Ecuador came from behind to beat Germany through Gonzalo Plata's late strike to put themselves into the knockouts.

Curacao scores its first-ever World Cup goal against Germany at Houston's NRG Stadium, led by manager Dick Advocaat in the 2026 Group Stage.

HOUSTON (AP) — Germany's seven-goal rout of Curaçao in its World Cup opener on Sunday was the perfect outcome to overshadow a close first half and boost the team after consecutive group-stage exits for the four-time champions.

Germany are back on top but the fears of the biggest shock in football history are growing.Amazingly, the four-time champions have not kept a clean sheet since the 2014 final win

For the tournament, we are taking a look at the major incidents to examine and explain the process in terms of both VAR protocol and the laws of the game.

Deniz Undav has been impressive at the World Cup, scoring three goals and providing two assists in just 69 minutes.

BBC Sport World Cup pundits Joe Hart, Ellen White and Lucas Leiva explain why Alexander Pavlovic's high boot in the build-up to Leroy Sane's goal was an example of "endangering the opponent" and should have been classed as a foul in the FIFA World Cup Group E match at New York New Jersey Stadium.

Germany's Leroy Sané scored a goal as Ecuador appealed for a foul in the build-up.