Ecuador vs Germany Preview

Thursday’s Group E finale at MetLife Stadium sees Ecuador take on group winners Germany, with Die Mannschaft arriving with a perfect record and already assured of top spot. Ecuador sit third on one point, three points behind Ivory Coast in second, with Curacao also on one point but a considerably worse goal difference. Ecuador must win and hope for a Curacao result to have any chance of progressing, making this an all-or-nothing occasion for La Tri.

Ecuador’s most recent outing ended in a 0-0 draw at home to Curacao on 21st June, a result that leaves them with a mountain to climb in the final round. Prior to that, they lost 1-0 away to Ivory Coast in their tournament opener. Before that, a 3-0 home win over Guatemala in a warm-up friendly. Earlier in this run they beat Saudi Arabia 2-1 at home, and in their oldest result here they drew 1-1 away to the Netherlands. Ecuador have struggled to find the net in this tournament and now face their toughest possible assignment against the group’s dominant force.

Germany have been imperious throughout the group stage. Their most recent outing produced a 2-1 win over Ivory Coast on 20th June, a result that secured top spot with a round to spare. Prior to that, they thrashed Curacao 7-1 at home in their tournament opener. Before that, a 2-1 away win over the USA in a pre-tournament friendly. Earlier in this run they beat Finland 4-0 at home, and in their oldest result here they won 2-1 at home to Ghana. Die Mannschaft have hit the ground running and carry genuine momentum into the knockout stage regardless of this result.

The head-to-head record strongly favours Germany, who have won both previous meetings. Most recently, Germany won 4-2 at home in May 2013. In the previous encounter, Ecuador lost 0-3 at home at the 2006 World Cup.

Germany sit top of Group E on six points with a goal difference of +7, while Ecuador are third on one point and a goal difference of -1, two points behind second-placed Ivory Coast on three points. A win for Ecuador here would move them to four points but they would also need a positive swing in the Curacao vs Ivory Coast match to progress, while Germany can use this fixture to sharpen their play before the knockout rounds.

In the UK, this match is live on BBC One and available to stream via BBC iPlayer. In the United States, viewers can watch on FOX Network or fuboTV. German fans can follow the action on Das Erste or MagentaTV, while Ecuadorian supporters can tune in on DIRECTV Sports Ecuador or Teleamazonas.

Lineups & Injuries

Ecuador (3-5-2) Galíndez, Franco, Pacho, Hincapié, Yeboah, Caicedo, Alcívar, Vite, Estupiñán, Plata, Valencia

Germany (4-2-3-1) Baumann, Raum, Rüdiger, Thiaw, Anton, Goretzka, Stiller, Amiri, Beier, Leweling, Undav

Ecuador: No missing players. Germany: Nico Schlotterbeck (Out).

Germany lose Schlotterbeck from their defensive options, though their depth at centre-back remains sufficient. Ecuador head in with a clean bill of health.

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Group E Table

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P
1	Germany	2	2	0	0	9	2	+7	6
2	Côte d’Ivoire	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
3	Ecuador	2	0	1	1	0	1	-1	1
4	Curaçao	2	0	1	1	1	7	-6	1

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Ecuador Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
🤝	Ecuador	0-0	Curacao	World Cup	21.06.26
❌	Ivory Coast	1-0	Ecuador	World Cup	15.06.26
✅	Ecuador	3-0	Guatemala	Friendly	07.06.26
✅	Ecuador	2-1	Saudi Arabia	Friendly	31.05.26
🤝	Netherlands	1-1	Ecuador	Friendly	31.03.26

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Germany Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	Germany	2-1	Ivory Coast	World Cup	20.06.26
✅	Germany	7-1	Curacao	World Cup	14.06.26
✅	USA	1-2	Germany	Friendly	06.06.26
✅	Germany	4-0	Finland	Friendly	31.05.26
✅	Germany	2-1	Ghana	Friendly	30.03.26

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Head-to-Head

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Germany	4-2	Ecuador	Friendly	29.05.13
Ecuador	0-3	Germany	World Cup	20.06.06

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TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel
Great Britain	BBC Sport Web, BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 5 Live
Ireland	RTE 2, BBC Sport Web, BBC One, RTE Player, BBC iPlayer
USA	FOX Network, fuboTV, Telemundo
Germany	Das Erste, SRF zwei, MagentaTV
Ecuador	DIRECTV Sports Ecuador, Teleamazonas, DGO
France	M6, M6+, beIN Sports 1
Switzerland	SRF zwei, RTS 2, Blue Sport
Australia	SBS, SBS On Demand
Canada	TSN1, TSN+, RDS
Italy	DAZN Italia, RAI 1, RaiPlay