Group E

Germany were already through and treating the night as a formality. Ecuador had not read the same script. This covers a 2-1 comeback that sent the South Americans into the knockout rounds, the late winner that…

Curacao came to their first World Cup as the smallest of small nations and left it having made the tournament wonder about them. This covers Nicolas Pepe's two goals that sent Ivory Coast into the knockout…

This piece examines one of the most extraordinary individual goalkeeping performances in World Cup history, as Eloy Room single-handedly kept Curacao alive in Group E. We also look at what Ecuador's continued…

Germany looked like a side heading for a humbling defeat until a triple substitution on the hour completely altered the match's direction. This piece examines howDeniz Undavturned Germany's World Cup campaign…

Germany's World Cup 2026 campaign began with a resounding seven-goal statement in Houston, but this match will be remembered for two contrasting stories. We look at what Curacao's fleeting equaliser means for…

Ivory Coast's World Cup opener in Philadelphia produced one of the more improbable openings to a tournament match, with Ecuador twice hitting the crossbar inside the first half-hour before ultimately being…