BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 23 (Reuters) - ⁠Already-qualified Germany will look to make it three wins out of their three Group E ⁠matches on Thursday when they take on Ecuador, aiming to stretch their winning run to ‌12 consecutive games and keep their World Cup momentum going.

Coach Julian Nagelsmann will need to change his backline after starting centre back Nico Schlotterbeck was ruled out for the rest of the tournament with an ankle ligament injury he picked up in ​their 2-1 last-gasp win over Ivory Coast last week.