Ecuador vs Germany Highlights 🌎🏆 2026 FIFA World Cup

In search of the firepower they need, two changes with Joel Ordóñez recalled in defense and the Sunderland wide man Nilsson Angulo giving his first World Cup start. It is telling that Ecuador still rely on the goals of 36-year-old Ena Valencia who's got six of the last seven goals Ecuador have scored in the World Cup. Those are the men with a big big job to do here. Germany resisting the temptation to make mass changes despite being assured of top spot in this group. Two in four switches with Niko Schlotterbeck sadly ruled out of the tournament with ankle ligament damage. Antonio Rüdiger comes in at center back. David Raum is in at left back for the injured Nathaniel Brown. Still no start for Dennis Undab who's been a bit of a sensation with three goals in the two games in the New York New Jersey stadium. Not too hot though is it? Not crazy hot. Brown took the throw for John. That's a high boot and the play will be pulled back will it or not. Lozano put it in the back of the net. The referee let it go on. Ecuador will complain but Germany are ahead and it's Leroy Zani who strikes. Vita is still down and this will be looked at for sure by VAR. On first look it was quite high here. We'll get the replay. Yeah I have a sense this is going to be pulled back and we'll see. They're certainly having a look at it. Let's call in Mark Clattenburg here. Big decision here for Torrey Penso the American referee. Yeah Torrey Penso's looking in but maybe our angles hasn't got the best of angles because what you can clearly see is the German forward puts his foot up and just about touches his opponent's head and therefore that is for Ecuador in the opening moments of a game they have to win. Great finish by Zani. Well I have to say and it's hard for me to even comment on the goal because that was a clear foul. A boot to the face and I am very shocked. That was Jordanias winning the header. Here's Angulo with a hint of an opportunity for Ecuador and he scores Ecuador's first goal at the world cup. Oh how they needed that. Well it starts with a good counter press here in midfield. A little lazy from Inmeche there. Falls to Angulo. You can see Manuel Neuer a little confused by the strike here. Maybe a slight deflection down to his left. Can't reach it. A first cap for Angulo in a world cup and a first goal to match it. 1-1. And that is the queue for bedlam around this stadium. Everywhere you look there are yellow shirts. Ecuador supporters they've been everywhere and at last at last they've got something to celebrate. Ecuador have a lifeline. That's their 40th shot in this world cup. Now Inmeche up to Muziala. Nice interplay and Inmeche flashes one wide. It was quite a long way wide but he's shown up pretty well. World cup so far. Yeah you can argue he's been their best player so far and he just gets that across the inside of his laces instead of across his laces clean and here's another look. I think this just gets screened through the legs. Neuer late to react but a great strike by Angulo. This coach is certainly happy. It's his third goal for his country and this is 17th cap. He's in and out of the team at Sunderland. He's in and out of the team Ecuador. Good attacking work again down that side and Capier who's almost playing at times here like a left winger. He's excellent defending by Sane. His angle is great straight to goal so he can cut off and Capier really good from the winger. Sane had to be careful there. Winger coming back into his own penalty area. One false move could have been a run into trouble. Good press by the Germans. Raum with a neat looking ball in and Havertz with the header. No problem really for Galindez. Well no problem because Paco does a good job using his body. He knows he can't win the ball so he uses his body to make it a little bit. Here's Wirtz. Trouble here maybe. Luziana deflected and behind. Good recovery challenge from Joel Ordonez. Well this pass from Pavlovich into the stride of Wirtz and now Germany are off and running. Havertz takes the defender away to his right but in the end this is a fantastic tackle by Ordonez. Makes himself big as possible. Reflects it out perfectly. Luziana. Sane is in the middle. Havertz is arriving. Can they find him? Very good defensive work. Excellent from Caicedo. As Raum clips this ball he's clearly on side around the corner. Watch Caicedo in the middle. He sees Havertz decides to run second half especially. How much Ecuador willing to push and open themselves up at the back. It's not what they're accustomed to doing. First yellow card goes to Ghetto and Capier. You see him holding Leroy Zane here. Clearly a foul and clearly a yellow card. Too much to do. Germany have given the ball away quite a bit in midfield. Luziana that time and Valencia was fouled by Pavlovich and he's going to get a yellow card as well. It's Germany's first yellow card of this World Cup surprisingly and I would not be caught by that and stays down as this German attack develops with Zane. Now Mecha scored in the opening game and Havertz goes down in the box and the referee gives a penalty. Ecuador in full protest