Ecuador players celebrate at the end of the World Cup Group E soccer match between Ecuador and Germany in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Ecuador's Gonzalo Plata (19) celebrates scoring his side's second goal against Germany during the World Cup Group E soccer match in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Ecuador's Gonzalo Plata, center right, celebrates scoring his side's second goal against Germany during the World Cup Group E soccer match in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Ecuador's Pedro Vite celebrates Ecuador's Gonzalo Plata scoring his side's second goal against Germany during the second half of a World Cup Group E soccer match in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Ecuador's Gonzalo Plata (19) scores a go-ahead goal on Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer during the World Cup Group E soccer match in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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FILE - Minnesota Timberwolves center Naz Reid stands on the court during the first half of Game 3 of a NBA basketball second-round playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs, May 8, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr, file)

FILE - Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball brings the ball up the court against the Miami Heat during the first half of an NBA play-in tournament basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond, file)