RemontadaIt's not over until the final whistle

Remontada Ecuador vs Germany in FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup·Round 3 Thu 25/6·23:00
Ecuador
2-1 FT
Germany
  • Angulo9'
  • Plata77'
  • Sané2'
MetLife Stadium (New Jersey)80,663 spectatorsReferee: Tori Penso
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Difficulty
56

Ecuador trailed by one goal, then came back to win

  1. 2'Trailed by one goal
  2. 9'Equaliser
  3. 77'Winner

Why they came back

Took their chances

From minute 2: Ecuador had 7 shots to 11 for Germany, so the comeback came from finishing, not pressure.

Changes by coach Beccacece

Rodriguez came on for Valencia (64') and assisted, Preciado came on for Franco (64'), Estupinan came on for Hincapie (71').

The last 15 minutes

One of Ecuador's goals came after the 75th minute. It's not over until the final whistle.

Fan predictions

Before kick-off, only 17% of fans backed Ecuador to win. Almost nobody saw it coming.

The match in one curve

Ahead by one goalLevelBehind by one goal0153045607590HT2'9'77'Substitution 64'Substitution 64'Substitution 71'Substitution 85'Substitution 85'Lowest pointTurnaround
BehindLevelAheadEcuador goal Germany goalSubstitution Red card

Who pressed more?

Each bar is 5 minutes. Above the line: Ecuador chances, below: Germany. Bar height shows how dangerous the shots were
EcuadorGermany04590

Match story

  1. 2'

    Sané opened the scoring for Germany, assisted by Wirtz, putting Germany ahead 1-0.

  2. 9'

    Angulo equalised for Ecuador, assisted by Vite, to make it 1-1.

  3. 77'

    Plata completed the turnaround for Ecuador, assisted by Rodriguez, putting Ecuador ahead 2-1.

The match in numbers

EcuadorGermany
39%Possession61%
1.27Chance quality (xG)0.65
7Shots11
3On target3
2Big chances2
3Corners2
378Passes592

Top players

1
AnguloEcuador · Left Forward
7.7
2
SanéGermany · Right Forward
7.5
3
PachoEcuador · Centre Back
7.4
Rating out of 10 based on each player's performance

Fan predictions before kick-off

Ecuador 17%Draw 9%Germany 74%
from 101,084 votes

Line-ups

Germany3-4-2-1
6.3 Galindez 6.2 Hincapie 7.4 Pacho 6.8 Ordonez 6.2 Franco 7.7 Angulo 6.9 Vite 6.9 Caicedo 7.2 Yeboah 6.8 Valencia 6.7 Plata 6.1 Neuer 6.5 Rüdiger 6.0 Tah 6.3 Kimmich 6.3 Raum 6.0 Pavlovic 4.7 Nmecha 7.5 Sané 7.4 Wirtz 7.0 Musiala 6.4 Havertz
Ecuador4-4-2
Ecuador coach: Beccacece Germany coach: Nagelsmann

Match events

EcuadorGermany
  1. SanéGoal · assist: Wirtz
    2'
  2. AnguloGoal · assist: Vite
    9'
  3. HincapieYellow card
    43'
  4. PavlovicYellow card
    44'
  5. StillerSubstitution · for Pavlovic
    46'
  6. FrancoYellow card
    50'
  7. ThiawSubstitution · for Kimmich
    60'
  8. UndavSubstitution · for Havertz
    60'
  9. PreciadoSubstitution · for Franco
    64'
  10. RodriguezSubstitution · for Valencia
    64'
  11. BeierSubstitution · for Nmecha
    64'
  12. EstupinanSubstitution · for Hincapie
    71'
  13. GrossSubstitution · for Wirtz
    73'
  14. PlataGoal · assist: Rodriguez
    77'
  15. CaicedoSubstitution · for Angulo
    85'
  16. TorresSubstitution · for Yeboah
    85'
  17. PlataYellow card
    89'