Ecuador vs Senegal: Kalidou Koulibaly scored an important goal for Senegal against Ecuador to help the team progress to the Round of 16. Senegal opened the scoring with a first-half penalty from Ismailia Sarr, who had no problem sending the goalkeeper the wrong way. Within three minutes, Gana Gueye missed a wonderful opportunity by shooting […]
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Ecuador held the Netherlands to a thrilling 1-1 draw in the second round of group matches in the 2022 Qatar World Cup. Starting Lineup Netherlands: Andries Noppert; Jurrien Timber, Virgil van Dijk, Nathan Ake; Denzel Dumfries, Teun Koopmeiners, Frenkie de Jong, Daley Blind; Davy Klaassen; Cody Gakpo, Steven Bergwijn. Ecuador: Hernan Galindez; Angelo Preciado, Jackson […]
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Ecuador supporters booed Qatar’s last-minute alcohol prohibition during the opening World Cup match on Sunday, November 20, 2022. At the Al Bayt Stadium, hundreds of South Americans cheered “We want beer!” as underdog Qatar lost 2-0. Ecuador was coasting after Enner Valencia’s two goals in the first half, but it was obvious that their supporters […]
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Qatar becomes the first host country to lose the opening match of the FIFA World Cup since 1992 after Ecuador beat them 2-0. Before the game began, Gianni Infantino spoke to the stadium’s spectators over the microphone. He stated: “Dear friends, welcome to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. Welcome to celebrate football, because football […]
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Ecuador is expected to keep its spot at this year’s World Cup in Qatar since the world football governing body, Fifa has rejected the allegation of ineligibility against the country’s Byron Castillo. The right-back was judged qualified by Fifa in June, but the football associations of Chile and Peru filed appeals. According to the Fifa […]
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The 2022 World Cup will begin in Qatar in less than two months, but new allegations regarding the nationality of Ecuadorian (or, according to the claims that have been made, more likely Colombian) defender Byron Castillo have cast new doubt on who will even be playing in the tournament’s opening match. Castillo made eight appearances […]
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Liverpool Goalkeeper Alisson was sent off twice only for the VAR to overturn both red cards as Brazil were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw against Ecuador in an action-packed World Cup qualifier. Casemiro gave Brazil the lead early on, but Felix Torres snatched a late equalizer for the hosts; Ecuador’s goalkeeper was issued […]
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Former West Ham United forward, Enner Valencia, is facing a family crisis after his sister was kidnapped last Tuesday in the city of San Lorenzo, Esmeraldas, Ecuador. According to the Ecuadorian press, the 28-year-old, named Erci, was taken from the family home by eight heavily armed kidnappers in the early hours of Tuesday morning, according […]
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