Ecuador's Gonzalo Plata, center right, celebrates scoring his side's second goal against Germany during the World Cup Group E soccer match in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Ecuador's Pedro Vite celebrates Ecuador's Gonzalo Plata scoring his side's second goal against Germany during the second half of a World Cup Group E soccer match in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)

Ecuador's Gonzalo Plata (19) scores a go-ahead goal on Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer during the World Cup Group E soccer match in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

FILE - Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball (1) works around Minnesota Timberwolves center Naz Reid (11) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, April 5, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Matt Krohn, file)

FILE - Minnesota Timberwolves center Naz Reid stands on the court during the first half of Game 3 of a NBA basketball second-round playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs, May 8, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr, file)

FILE - Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball brings the ball up the court against the Miami Heat during the first half of an NBA play-in tournament basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond, file)

FILE - This photo combination shows, from left, Charlotte Hornets guard Josh Green (10), Feb. 22, 2026, in Washington, Minnesota Timberwolves center Naz Reid, May 8, 2026, in Minneapolis and Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball in Charlotte, N.C., April 14, 2026 (AP Photo/Nick Wass, Abbie Parr, Nell Redmond, file)

A fan cheers prior to the World Cup Group D soccer match between Turkey and the United States in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)