Germany and Netherlands posted second-half comebacks to record important victories. Ecuador also stayed unbeaten in Group E to set up a winner-take-all match with Germany.
Germany trailed Ivory Coast 2-1 late but scored in the 85th and 89th minutes for the win. Netherlands was down 1-0 at halftime but scored three second-half goals against Sweden to go top of the group. Ecuador beat Curacao 1-0 with a first-half penalty kick. Tunisia scored in the 90th minute to record a shock 1-1 tie with Japan.
Group E: Germany 6 (2-0-0, +4), Ecuador 6 (2-0-0, +2), Ivory Coast 0 (0-2-0, -2), Curacao 0 (0-2-0, -4)
Group F: Netherlands 4 (1-0-1, +2), Tunisia 2 (0-0-2, 0), Japan 2 (0-0-2, 0), Sweden 1 (0-1-1, -2)
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Netherlands 3, Sweden 1
Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
9′ GOAL Sweden Alexander Bernharsson
27′ Yellow Card Sweden Isak Hien
51′ GOAL Netherlands Cody Gakpo
54′ Yellow Card Netherlands Virgil van Dijk
59′ GOAL Netherlands Donyell Malen
90′ GOAL Netherlands Virgil van Dijk
Germany 3, Ivory Coast 2
BMO Field, Toronto, Canada
2′ GOAL Germany Joshua Kimmich (corner kick)
5′ GOAL Ivory Coast Amad Diallo
21′ Yellow Card Germany Jamal Musiala
50′ Yellow Card Ivory Coast Emmanuel Agbadou
66′ Yellow Card Germany Nathaniel Brown
66′ GOAL Ivory Coast Franck Kessie (free kick)
85′ GOAL Germany (own goal)
89′ GOAL Germany Joshua Kimmich
Ecuador 1, Curacao 0
Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
13′ Yellow Card Ecuador Pervis Estupinan
43′ GOAL Ecuador Gonzalo Plata (penalty kick)
44′ Yellow Card Ecuador Pedro Vite
45+’ Yellow Card Curacao Leandro Bacuna
54′ Yellow Card Curacao Gervane Kastaneer
70′ Yellow Card Ecuador Piero Hincapie
89′ Yellow Card Ecuador Angelo Preciado
Japan 1, Tunisia 1
Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe, Mexico
21′ GOAL Japan Takehiro Tomiyasu
90′ GOAL Tunisia Omar Rekik
