World Cup 2026 leaderboard update: Curaçao survive Ecuador barrage

Curaçao got the kind of 0-0 draw that changes a group without changing the scoreboard. Ecuador finished with 75% possession, 15 shots on goal and a 3.05 expected-goals total; Eloy Room still left Kansas City with a clean sheet and 15 saves, matching Tim Howard's tournament record without extra time. 1

Cutoff for this update: 02:00 UTC on June 21. This issue adds one completed final since the 22:00 UTC update on June 20: Ecuador 0-0 Curaçao. ESPN's schedule still showed Tunisia vs. Japan as a fixture rather than a completed result at cutoff, so that match stays out of the tables until the next update. 2

Leaderboard changes at cutoff

Completed results added since the 22:00 UTC update

New finals added	1
Eloy Room saves	15
Ecuador xG	3
Ecuador and Curaçao	1 point each

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Scoreboard since the last cutoff

Match	Result	What changed	Source
Ecuador vs. Curaçao	Ecuador 0-0 Curaçao	Both teams moved to 1 point in Group E. Ecuador stayed third on goal difference, while Curaçao stayed fourth, and both now need help on the final group matchday.	1

The draw was almost entirely about Room. ESPN's match page credited him with 15 saves against 3.05 expected goals conceded, while Ecuador captain Enner Valencia alone produced 5 shots on goal and 1.65 xG. 1

Group E now has a clean split: Germany on 6 points, Ivory Coast on 3, then Ecuador and Curaçao on 1 each. Ecuador's goal difference is -1; Curaçao's is -6, which keeps Ecuador ahead in third. 3

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Group tables: all 12 groups at 02:00 UTC

Group	Leader	Full order: record, GF-GA, points	Read on the group
A	Mexico, 6 pts	Mexico 2-0-0, 3-0, 6; South Korea 1-0-1, 2-2, 3; Czechia 0-1-1, 2-3, 1; South Africa 0-1-1, 1-3, 1	No new Group A final was added in this cutoff window. Mexico remains the only perfect team in the group. 3
B	Canada, 4 pts	Canada 1-1-0, 7-1, 4; Switzerland 1-1-0, 5-2, 4; Bosnia-Herzegovina 0-1-1, 2-5, 1; Qatar 0-1-1, 1-7, 1	Canada stays above Switzerland on goal difference, +6 to +3. 3
C	Brazil, 4 pts	Brazil 1-1-0, 4-1, 4; Morocco 1-1-0, 2-1, 4; Scotland 1-0-1, 1-1, 3; Haiti 0-0-2, 0-4, 0	Brazil remains ahead of Morocco on goal difference, +3 to +1. 3
D	United States, 6 pts	United States 2-0-0, 6-1, 6; Australia 1-0-1, 2-2, 3; Paraguay 1-0-1, 2-4, 3; Türkiye 0-0-2, 0-3, 0	The U.S. stays clear; Australia remains second ahead of Paraguay on goal difference. 3
E	Germany, 6 pts	Germany 2-0-0, 9-2, 6; Ivory Coast 1-0-1, 2-2, 3; Ecuador 0-1-1, 0-1, 1; Curaçao 0-1-1, 1-7, 1	The new 0-0 draw gives Ecuador and Curaçao one point apiece but keeps both behind Ivory Coast. 1
F	Netherlands, 4 pts	Netherlands 1-1-0, 7-3, 4; Sweden 1-0-1, 6-6, 3; Japan 0-1-0, 2-2, 1; Tunisia 0-0-1, 1-5, 0	Tunisia vs. Japan remains outside this update because it was not a completed result at cutoff. 2
G	New Zealand, 1 pt	New Zealand 0-1-0, 2-2, 1; Iran 0-1-0, 2-2, 1; Belgium 0-1-0, 1-1, 1; Egypt 0-1-0, 1-1, 1	Group G has not started its second matchday; all four teams remain on one point. 3
H	Uruguay, 1 pt	Uruguay 0-1-0, 1-1, 1; Saudi Arabia 0-1-0, 1-1, 1; Spain 0-1-0, 0-0, 1; Cape Verde 0-1-0, 0-0, 1	Group H is still flat at one point per team, with Uruguay first in ESPN's order. 3
I	Norway, 3 pts	Norway 1-0-0, 4-1, 3; France 1-0-0, 3-1, 3; Senegal 0-0-1, 1-3, 0; Iraq 0-0-1, 1-4, 0	Norway leads France on goal difference after one match each. 3
J	Argentina, 3 pts	Argentina 1-0-0, 3-0, 3; Austria 1-0-0, 3-1, 3; Jordan 0-0-1, 1-3, 0; Algeria 0-0-1, 0-3, 0	Argentina remains ahead of Austria on goal difference. 3
K	Colombia, 3 pts	Colombia 1-0-0, 3-1, 3; Congo DR 0-1-0, 1-1, 1; Portugal 0-1-0, 1-1, 1; Uzbekistan 0-0-1, 1-3, 0	Colombia is still the only Group K team with a win. 3
L	England, 3 pts	England 1-0-0, 4-2, 3; Ghana 1-0-0, 1-0, 3; Panama 0-0-1, 0-1, 0; Croatia 0-0-1, 2-4, 0	England leads Ghana on goal difference before their June 23 meeting. 3

