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Everything on Group E of the FIFA World Cup 2026: live standings table, all six fixtures with ET kickoff times, results, the key match, head-to-head history, World Cup pedigree and who qualifies for the Round of 32. Teams: Germany, Curacao, Ivory Coast, Ecuador.
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The four-time champions against one of their historic victims. Germany is the favourite and Ecuador, solid and physical, wants to repeat the feat of advancing as it did in 2006.
Group E is led by one of the most decorated sides in history. Germany, a four-time champion, wants to recover the weight it carried for decades and starts as the favourite. Its main challenger should emerge from a contrast of styles between Ecuador and Ivory Coast.
Ecuador, solid, young and physical, arrives in good form; Ivory Coast, the African champion, wants to finally clear a group stage that has eluded it. Curacao closes the group as the tournament’s great Cinderella: a tiny Caribbean island among the 48 best teams in the world, with no pressure and a beautiful story to tell.
Germany, four-time world champions, beat Ecuador 3-0 in the group stage of the 2006 World Cup (a Miroslav Klose brace and a Lukas Podolski goal). That tournament was also the only time Ecuador advanced past the group stage, reaching the round of 16.
Curacao, with just over 150,000 inhabitants, is one of the least populated territories ever to reach a World Cup: the group's Cinderella, with no pressure and a remarkable story to tell.
The top two teams in Group E advance directly to the Round of 32. The third-placed team can still qualify among the eight best third-placed teams across all 12 groups. When teams are level on points, the 2026 World Cup applies the official FIFA tie-break (head-to-head first, then overall goal difference and goals scored).
Group E is made up of Germany, Curacao, Ivory Coast, Ecuador.
Germany leads Group E with 6 points after 3 matches.
The top two of Group E advance to the Round of 32. The third-placed team can qualify if it finishes among the eight best third-placed teams across the 12 groups.
Germany vs Ecuador is the most relevant game in Group E: the four-time champions already beat Ecuador 3-0 in 2006, but the South American side arrives in form and is fighting for top spot.
Curacao, with just over 150,000 inhabitants, is one of the least populated territories ever to qualify for a World Cup, making its presence in Group E one of the tournament's most striking stories.
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