The assumption is that Germany will top the final standings, and both Côte d’Ivoire and Ecuador will beat lowly Curaçao, pitting them against each other for the second automatic knockout berth. It might not play out like that,

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be in full swing on Sunday, June 14, with four matches for fans to take in, starting with Germany vs. Curacao in the early afternoon and concluding with Sweden and Tunisia at night.

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Headlined by Arsenal's Piero Hincapié, PSG's Willian Pacho, and Chelsea's Moisés Caicedo, Ecuador's 'golden generation' has flown slightly under the radar. The South American side finished second in CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying,

Ivory Coast's Amad Diallo scored a clinical 90th-minute winner to earn his side a 1-0 win over Ecuador in World Cup Group E.