East Rutherford (New Jersey) – Ecuador achieved promotion at the World Cup with a victory over Germany in the final game of Group E. Nilson Angulo (9th) and Gonzalo Plata (78th) shot the South Americans to a 2-1 (1-1) victory in the final stadium in East Rutherford/New Jersey on Thursday and into the round of 16 as one of the best third-place teams in the group. Germany, who had already won the group, took the lead in the second minute through Leroy Sane.
