetGER 3

ECU 0Def. PressuresGER 0

ECU 11Counter-PressGER 12

Distance & Speed Comparison

ECU 112,480Total Distance (m)GER 116,910

ECU 0Total SprintsGER 0

ECU 33.9Max Top Speed (km/h)GER 33.7

ECU 25.3Avg Top Speed (km/h)GER 29.9

Ecuador — Core Performers

Player	Dist m	Pass	Spr	km/h	Highlight
Gonzalo PLATA	11,616	30	—	30.0	⚽ YC
Moises CAICEDO	11,356	63	—	30.4
Pedro VITE	11,169	62	—	28.6	🎯
Nilson ANGULO	9,810	23	—	32.9	⚽
Joel ORDONEZ	9,780	39	—	27.1
Willian PACHO	9,334	49	—	32.3
John YEBOAH	8,772	20	—	33.9
Piero HINCAPIE	8,475	25	—	31.5	YC

Germany — Core Performers

Player	Dist m	Pass	Spr	km/h	Highlight
David RAUM	10,987	44	—	33.7
Jamal MUSIALA	10,867	31	—	30.7
Leroy SANE	10,608	51	—	33.5	⚽
Jonathan TAH	10,176	95	—	31.0
Antonio RUEDIGER	9,719	74	—	33.1
Florian WIRTZ	8,903	32	—	31.3	🎯 3 shots
Felix NMECHA	7,690	24	—	28.3
Kai HAVERTZ	7,648	15	—	30.6

Player Physical & Goal Metrics

All player analytics from the post-match snapshot

SPARQL · Player Analytics

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PREFIX xsd: 

SELECT ?playerName ?teamName ?goals ?assists ?totalDistance ?passes ?sprints ?topSpeed ?timePlayed
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  ?m a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021466" .
  ?m fifa:hasPlayerAnalyticsReport ?report .
  ?report fifa:player ?player .
  ?player rdfs:label ?playerName .
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:team ?team . ?team rdfs:label ?teamName }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:goals ?goals }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:assists ?assists }
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  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:topSpeed ?topSpeed }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:timePlayed ?timePlayed }
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ORDER BY ?teamName DESC(?totalDistance)

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SPARQL Queries

Knowledge graph exploration

Match Overview

Ecuador vs Germany — core match metadata

SPARQL · Match Overview

PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 

SELECT ?homeTeam ?awayTeam ?homeScore ?awayScore ?date ?stadium ?attendance
FROM 
WHERE {
  ?match a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021466" .
  ?match fifa:homeTeam ?ht ; fifa:awayTeam ?at ;
         fifa:homeTeamScore ?homeScore ; fifa:awayTeamScore ?awayScore ;
         fifa:date ?date ; fifa:stadium ?s ; fifa:attendance ?attendance .
  ?ht rdfs:label ?homeTeam . ?at rdfs:label ?awayTeam . ?s rdfs:label ?stadium .
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Goals

All goal events with scorer and assist

SPARQL · Goals

PREFIX fifa: 
PREFIX rdfs: 

SELECT ?minute ?playerName ?teamName ?goalType ?assistName
FROM 
WHERE {
  ?m a fifa:Match ; fifa:matchId "400021466" .
  ?m fifa:hasGoal ?goal .
  ?goal fifa:goalMinute ?minute .
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:player ?p . ?p rdfs:label ?playerName }
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:team ?t . ?t rdfs:label ?teamName }
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:goalType ?gt . ?gt rdfs:label ?goalType }
  OPTIONAL { ?goal fifa:assistPlayer ?a . ?a rdfs:label ?assistName }
}
ORDER BY xsd:integer(?minute)

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Team Analytics + Pressing Phases

Full tactical phase breakdown for both teams

SPARQL · Team Analytics

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PREFIX rdfs: 

SELECT ?teamName ?possession ?passes ?passesCompleted ?goals ?shots ?shotsOnTarget
       ?corners ?yellowCards ?offsides ?defPress ?turnovers ?highPress ?counterPress
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  ?m fifa:hasTeamAnalyticsReport ?report .
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  ?team rdfs:label ?teamName .
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:possession ?possession }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:passes ?passes }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:passesCompleted ?passesCompleted }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:goals ?goals }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:attemptAtGoal ?shots }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:attemptAtGoalOnTarget ?shotsOnTarget }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:corners ?corners }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:yellowCards ?yellowCards }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:offsides ?offsides }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:defensivePressuresApplied ?defPress }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:forcedTurnovers ?turnovers }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:phaseAggregateHighPress ?highPress }
  OPTIONAL { ?report fifa:phaseAggregateCounterPress ?counterPress }
}
ORDER BY ?teamName

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