Germany and Ecuador World Cup fans fill New York’s Times Square with flags, drums, music and noise
Fans of the Germany and Ecuador World Cup teams filled New York City’s Times Square on Wednesday, ahead of Thursday’s World Cup match.
Traffic will be impacted in Midtown Manhattan as the city initiates shuttle bus corridors and street closures to accommodate World Cup ticketholders.
Matchday 10 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup saw a lot of action, with plenty of late drama across matches. Here we recount what happened across the four matches, the latest first: Tunisia 0 - 4 Japan (Kamada 4',
Kansas City’s second World Cup match, Ecuador vs. Curaçao, left one fan base disappointed, and another excited to prove itself to the world. Ahead of the 7 p.m. kickoff Saturday, fans filled the Kansas City Fan Fest on the grounds of the National World War I Museum and Memorial.
Curacao goalkeeper Eloy Room made 15 saves against a relentless Ecuador attack, allowing The Blue Wave to earn a 0-0 draw against the heavily favored La Tri on Saturday night and earn the tiny island nation its first-ever World Cup point.
It’s doubtful whether many Ecuador supporters – or many others for that matter – had ever heard the name Eloy Room before this match. They will never forget it now. Watched by King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands in the stands,
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