Germany player ratings vs Ecuador: Lacklustre display as winning run ends

Despite taking an early 1-0 lead, Germany fell to a disappointing 2-1 defeat to Ecuador in their final World Cup group-stage match in East Rutherford on Thursday.

The result brought Germany’s 11-game winning streak to an end, but it doesn't change the fact that Julian Nagelsmann’s side progress to the round of 32 as winners of Group E.

Below are our player ratings for the German national team on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest possible score.

Germany Player Ratings Vs. Ecuador:

GK: Manuel Neuer – 4/10

RB: Joshua Kimmich – 5/10 (60')

CB: Jonathan Tah – 5/10

CB: Antonio Rüdiger – 5/10

LB: David Raum – 4/10

DM: Felix Nmecha – 4/10 (64')

DM: Aleksandar Pavlovic – 3/10 (46')

RW: Leroy Sané – 6/10

CAM: Jamal Musiala – 4/10

LW: Florian Wirtz – 7/10 

ST: Kai Havertz – 5/10 (60')

Substitutes: 

Angelo Stiller – 4/10 /46')

Malick Thiaw – 5/10 (60')

Deniz Undav – 5/10 (60')

Maximilian Beier – N/A (64')

Pascal Groß – N/A (73')

Germany's Man of the Match: Florian Wirtz (7)

Set up Leroy Sané’s opener and was Germany’s main creative force, consistently pulling strings in the final third. He finished the match with an assist, two key passes, three shots, three successful dribbles and five duels won.