World Cup: USA tops Group D despite loss; Australia, Paraguay advance

The final round of World Cup group play is underway and Groups D, E and F kept it lively on Thursday as teams fought for spots in the knockout round.

Group E kicked things off early with Ecuador pulling off a surprise upset over Germany. La Tricolor will be in the knockout round after their 2-1 win, but will need to wait to find out where they’re heading. Germany finished at the top of the group; Ivory Coast is the runner-up after a 2-0 win over Curacao.

The Netherlands won Group F with an easy 3-1 win over Tunisia, while Japan and Sweden tussled to a 1-1 draw that’ll send all three teams through to the Round of 32.

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USA and Group D closed the night out. The U.S. had already won the group before Turkiye got a last-gasp goal to eke out a 3-2 win. Australia and Paraguay went scoreless in a 0-0 snoozefest that’ll see both teams through to the knockout round.

Thursday’s World Cup schedule

Group D

• Final: Türkiye 3, USA 2
• Final: Paraguay 0, Australia, 0

Group E

• Final: Ecuador 2, Germany 1
• Final: Ivory Coast 2, Curaçao 0

Group F

• Final: Japan 1, Sweden 1
• Final: Tunisia 1, Netherlands 3

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