Group E
New York/New Jersey Stadium
Referee : Tori Penso, USA
Plata 77'
Ecuador: 1. Galíndez - 3. Hincapie (Estupiñán, 71), 4. Ordonez J. - 6. Pacho, 9. Yeboah J. (Torres Fe., 85), 21. Franco A. (Preciado An., 64), 23. Caicedo M. - 15. Vite - 13. Valencia En. (Rodríguez K., 64), 19. Plata, 20. Angulo (Caicedo J., 85)
Substitution: Preciado An. (from 64); Rodríguez K. (from 64); Estupiñán (from 71); Torres Fe. (from 85); Caicedo J. (from 85)
Bench: 12. Ramírez M., 22. Valle - 24. Medina Y., 25. Porozo - 5. Alcívar, 8. Castillo D. - 14. Minda, 16. Valencia A., 10. Paez - 26. Arevalo
Yellow Cards: Hincapie 43; Franco A. 50; Plata 89
Germany: 1. Neuer - 2. Rudiger, 4. Tah J. - 5. Pavlovic Al. (Stiller, 46), 6. Kimmich (Thiaw, 60), 7. Havertz (Undav, 60), 17. Wirtz (Groß, 73), 19. Sane L., 22. Raum D., 23. Nmecha F. (Beier M., 64) - 10. Musiala
Substitution: Stiller (from 46); Thiaw (from 60); Undav (from 60); Beier M. (from 64); Groß (from 73)
Bench: 12. Baumann, 21. Nübel - 3. Anton - 25. Ouedraogo, 8. Goretzka, 9. Leweling, 20. Amiri N. - 11. Woltemade
Yellow Cards: Pavlovic Al. 44
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