Rüdiger and Raum will play from the first minutes against Ecuador

The national teams of Ecuador and Germany will play in the third round of the 2026 World Cup in New York/New Jersey. Sebastián Beccasese, on the back of a 0-0 draw against Curacao, used Ordoñez from the opening minutes in central defense, while Angulo will play on the left wing. Julian Nagelsmann, after the victory over Cote d'Ivoire (2:1), included Rüdiger and Raum in the starting line-up in defense. Ecuador: Galindes - Franco, Ordoñez, Pacho, Incapier - Yeboa, Vite, M. Caicedo, Angulo - Plata, Valencia. Substitutes: Ramirez, Valle, F. Torres, Estupignan, Preciado, Poroso, Medina, Alcivar, Valencia, Paez, Minda, Castillo, C. Rodriguez, J. Caicedo, Arevalo. Germany: Neuer - Kimmich, Ta, Rüdiger, Raum - Pavlovich, Nmecha - Sane, Musiala, Wirtz - Havertz. Substitutes: Baumann, Nübel, Anton, Tiav, Gorecka, Leveling, Gross, Stiller, Amiri, Ouedraogo, Voltemade, Bayer, Undav. The game Ecuador - Germany will start at 23:00 Kyiv time. Follow on media.