Ecuador vs Germany Lineups & Formations Confirmed: Predictions World Cup 2026 Group E

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Ecuador vs Germany Lineups & Formations Confirmed: Predictions World Cup 2026 Group E

Ecuador vs Germany Confirmed Lineups & Formations — World Cup 2026 Group E | FanDuel

✅ CONFIRMED LINEUPS & FORMATIONS — 4PM ET TODAY · METLIFE STADIUM NJ · GROUP E FINALE

FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group E · Matchday 3 · Official Starting XIs · FanDuel Sportsbook Odds

Ecuador vs Germany: Confirmed Lineups & Formations

🇩🇪 Germany 4-2-3-1 · Neuer; Kimmich, Rüdiger, Tah, Raum; Nmecha, Pavlović; Sané, Musiala, Wirtz; Havertz — ❌ Schlotterbeck OUT · ❌ Brown OUT
🇪🇨 Ecuador 3-4-3 · Galíndez; Ordóñez, Pacho, Hincapié; Franco, Caicedo, Vite, Yeboah, Angulo; Plata, Valencia — ❌ Páez SUSPENDED

Thursday June 25, 2026 · Odds via FanDuel Sportsbook · Must be 21+

✅ OFFICIAL XIs CONFIRMED — DFB-TEAM TWITTER · Khelnow · Goal.com · World Soccer Talk

GER: Neuer; Kimmich, Rüdiger, Tah, Raum; Nmecha, Pavlović; Sané, Musiala, Wirtz; Havertz
ECU: Galíndez; Ordóñez, Pacho, Hincapié; Franco, Caicedo, Vite, Yeboah, Angulo; Plata, Valencia — ❌ Páez SUSPENDED

🇩🇪 Germany — 4-2-3-1 Formation

4-2-3-1 Julian Nagelsmann · GROUP WINNERS ✅ · 9 WC goals ❌ Schlotterbeck OUT (ankle) · ❌ Brown OUT (knock) Rüdiger steps in · Undav bench

✅ CONFIRMED — DFB-TEAM

4-2-3-1 · Nagelsmann

HAVERTZ

ST · Arsenal · 2 WC goals

+145 FD anytime

#7 · confirmed starter

WIRTZ

LAM · Leverkusen

+190 FD · xG 1.17

#17

MUSIALA

CAM · Bayern

+200 FD

#10

SANÉ

RAM · Bayern

+245 FD

#19

NMECHA

#23 · DM · BVB

PAVLOVIĆ

#5 · DM · Bayern

KIMMICH (c)

#6 · RB · Bayern

RÜDIGER

#2 · CB · Real Madrid

TAH

#4 · CB · Leverkusen

RAUM

#22 · LB · Leipzig

#1 NEUER

GK · Bayern Munich

Nagelsmann: "We want to win" · only 2 forced changes (Schlotterbeck❌ + Brown❌) · Rüdiger steps in at CB · Undav bench despite 3 WC goals · 4-2-3-1 unchanged structure

🇩🇪 Germany Bench · Julian Nagelsmann

Undav ST ⭐ · +145 FD (3 WC G 57 mins) Woltemade FW · +165 FD Beier FW · +190 FD Goretzka MF Amiri MF Leweling FW Groß MF Anton CB Ouédraogo MF Thiaw CB Baumann GK Nübel GK ❌ Schlotterbeck OUT ❌ Brown OUT

🇪🇨 Ecuador — 3-4-3 Formation

3-4-3 Sebastián Beccacece · MUST WIN · 0 WC goals ❌ Páez SUSPENDED ⚠️ FORMATION SHIFT — 3 CBs

✅ CONFIRMED

❌ PÁEZ SUSP · 0 WC GOALS

PLATA

LW · Sporting CP

#19

VALENCIA (c)

ST · 49 intl goals

+270 FD anytime

#13 · 1 from 50

ANGULO

#20

A. FRANCO

#21 · CM

CAICEDO

#23 · CM · Chelsea

P. VITE

#15 · CM

J. YEBOAH

#9 · WB

#4 ORDÓÑEZ

RCB

#6 PACHO

CCB · Frankfurt

#3 HINCAPIÉ

LCB

#1 GALÍNDEZ

GK · Athletic Bilbao

❌ Páez SUSPENDED · 3-back formation — Beccacece goes attacking · Caicedo key in midfield · Valencia 49 intl goals (1 from milestone 50) · 0 WC goals this tournament

