Tag: Ecuador

  • 2026 World Cup: June 25

    2026 World Cup: June 25

    The United States was unable to win its group on home soil. An 88th-minute goal was only enough to rescue a 1-1 tie with Turkey, leaving Turkey first in the group and the USA second. Germany beat Ecuador 1-0 in a winner-take-all match to claim the group E title. Ivory Coast defeated Curacao to give…

  • 2026 World Cup: June 20

    2026 World Cup: June 20

    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…

  • 2026 World Cup: June 14

    2026 World Cup: June 14

    In real life today, Germany and Sweden both had dominant performances. Germany came close to duplicating their effort on the tabletop, but Sweden fell short and settled for a tie with Tunisia. Ecuador reversed its real-life loss to Ivory Coast. Japan and Netherlands repeated their tie. Group E: Germany 3 (1-0-0, +3); Ecuador 3 (1-0-0,…

  • 2022 World Cup Round of 16

    2022 World Cup Round of 16

    Before we get to the results from the first stage of the knockout round, here’s a look at how close the replay results were to the actual 2022 World Cup. Four of the eight group winners were the same. Eight of the 16 teams that advanced out of the group stage were the same. Among…

  • 2022 World Cup Group A

    2022 World Cup Group A

    The Netherlands established themselves as a team to be reckoned with as they posted three wins and outscored the other three teams 10-0. The second team to advance came down to the final match. It stayed scoreless between Ecuador and Senegal until the 74th minute, but five goals were then put on the board, with…