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Germany Ecuador vs Germany: time, TV channel and stadium Group Stage of the FIFA World Cup 2026 · Thursday, June 25, 2026 · 16:00 ET · MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford.
Match preview Ecuador and Germany close Group E at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey in a match that could be worth top spot. La Tri, solid and young, face the four-time champions in a high-stakes duel where both will look to finish first ahead of the knockouts.
Germany will want to close the group stage reaffirming their recovery; Ecuador, to show their solidity keeps them among the sides to watch. A group finale between a historic power and one of South America's surprises, with qualification in the background.
Goals and cards Ecuador (2) Nilson Angulo 9' Gonzalo Plata 77' Germany (1) Leroy Sané 2' Goals Ecuador (3) Piero Hincapié 43' Alan Franco 50' Gonzalo Plata 89' Germany (1) Aleksandar Pavlovic 44' Cards Match center
Lineups, changes and statistics ESPN 22 starters Ecuador 4-4-2 Starting XI 1 Hernán Galíndez G 6 Willian Pacho CD-L 4 Joel Ordóñez CD-R 3 Piero Hincapié LB ↓ 21 Alan Franco RB ↓ 15 Pedro Vite CM-L 23 Moisés Caicedo CM-R 20 Nilson Angulo LM ↓ 9 John Yeboah RM ↓ 13 Enner Valencia CF-L ↓ 19 Gonzalo Plata CF-R Substitutes 14 Alan Minda SUB 17 Ángelo Preciado SUB ↑ 2 Félix Torres SUB ↑ 8 Anthony Valencia SUB 22 Gonzalo Valle SUB 7 Pervis Estupiñán SUB ↑ 18 Denil Castillo SUB 5 Jordy Alcívar SUB 24 Jeremy Arévalo SUB 10 Kendry Páez SUB 26 Yaimar Medina SUB 25 Jackson Porozo SUB 12 Moisés Ramírez SUB 16 Jordy Caicedo SUB ↑ 11 Kevin Rodríguez SUB ↑ Germany 3-4-2-1 Starting XI 1 Manuel Neuer G 4 Jonathan Tah CD 2 Antonio Rüdiger CD-L 6 Joshua Kimmich CD-R ↓ 5 Aleksandar Pavlovic CM-L ↓ 23 Felix Nmecha CM-R ↓ 22 David Raum LM 19 Leroy Sané RM 7 Kai Havertz F ↓ 17 Florian Wirtz CF-L ↓ 10 Jamal Musiala CF-R Substitutes 25 Assan Ouédraogo SUB 21 Alexander Nübel SUB 12 Oliver Baumann SUB 26 Deniz Undav SUB ↑ 24 Malick Thiaw SUB ↑ 8 Leon Goretzka SUB 11 Nick Woltemade SUB 20 Nadiem Amiri SUB 3 Waldemar Anton SUB 13 Pascal Gross SUB ↑ 9 Jamie Leweling SUB 14 Maximilian Beier SUB ↑ 16 Angelo Stiller SUB ↑ 10 45' 60' 60' 64' 64' 64' 71' 73' 85' 85' 28 Ecuador Germany
15 Fouls 10
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 2
2 Saves 1
38.9 Possession 61.1
7 SHOTS 11
3 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
312 Accurate Passes 517
378 Passes 592
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 5
13 Crosses 16
0.2 Cross % 0.3
50 Long Balls 37
24 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 5
16 Effective Tackles 13
26 Tackles 20
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
12 Interceptions 4
30 Effective Clearances 15
30 Clearances 15
ET (US East) 16:00
Colombia / Peru 15:00
Mexico City 14:00
Argentina / Chile 17:00
Spain 22:00
Date: Thursday, June 25, 2026.
MetLife Stadium
East Rutherford, New Jersey · Capacity 78,576
TV channels and streaming vary by country (Telemundo and Fox in the US, RTVC in Colombia, TVA/Azteca in Mexico, RTVE in Spain, and more).
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