🇪🇨 Ecuador Bench · Sebastián Beccacece

K. Rodríguez FW · +255 FD J. Caicedo FW Arévalo CM Estupiñán LB Preciado RB Torres CB Minda FW Castillo FW ❌ Páez SUSPENDED

📰 Key Team News

🇩🇪 ❌ NICO SCHLOTTERBECK — OUT FOR REST OF TOURNAMENT (ankle ligament injury vs Ivory Coast)

BVB centre-back suffered a torn ankle ligament in the Ivory Coast game. Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) steps into the CB role alongside Jonathan Tah.

🇩🇪 ❌ NATHANIEL BROWN — OUT (minor adductor discomfort, precaution)

The young left-back sits out as a precaution. David Raum (RB Leipzig) returns to LB. Nagelsmann confirmed both were the only two changes from the Ivory Coast lineup.

🇩🇪 NAGELSMANN: "WE WANT TO WIN AND USE THIS TO PREPARE FOR THE KNOCKOUT STAGE"

Bavarian Football Works captured his statement: "With Kai [Havertz], Jamal [Musiala], and Felix [Nmecha], we had players away from the national team for up to a year. I don't see the point in making changes." Undav stays bench despite his 3 WC goals in 57 minutes.

🇪🇨 ❌ KENDRY PÁEZ — SUSPENDED (yellow card accumulation vs Ivory Coast)

Ecuador's most creative player and primary playmaker is suspended. The Chelsea winger's second yellow of the tournament triggers an automatic one-game ban. Pedro Vite and Alan Franco cover in midfield. Ecuador's biggest blow of the tournament.

🇪🇨 ECUADOR FORMATION SHIFT TO 3-4-3 — more attacking than previous 4-3-3

Beccacece moves to a back three (Ordóñez–Pacho–Hincapié) with wing-backs pushing forward. Designed to create more attacking width. A bold call from a team that has scored zero goals in this tournament.

🇪🇨 ENNER VALENCIA — ONE GOAL FROM 50 INTERNATIONAL GOALS (currently on 49)

Ecuador's captain sits on 49 international goals — one away from a historic 50. At 36, possibly his final World Cup. He had 7 shots vs Curacao but couldn't convert. +270 FD anytime, +850 FGS.

⚽ FanDuel Scorer Odds — Confirmed Starting XIs

Havertz ✅ ST confirmed · Undav bench+145

Woltemade (bench)+165

Wirtz ✅ LAM confirmed · xG 1.17 · 2.5 shots/game+190

Beier (bench)+190

Musiala ✅ CAM confirmed · named by Nagelsmann+200

Sané ✅ RAM confirmed+245

Valencia ✅ ECU ST · 49 intl goals · 1 from 50+270

FanDuel Sportsbook · Group E · Ecuador vs Germany · 4PM ET TODAY · MetLife Stadium East Rutherford NJ

Bet Now — Official Lineups Confirmed

Havertz +145 · Wirtz +190 · Musiala +200 · Valencia +270 dart

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All odds via FanDuel Sportsbook · ✅ Germany confirmed XI (4-2-3-1): Neuer; Kimmich, Rüdiger, Tah, Raum; Nmecha, Pavlović; Sané, Musiala, Wirtz; Havertz — DFB-Team Twitter / Khelnow / Goal.com · ✅ Ecuador confirmed XI (3-4-3): Galíndez; Ordóñez, Pacho, Hincapié; Franco, Caicedo, Vite, Yeboah, Angulo; Plata, Valencia — World Soccer Talk / Goal.com · ❌ Schlotterbeck OUT (ankle ligament — rest of tournament) · ❌ Brown OUT (adductor precaution) · ❌ Páez SUSPENDED (YC accum.) · Undav bench · Scorer odds ESPN FD confirmed (Jun 25) · Germany -130 / Draw +320 / Ecuador +300 FD · Must be 21+

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