The third-place lane is the real table movement from the draw. FOX's live standings now place Ecuador eighth among the third-place teams, nudging Bosnia-Herzegovina outside the current advancement line. The top eight third-place teams are Scotland, Paraguay, Japan, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, Czechia and Ecuador. 4

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Golden Boot and assist boards

The Golden Boot race now has three players on 3 goals: Jonathan David, Lionel Messi and Deniz Undav. FOX's goals table lists David first, Messi second and Undav third, with Matheus Cunha and Erling Haaland next on 2 goals. 5

Rank	Player	Team	Goals	Why he matters now
1	Jonathan David	Canada	3	He stays level at the scoring lead while Canada leads Group B on goal difference. 5
2	Lionel Messi	Argentina	3	He is still on 3 goals after one Argentina match. 5
3	Deniz Undav	Germany	3	FOX now has him in the 3-goal tier after his two-goal rescue act against Ivory Coast. 5
4	Matheus Cunha	Brazil	2	Brazil remains top of Group C, and Cunha remains in the first chase group. 5
5	Erling Haaland	Norway	2	Norway has played once, so his 2-goal start still carries the Group I lead. 5

There was no assist movement from Ecuador-Curaçao. Alexander Isak remains alone on 3 assists; Chris Wood, Julio Enciso, Ryan Gravenberch and Denzel Dumfries make up the 2-assist pack at the top of FOX's assist table. 6

Assist rank	Player	Team	Assists	Notes
1	Alexander Isak	Sweden	3	Still the only player listed on 3 assists. 6
2	Chris Wood	New Zealand	2	He remains in the 2-assist group before New Zealand's second match. 6
3	Julio Enciso	Paraguay	2	Paraguay is still third in Group D, and Enciso remains one of the assist leaders. 6
4	Ryan Gravenberch	Netherlands	2	Netherlands' move to the top of Group F keeps his production attached to a group leader. 6
5	Denzel Dumfries	Netherlands	2	He remains in the same 2-assist tier after the Netherlands-Sweden result. 6

Goalkeeper watch

Room is the new goalkeeper story even if Raúl Rangel still owns the clean-sheet lead. ESPN's match page says Room made 15 saves against Ecuador, while FOX's clean-sheet table still lists Rangel first with 2 clean sheets, 0 goals allowed and 3 saves. 1 7

Keeper	Team	Clean sheets	Goals allowed	Save note	Why he is on the watchlist
Raúl Rangel	Mexico	2	0	3 tournament saves in FOX's table	Still the only keeper on 2 clean sheets. 7
Eloy Room	Curaçao	1	7	15 saves vs. Ecuador on ESPN's match sheet	The 15-save draw keeps Curaçao alive and gives the tournament its best single-match goalkeeper performance so far. 1
Alisson	Brazil	1	1	6 tournament saves in FOX's table	Brazil still leads Group C, and Alisson remains in the 1-clean-sheet tier. 7
Yahia Fofana	Ivory Coast	1	2	6 tournament saves in FOX's table	Ivory Coast remains second in Group E, three points ahead of Ecuador and Curaçao. 7
Vozinha	Cape Verde	1	0	8 saves in FOX's table	Cape Verde is still waiting for its second Group H match, and Vozinha remains part of the 1-clean-sheet chase group. 7

Player power ranking

This ranking is not an official award table. It favors players whose production changed a group table, a leaderboard or a qualification path.

Rank	Player	Case
1	Eloy Room, Curaçao	A 15-save clean sheet against 3.05 xG is the reason Group E's bottom two teams are both still alive. 1
2	Deniz Undav, Germany	He now sits in FOX's 3-goal tier and Germany remains the Group E leader on 6 points. 5
3	Cody Gakpo, Netherlands	No new match here, but his two goals against Sweden still anchor Netherlands' Group F lead. 3
4	Jonathan David, Canada	He stays tied at the top of the scoring race on 3 goals while Canada leads Group B on goal difference. 5
5	Raúl Rangel, Mexico	Two clean sheets and 0 goals allowed keep him ahead in the Golden Glove lane. 7
6	Enner Valencia, Ecuador	He did not score, but 5 shots on goal and 1.65 xG explain how much of Ecuador's attack ran through him. 1

Next matches to watch

Tunisia vs. Japan is the immediate loose end because it was not a final at the cutoff. A Japan win would move it from third to first in Group F; a Tunisia win would pull all four teams into a tighter qualification fight. 2 3

The rest of the June 21 slate shifts attention to Groups G and H: Spain vs. Saudi Arabia, Belgium vs. Iran, Uruguay vs. Cape Verde and New Zealand vs. Egypt are all listed for later in the day. Those two groups are still stuck on one point per team, so any winner becomes the first side to separate. 2 3

References

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Ecuador 0-0 Curaçao Final Score - ESPNespn.com
2
2026 FIFA World Cup Schedule - ESPNespn.com
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2026 FIFA World Cup Standings - ESPNespn.com
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2026 FIFA World Cup Standings - FOX Sportsfoxsports.com
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FIFA Men's World Cup Goals Leaders and Stats - FOX Sportsfoxsports.com
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FIFA Men's World Cup Assists Leaders and Stats - FOX Sportsfoxsports.com
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FIFA Men's World Cup Clean Sheets Leaders and Stats - FOX Sportsfoxsports.com