Ecuador and the Netherlands have secured their spots in the World Cup round of 32 after crucial victories on June 25, 2026.
Sweden and Turkey also advanced, leaving Scotland on the brink of elimination.
Ecuador Comeback Against Germany
Ecuador defeated Germany 2-1 in New Jersey. Leroy Sane opened the scoring for Germany, but Nilson Angulo and Gonzalo Plata turned the game around.
Germany manager Julian Nagelsmann defended his decision to field a strong lineup despite his team already qualifying.
"Looking at the weeks leading up to the World Cup, one of the key topics was that the team needed time to gel and that we hadn't played enough games together.
Now we've played two matches, and we're already debating how many changes to make. I don't see the point in that," he said.
Netherlands Top Group F
The Netherlands beat Tunisia 3-1 in Kansas City to finish first in Group F.
An own goal by Ellyes Skhiri, a strike from Brian Brobbey, and a second-half goal from Jan Paul van Hecke sealed the win.
Dutch coach Ronald Koeman expressed satisfaction. "I wanted first place in the group, and we finished that way.
I think it had to do with the fact that we went 2-0 up very quickly.
That can be a problem against a stronger opponent and Morocco are an attacking team," he said.
Tunisia coach Herve Renard conceded his team failed to meet standards after exiting without a point.
"We were not at the level for this World Cup, this is clear, there is no discussion.
It's a big tournament with very good teams, especially in this group, it was a very tough group," he said.
Turkey Ends US Unbeaten Streak
Turkey defeated the United States 2-1 in Los Angeles.
Auston Trusty scored early for the US, but Arda Guler and a stoppage-time winner from Kaan Ayhan secured the win for Turkey.
Sweden Draws with Japan
A 1-1 draw between Sweden and Japan placed Sweden at the top of the third-place teams, pushing Scotland further down the rankings.
Scottish fan Chris Findlay described the agony of waiting for other results. "It's a special kind of torture.
We have to watch one game after another, kind of hoping for perhaps an unlikely result, and yeah, but it's where we are.
It's, I guess, better than being completely out.
There's still a chance, and we just have to get our fingers crossed, other results square away," he said.
Another supporter, John Linstead, shared travel uncertainties. "We came down from Boston, and we have a beautiful hotel here in Miami.
We're going out on Saturday morning, but we left an open book to where we want to go next.
It could be a Mexico, or New Jersey, or New York, or Houston. We're just in limbo.
We want to know before we cancel flights and book an early room, we just sort of want to finish to get our plans finalised to make it work.
We want to stay, and we're hoping, and we want to go to full run. Go to your next show for the first time, see Scotland ever.
That's why I brought my son here, because this is the third world cup I've been to, and I've never seen Scotland go into the third, so we're gonna do it this time, hopefully it will do, it'll work for us, I hope," he said.
