Regarding Germany's 1-2 loss to underdog Ecuador in Group E of the FIFA World Cup North America tournament, the phrase "Germany avenged South Korea" rose to become the No. 1 trend on China's social media, Weibo.

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In the match held on the 26th, Germany took an early lead with Sane's goal in the 2nd minute, but Ecuador equalized in the 9th minute. Furthermore, Ecuador scored the winning goal in the 77th minute, securing a comeback victory.

As a result, Group E standings became: 1st Germany (6 points), 2nd Ivory Coast (6 points), 3rd Ecuador (4 points), 4th Curaçao (1 point).

In this tournament, 8 out of the 12 teams finishing 3rd in their groups will advance to the knockout stage, but South Korea, which finished 3rd in Group A, has 3 points. Germany's loss to underdog Ecuador resulted in Ecuador, the 3rd-place team in Group E, having 4 points. This means Ecuador now surpasses South Korea among the 3rd-place teams, putting South Korea in an even more difficult situation.

In the third group stage match of the 2018 Russia tournament, Germany lost 0-2 to South Korea, who had already been eliminated, thereby failing to advance to the knockout stage. For this reason, "Germany avenged South Korea" seems to have become a hot topic on Chinese social media. (Translated and edited by Kitada)