- Big World Cup day: six matches where Germany and Ivory Coast can clinch knockout spots, the Netherlands can lock up Group F, and Ecuador desperately needs a win to stay alive — plenty of knockout-race drama to chat about.
- USA can finish the group stage unbeaten; expect rotation (Timothy Weah, Ricardo Pepi could get chances) — a good moment to debate the roster depth before the knockouts.
- Players to watch: Kai Havertz (Germany’s main goal threat), Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador’s midfield heartbeat), and Deniz Undav (in-form striker who’s seized his chances).
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