Ecuador fight back to beat Germany and progress to last 32 at World Cup
Ecuador produced a rousing fightback to come from behind and beat Germany 2-1 in their final Group E match in New Jersey to put themselves into the last 32 of the World Cup.
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Ecuador fight back to shock Germany and reach knockout stage
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey, June 25 : An increasingly desperate Ecuador stunned Germany 2-1 in their final Group E game on Thursday to drag their World Cup campaign out of the flames and qualify for a place in the last 32.
Beccacece hails Ecuador's biggest World Cup victory
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., June 25 : Ecuador coach Sebastian Beccacece said all Ecuadoreans have a lot to celebrate on Thursday after the country's biggest World Cup result ever, coming from behind to beat Germany 2-1 and advance to the knockout stage.
Germany's Nagelsmann will learn from loss to Ecuador, as knockout round looms
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey, June 25 : Germany manager Julian Nagelsmann on Thursday was stoic after his team lost their final match of the World Cup group stage to Ecuador, saying they were ready to look ahead to the knockout round.
Late goal by Gonzalo Plata lifts Ecuador to World Cup knockout round, beating Germany
Gonzalo Plata poked the ball past Manuel Neuer in the 77th minute, and Ecuador advanced to the knockout stage of the World Cup by rallying for a 2-1 win over Germany on Thursday in East Rutherford, N.J.
Ecuador, Beccacece wake from World Cup nightmare
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey, June 25 : Ecuador's World Cup nightmare turned into a dream, as La Tri's once seemingly doomed campaign was resurrected against Germany in a remarkable conclusion to Group E on Thursday.
Pepe steers Ivory Coast into World Cup last 32 as Curacao go home
PHILADELPHIA: Nicolas Pepe scored twice as Ivory Coast beat Curacao 2-0 on Thursday to reach the World Cup knockout rounds for the first time ever and bring the tiny Caribbean country’s run at the tournament to an end. Former Arsenal forward Pepe, now playing in Spain for Villarreal, opened the scoring for the Elephants after just seven minutes in Philadelphia and netted again just after the hour mark. Ivory Coast finish with six points in Group E with this victory following their opening 1-0 win over Ecuador and a 2-1 loss to Germany. They therefore go through in second place behind Germany on head-to-head — the Germans lost 2-1 to Ecuador in New Jersey at the same time. The 2024 African champions had never previously got out of their group in three previous appearances at the World Cup, and their reward for this historic performance is a last-32 tie next Tuesday in Dallas. That will be against the runners-up in Group I, which means a very tough test against either France — the country where Pepe and several other Ivorian players were born — or Norway. Curacao, with its population of barely 160,000, had already made history just by being at the World Cup, but the smallest nation ever to reach the finals go home after finishing bottom of the section without a win. Dick Advocaat’s team were thrashed 7-1 by Germany on their tournament debut, but the high point came in their next game as they withstood a barrage to hold Ecuador to a 0-0 draw. They couldn’t repeat that performance here, but still did their fans proud in a game watched by a sell-out crowd of 68,324 at Lincoln Financial Field — such an attendance on a Thursday afternoon is proof that the World Cup has definitely made its mark on the United States. Orange
Commentary: Why is getting to a World Cup game so hard?
NEW YORK: The Maracana stadium, scene of the 2014 World Cup final, opens on to a neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro. Park paths surround the Moscow site where the 2018 championship was played. Reaching the gates of Lusail stadium in 2022 required a walk under the Qatar sun.