Germany plays against Ecuador tonight. The game is in the USA. It is the last game in the group stage. Group stage means the first part of a tournament. Germany won 2 games already. So the team is in the next round. The next round is called the round of 16. Coach Julian Nagelsmann wants to win. He changes only a few players. Antonio Rüdiger and David Raum start the game. Nico Schlotterbeck and Nathaniel Brown are injured.
This game is important for Ecuador. The team played poorly until now. It has 0 goals. Ecuador must win to stay in the tournament. If they lose, they go home. Coach Sebastián Beccacece has many problems. Many fans are unhappy with him. They do not like his tactic. He plays very defensively. This means the team protects its own goal. But they do not score many goals.
Julian Nagelsmann is not happy. He does not know the next opponent. This is because of new rules from FIFA. FIFA is a large group for football. There are now 48 teams. This makes everything very complex. Nagelsmann and his team work at night. They watch many videos of other teams. They prepare for the next game.
