Germany's defensive flaws exposed in 2-1 loss to Ecuador ahead of World Cup knockout stage
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Tom Hindle
Summary
Germany lost 2-1 to Ecuador in their final World Cup group stage match, exposing defensive weaknesses despite an early goal from Leroy Sane. Julian Nagelsmann's side still tops the group but heads into knockout rounds on a negative note after a disjointed performance where attacking intent was undermined by poor defending.
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Twitter / XGermany's defensive flaws exposed in 2-1 loss to Ecuador ahead of World Cup knockout stagegoal.comKey quotes
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Julian Nagelsmann's side got an early goal from Leroy Sane, but conceded twice, and never had a coherent response
They still top the group, but go into the knockouts on a dreary note
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