World Cup LIVE: Germany facing Ecuador as Group E draws to a conclusion

Germany fans gather in Times Square
Germany fans gather in Times SquareREUTERS / John Sibley / Flashscore

We’ve got another high-stakes day of action at the World Cup, with Groups D, E and F all drawing to a fascinating conclusion. As always, keep track of all the key moments from today's six games with our live blog!

Today's matches:

Curacao vs Ivory Coast - 22:00 CET

Ecuador vs Germany - 22:00 CET

Japan vs Sweden - 01:00 CET

Tunisia vs Netherlands - 01:00 CET

Paraguay vs Australia - 04:00 CET

Turkey vs USA - 04:00 CET

Live updates:

13:30 CET - Good afternoon and welcome to our coverage of day 15 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup!

It promises to be a thrilling day of action ahead, with Ecuador and Ivory Coast targeting a place in the last 32 when they take on Germany and Curacao, respectively, in Group E's final round of fixtures.

Following those matches, Groups D and F also conclude later on, with the Netherlands looking to secure top spot ahead of Japan, while Australia and Paraguay battle it out to join co-hosts USA in the knockout stages.

Catch up on all of yesterday's action with our daily highlights, or relive all of the drama as it unfolded in the day 14 live tracker.

FIFA World Cup 2026

The 2026 World Cup is taking place from June 11th to July 19th in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The tournament features 48 national teams and is played at 16 modern stadiums.

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