Ecuador vs Germany: result, lineups & analysis — FIFA World Cup


Thursday, 25 June 2026 at 20:00 UTC
🏟 MetLife Stadium · East Rutherford
🏁 Post-match review
Ecuador pulled off a stunning upset victory over Germany, winning 2-1 in their World Cup group-stage clash. The South American side proved they were no mere underdogs on the day.
Expectation:Without pre-match market data provided, this represents a significant result given Germany's status as a traditional World Cup heavyweight. Ecuador's victory would typically qualify as an upset against such opposition.
Ecuador secured a crucial three points and announced themselves as genuine contenders in their group, while Germany faced an early setback that demanded an immediate response in their remaining fixtures.
Based on the final score and pre-match analysis (no in-match events).
📐 Statistical score reference
Poisson reference based only on season goal averages. It is not the full-analysis prediction or betting advice.
🎓 Coaches / Formations
🔬 Advanced data (averages)
Per-game averages in this competition · FootyStats / API-Football
📈 Recent form
- 2026-07-01 · (A) 0–2 vs Mexico
- 2026-06-25 · (H) 2–1 vs Germany
- 2026-06-21 · (H) 0–0 vs Curaçao
- 2026-06-14 · (A) 0–1 vs Ivory Coast
- 2026-06-29 · (H) 1–1 vs Paraguay
- 2026-06-25 · (A) 1–2 vs Ecuador
- 2026-06-20 · (H) 2–1 vs Ivory Coast
- 2026-06-14 · (H) 7–1 vs Curaçao
🆚 Head-to-head
- 2026-06-25 · Ecuador 2–1 Germany
🧑⚖️ Referee
Tori Penso, USA
Referee averages in this competition · 2 games · PK Sport
✅ Confirmed lineups · Germany [3-4-2-1]
API-Football · 26 Jul 2026, 16:40 UTC
- 1M. Neuer
- 6J. Kimmich
- 4J. Tah
- 2A. Rudiger
- 19L. Sane
- 23F. Nmecha
- 5A. Pavlovic
- 22D. Raum
- 10J. Musiala
- 17F. Wirtz
- 7K. Havertz
✅ Confirmed lineups · Ecuador [—]
API-Football · 26 Jul 2026, 16:40 UTC
- 1H. Galindez
- 21A. Franco
- 4J. Ordonez
- 6W. Pacho
- 3P. Hincapie
- 9J. Yeboah
- 23M. Caicedo
- 15P. Vite
- 20N. Angulo
- 19G. Plata
- 13E. Valencia
🚑 Injuries / Absences
No confirmed absences.
- outN. Brown
- outN. Schlotterbeck
Analysis based on public data and market signals. For analysis only — not betting advice.
Data: Sportmonks / API-Football · pksport.net