In the FIFA World Cup, Ecuador created a big upset by defeating Germany 2-1 and made it to the knockouts. To celebrate this historic victory, a national holiday was declared in the country. At the same time, Netherlands entered the next round by defeating Tunisia 3-1.
East Rutherford (USA): In the FIFA World Cup, Ecuador has created a major upset by defeating 4-time champion Germany. In this match held late on Thursday night, South American country Ecuador defeated 2014 champion Germany 2-1. With this victory, Ecuador has confirmed its place in the knockout round of the World Cup for the first time since 2006.
Leroy Sane gave Germany a great lead by scoring a goal in the very second minute of the match. But it didn’t take long for Ecuador to make a comeback. Nilsen Angulo scored a goal in the 9th minute to level the score at 1-1. Even after this, Germany mostly controlled the ball, but Ecuador’s goalkeeper foiled every attack. Then in the 77th minute, Gonzalo Plata scored a goal to give Ecuador its first win in this World Cup.
Ecuador’s team has reached the last-32 by finishing third in ‘Group E’ with 4 points from 3 matches. Despite this defeat, Germany reached the knockout stage by topping the group with 6 points.
National holiday declared in Ecuador!
To celebrate this historic victory against Germany on Thursday night, a national holiday was declared in Ecuador on Friday. The President there, Daniel Noboa, gave this good news on social media and declared Friday a national holiday.
Netherlands got second victory
Kansas City (USA): In another match, Netherlands defeated Tunisia 3-1 to reach the knockouts by topping ‘Group F’. This is the team’s second win in 3 matches. The special thing is that Netherlands has reached the knockout stage in all the World Cups that they have played since 1974. At the same time, Tunisia is out of the World Cup with its third consecutive defeat.
today’s matches
Saudi Arabia vs Cape Verde, 5:30 am
Uruguay vs Spain, 5:30 am
New Zealand vs Belgium, 8:30 am
Egypt vs Iran, 8:30 am
Panama vs England, 2:30 pm
Croatia vs Ghana, 2:30 pm