ShireHub's read: Ecuador came from behind to stun Germany in New Jersey. Ivory Coast cruised. Netherlands topped Group F. Japan and Sweden played out the most mutually convenient 1-1 draw of the tournament.

🇪🇨 Ecuador 2 — 1 Germany 🇩🇪. Group E. MetLife Stadium, New Jersey June 25, 2026

🇩🇪 Leroy Sané 2' 🇪🇨 Nilson Angulo (pen) · Gonzalo Plata 77'

🇩🇪 Germany

2' — Leroy Sané A foul on Pavlovic in the build-up went uncalled.

🇪🇨 Ecuador

9' — Nilson Angulo (penalty) Ecuador hit back. Angulo converted from the spot to level it up.

77' — Gonzalo Plata Prodded home from close range.

🇨🇮 Ivory Coast 2 — 0 🇨🇼 Curaçao. Group E. Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia June 25, 2026

🇨🇮 Ivory Coast

7' — Nicolas Pépé

64' — Nicolas Pépé

31-year-old Pépé with both goals. Curaçao's World Cup debut ends, one win, two losses.

Group E final standings 👇

🥇 Germany — 6 pts (W2 L1, GD +1)

🥈 Ivory Coast — 6 pts (W2 L1, GD +1)

🥉 Ecuador — 4 pts (W1 D1 L1, GD 0) ✅ advances as 3rd-place team

4️⃣ Curaçao — 3 pts (W1 L2, GD -2) ❌

🇳🇱 Netherlands 3 — 1 🇹🇳 Tunisia. Group F. Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City June 25, 2026

🇳🇱 Ellyes Skhiri 3' (OG) · Brian Brobbey 7' · Jan Paul van Hecke 62' (deflected)

🇹🇳 Hazem Mastouri 54'

Netherlands were 2-0 up inside 10 minutes, a Skhiri own goal and Brobbey's third of the tournament. Tunisia pulled one back through Mastouri, then Van Hecke's 62nd-minute effort deflected in off a Tunisian to seal it. Dominant throughout.

🇯🇵 Japan 1 — 1 🇸🇪 Sweden. Group F. Dallas Stadium, Dallas June 25, 2026

🇯🇵 Japan

56' — Daizen Maeda Japan broke the deadlock just after the hour. Maeda with the finish to put his side ahead.

🇸🇪 Sweden

62' — Anthony Elanga Six minutes later, Elanga levelled with a sensational finish. Both teams already knew a draw sent both through. Neither side pushed hard after that.

Group F final standings 👇

🥇 Netherlands — 7 pts (W2 D1, GD +6) ✅ → faces Morocco (Group C runner-up)

🥈 Japan — 5 pts (W1 D2, GD +4) ✅ → faces Brazil in Houston

🥉 Sweden — 4 pts (W1 D2, GD 0) ✅ advances as 3rd-place team

4️⃣ Tunisia — 0 pts (L3, GD -10) ❌

💬 Germany's first knockout game since 2014. Do they go deep this time, or another early exit?

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