World Cup Shock: Ecuador stunned Germany 2-1 in Group E at MetLife Stadium, with Leroy Sané scoring early for Germany and Nilson Angulo equalising before Gonzalo Plata struck in the 77th minute; Germany’s 11-game winning streak ended and the squad now heads to the last 32 in Foxborough, while Ecuador advanced for the first time since 2006. Football Fallout: Coach Julian Nagelsmann hit back at claims of a lack of commitment, calling it “nonsense,” as Joshua Kimmich and Deniz Undav argued Ecuador “wanted it more,” and pundits including Klopp criticised Germany’s approach. Legal & Society: Germany’s top court ordered a fresh hearing in the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Nazi-era family archive dispute, while Thuringia officials warned of potentially violent protests around an AfD party conference in Erfurt. Education Controversy: NRW’s education ministry criticised a sex-ed assignment that asked Year 8 pupils to design a fictional brothel. US-Germany Trade Row: Trump’s administration launched a probe into Germany over alleged underpayment for US medicines. Business & Jobs: Volkswagen reportedly plans major job cuts and plant shutdowns, and BaFin opened a probe into Zalando over disclosure tied to its €1.1bn About You deal. Public Safety: A Saudi psychiatrist was jailed for life for the Magdeburg Christmas market car attack that killed six.