Sané Ecuador's goal is the second fastest in the history of the German national team at the World Cup

In the framework of the third round of the group stage of the 2026 World Cup, the German national team faces the national team of Ecuador. The match takes place at the New York/New Jersey Stadium in the USA. Right winger Leroy Sane put the Germans ahead late in the second minute. According to OptaFranz, only Ernst Lehner scored a faster World Cup goal for Germany. In 1934, he hit the goal of the Austrians in the 1st minute in the match for third place (3:2). It should be noted that the 30-year-old Sane opened the scoring for his goals in the shirt of the German national team at major tournaments (EC and World Cup) in the 15th match. Follow our confrontation between Ecuador and Germany. The first half ended in a 1:1 draw.