Another day, another shock.Ecuador delivered the greatest day in their World Cup history with a memorable 2-1 win over Germany to confirm their place in the last 32 as one of the best third-placed sides.After falling behind in controversial circumstances through Leroy Sane in the second minute, Germany looked well set to make it three wins out of three in the group stage but the impressive Nilson Angulo quickly equalised and Gonzalo Plata scored a dramatic 77th-minute winner.It sparked euphoric scenes among the Ecuador contingent in New York New Jersey Stadium but, for Germany, there will be some pointed questions for head coach Julian Nagelsmann, even if his side had already booked their place in the knockout phase.Here, The Athletic‘s writers analyse the main talking points.Was this one of this World Cup’s greatest moments?With 13 minutes left here Ecuador were going out.It would have felt a bit unfortunate given their brave, physical style, and how they had run Germany ragged at times here, but a 1-1 draw would have left them on two points which would not have been enough to send them through. And when Gonzalo Plata skied over the bar from a Moises Caicedo cross, it felt like the story of their tournament: not enough quality when it mattered.But then when Plata buried from close range from Kevin Rodriguez’s flick, the celebrations were so wild you could feel the stadium vibrate. It was a great moment, one of the best of the World Cup, and fully deserved for these Ecuadorean players and fans.Gonzalo Plata hooks in Ecuador’s second goal (Mattia Ozbot/Getty Images)Their four points mean they will go through as one of the best third-placers. And given how they play, their physicality, their courage, and the quality they have in places like Caicedo and Nilson Angulo, who scored their brilliant opener, nobody will want to play them in the knock-out rounds.Jack Pitt-Brooke Are Germany really World Cup contenders?Germany have not really been talked up as tournament contender and this game was evidence of why.They are through and their qualification has never really been in doubt — what a change from the last two World Cups — but they have carried some obvious flaws which Ivory Coast very nearly took advantage of and Ecuador ultimately did.