World Cup 2026: Haaland and Mbappé face off; Ecuador’s national holiday; Scotland still in limbo – live
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Ecuador fans’ nerves will be eased for now but that is not the case for all the nations yet as all of the knockout spots have not been allocated. Here is how the third-place spots are shaking out:
Ecuador fans were celebrating their team’s emphatic win over Germany to secure a spot in the last 32 anyway but they have been given an added sweetner of a national holiday.