and so is their coach as well. It's another huge decision. Massive decision from the American referee Toddy. Well two things going on here Ian. First is was there a foul way back in the play on the Ecuadorian player? I do think this is a penalty as Ordonez goes in through the back of Havertz but the question is was there a foul earlier? There we are. Mark Glattenberg what's your verdict? To reward when you see it it looks like the Ecuadorian defender makes a slip in action but he does touch the ball. I'm not sure that touching the ball was a play for the ball. It looks like they're looking at the first one yeah. Zane's challenge and I will say this Ian it's it's an easy out if you want to call a foul there too. If you don't want to make the tougher decision on the penalty call because that's a tough one. I tend to think it was a penalty. Mark says no but you do have an easy out here. So there are two decisions in one here to look at and Ecuador will expect to get one of them Mark. Yeah totally agree. This one is before the penalty kick and this makes it easier for the referee not to have a subject inside the penalty area. Yeah I think Tory gets the correct call in the end is to give that foul so therefore the subjective penalty decision. This second half could be pretty manic and is he going to get a booking there Franco because you could interpret that yeah as delaying the restart Alan Franco 61st cap incidentally today you see it's just just kick the ball back on the field and you've got to get this right with the attack it's Yeboah he's got the better of Raum on this side still Yeboah deflects behind for a corner well sloppy again from Germany in the midfield Kimmich gets run at by Angulo switches to the other side good job by him now here comes Dennis Undov who's been a bit of a scoring sensation Havertz will make way and have yet to start in the world cup but he'll be on up front now wearing the number 26 shirt and Malik Chaum Alan Yeboah in a speedy chase to the back to Ene Valencia here it's good haircut he was swerving Neuer had to watch it and took the safe option of punching because it carries risks like this now Vietz Vietz up against Ordonez they've shut the door Raum joins in on that side digs out a good cross there well grabbed by Gelindes the number one goalkeeper for goalkeeper who says the first goal he ever conceded in his career was scored by Lionel Messi formerly Argentine-based it's probably a few Ordonez won the header Rodriguez is on the chase it's our internship here for Rodriguez just forced a little bit too wide into the penalty area and they could not quite apply the finishing touch Caicedo's ball in he just needed to be nudged over the line well how close then with Gonzalo Plata well just a miscommunication there Neuer a little late off his line and this is a miss hit by Caicedo Gonzalo Plata opts to go with his left foot as you see Tah intervening there before Neuer can get to it and here's the chance by Plata just tries to stab at home head in hands for all the Ecuadorian players in bench they generally with everybody back behind the ball it's going to take a bit of invention Yeboah Winsley header the ball drops Rodriguez an important block to deny him they're knocking on the door pretty hard here Ecuador now under the crossbar and it's been deflected in as well they've got the goal it's Plata how big is that for Ecuador well sensational stuff here at New York New Jersey Ecuador go ahead they may well stay in this World Cup well you felt the goal coming you just wasn't you weren't as the ball comes in Rodriguez with a great little flick and Plata with that left foot that just missed a few minutes earlier gets his toe out pokes it into the roof of the net ahead of Neuer's hands 2-1 Ecuador and can they hold on now and advance to the round of 32 what a moment for Gonzalo Plata agony for Manuel Neuer and joy unbridled joy for these Ecuador fans here who thought that they'd be going home but they lead they lead against Germany they've come from behind to do it and you've got to say the brave substitution by Sebastian well who'd have thought it when Germany scored in the opening moments of the game that's going to be a yellow card don't worry too much about that that tackle it is very late there on Lucia Ecuador fans beseeching the referee to blow for time in his own dive into the side netting and then there were some people at the other end of the stadium who wondered if that was in when the net ripped the outside of the net well heart and throat moment here for the fans behind that welcome along if you're just joining us from the other game the final whistle goes here and Ecuador are into the round of 32 back from the brink an act of escapology a winner from Gonzalo Plata has taken Ecuador into the knockout rounds against the odds against all probability they beat Germany they had to beat Germany they have beaten Germany they are through tears of emotion a game drenched in drama Landon incredible absolutely incredible and boy do they deserve it in what a night for Ecuador long may they celebrate and they certainly will what a match what a story Ecuador have made it