New Jersey, June 25 -- German midfielder Leroy Sane scored the second-fastest (in terms of time) goal for his country in the FIFA World Cup history, netting in the 1.49th minute against Ecuador in their final Group E match of the 2026 World Cup, on Thursday, June 25 (local time), as per OptaJoe's X handle.

Leroy Sane's goal against Ecuador after just 1 minute and 49 seconds trails only Ernst Lehner's strike against Austria in 1934, which came in the opening minute.

Coming to Sane's goal, Germany made a flying start, scoring with their first shot on target to take an early lead, with Sane finishing off a pass from Florian Wirtz. Positioned centrally inside the box, Sane calmly slotted the ball past diving Ecuador goalkeeper Hernan Galind...