Having come from behind to snatch victory against the Ivory Coast, Germany have already won Group E. That could be good news for an Ecuador side who will almost certainly be heading home if they fail to win here.
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Deniz Undav was the hero for Julian Nagelsmann on Saturday night. Die Mannschaft were 1-0 down and on the ropes for spells against the Ivory Coast, until the German coach introduced the Stuttgart striker off the bench. His stoppage time winner, coupled with Ecuador’s failure to beat minnows Curaçao means that the four-time winners are guaranteed to finish top.
As for the South Americans, their goalscoring problems continued. Curaçao goalkeeper Eloy Room thwarted them a record 15 times in their goalless draw later that night in Kansas City. Ecuador have some excellent defenders and midfielders in their squad, but are lacking up top. 36-year-old Enner Valencia – formerly of West Ham – still leads the line.
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There is no letting up in this 104-game tournament, certainly not yet! As soon as the group stages end, we’ll be into the knockout stages with the new round of 32.
Ecuador’s offensive struggles to continue?
Germany may make changes ahead of their last 32 fixture, but as the team who’ve scored the most goals at the tournament so far (nine) go up against one of the few yet to find the net at all, the bookies see both trends continuing.
- Germany to win and under 2.5 goals
- Both teams to score – no
Deniz Undav will be pushing to start over Kai Havertz – Undav has three goals in two substitute appearances. Newcastle’s Nick Woltemade and Dortmund’s Maximilian Beier could also get minutes having not been involved at all so far.
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