Ecuador vs Germany Official Lineups, Thursday, 25 June 2026, World Cup Group E
Here are the official starting lineups for Ecuador vs Germany on Thursday, June 25, 2026. Ecuador needs to achieve a vital win against group leader Germany to maintain their chances of advancing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup™ today at 4:00 PM ET. This important Group E match will be held at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
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👉 Serie A players called up for 🇪🇨 the Ecuador National team:
- AC Milan defender Pervis Estupiñán.
👉 Serie A players called up for 🇩🇪 the Germany National team:
- None
Ecuador starting lineup: Hernán Galíndez, Alan Franco, Joel Ordóñez, Willian Pacho, Piero Hincapié, John Yeboah, Pedro Vite, Moisés Caicedo, Nilson Angulo, Gonzalo Plata, Enner Valencia.
Substitutes: Alan Minda, Gonzalo Valle, Anthony Valencia, Kevin Rodríguez, Denil Castillo, Kendry Páez, Jordy Alcívar, Félix Torres, Jeremy Arévalo, Jackson Porozo, Ángelo Preciado, Pervis Estupiñán, Jordy Caicedo, Yaimar Medina, Moisés Ramírez.
Germany starting lineup: Manuel Neuer, Joshua Kimmich, Antonio Rüdiger, Jonathan Tah, David Raum, Aleksandar Pavlovic, Felix Nmecha, Leroy Sané, Jamal Musiala, Florian Wirtz, Kai Havertz.
Substitutes: Pascal Groß, Nick Woltemade, Oliver Baumann, Malick Thiaw, Deniz Undav, Maximilian Beier, Leon Goretzka, Angelo Stiller, Alexander Nübel, Nadiem Amiri, Assan Ouédraogo, Waldemar Anton, Jamie Leweling.
Starting lineups
Substitutes
Ecuador World Cup 2026 Squad:
- Goalkeepers: Hernan Galindez (Huracan), Moises Ramirez (Kifisia), Gonzalo Valle (LDU Quito).
- Defenders: Piero Hincapie (Arsenal), Willian Pacho (Paris St-Germain), Pervis Estupinan (AC Milan), Felix Torres (Internacional), Joel Ordonez (Club Brugge), Jackson Porozo (Tijuana), Angelo Preciado (Atletico Mineiro).
- Midfielders: Moises Caicedo (Chelsea), Alan Franco (Atletico Mineiro), Kendry Paez (River Plate, on loan from Chelsea), Pedro Vite (UNAM), Jordy Alcivar (Independiente del Valle), Denil Castillo (Midtjylland), Yaimar Medina (Genk).
- Forwards: Enner Valencia (Pachuca), Kevin Rodriguez (Union Saint-Gilloise), Jordy Caicedo (Huracan), Nilson Angulo (Sunderland), Anthony Valencia (Antwerp), Jeremy Arevalo (Stuttgart).
Germany:
- Goalkeepers: Oliver Baumann (Hoffenheim), Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Alexander Nubel (Monaco)
- Defenders: Waldemar Anton (Borussia Dortmund), Nathaniel Brown (Frankfurt), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich), David Raum (RB Leipzig), Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid), Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund), Jonathan Tah (Bayern Munich), Malick Thiaw (Newcastle)
- Midfielders: Nadiem Amiri (Mainz), Leon Goretzka (Bayern Munich), Pascal Gross (Brighton), Jamie Leweling (Stuttgart), Lennart Karl (Bayern Munich), Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich), Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund), Alexander Pavlovic (Bayern Munich), Angelo Stiller (Stuttgart), Florian Wirtz (Liverpool)
- Forwards: Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund), Kai Havertz (Arsenal), Leroy Sane (Galatasaray), Denis Undav (Stuttgart), Nick Woltemade (Newcastle)
Ecuador official starting lineup against Germany
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World Cup Group E Matchday 3
🇪🇨 Ecuador – Germany 🇩🇪
Date: Thursday, June 25, 2026.
Kick-off Time: 1:00 PM Pacific Time / 4:00 PM Eastern Time.
Venue: MetLife Stadium (New Jersey).
Referee: Tori Penso USA
Assistant Referee 1: Brooke Mayo USA
Assistant Referee 2: Kathryn Nesbitt USA
Fourth Official: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh NZL
Reserve AR: Isaac Trevis NZL