El spot de Conmebol para las selecciones sudamericanas en la Copa del Mundo.
Como la primera y la última de la historia: ¿volverá a quedarse en casa? 🏆🌎
@BarcelonaSC Salió ese delincuente miserable del presidente a decir que no se va a largar y estos jugadores hptas decidieron botarse atrás y perder el partido
@quino2376@DeUnaSF Por el poderío físico y aéreo de los africanos también iría con esa defensa, en ataque Nilson luego de la lesión no puede gambetear ni un cono, Minda pide pista por esa banda
Good luck to any team trying to break down Ecuador at the World Cup. They’re one of the most organized teams in international football right now. Their entire setup is built around defensive solidity, compactness, physicality and winning duels all over the pitch. During CONMEBOL qualifying they finished with the best defensive record in South America, conceding only 5 goals in 17 matches and kept 12 clean sheets.
When you look at the team too, it makes sense. Estupiñán, Willian Pacho and Piero Hincapié form one of the most athletic and aggressive defensive units in the tournament, while Caicedo sits in front of them cleaning up almost everything that gets through. Their World Cup squad is heavily built around that defensive unit.
What makes them dangerous isn’t just their defending either. They’re comfortable suffering without the ball, frustrating opponents for long periods, then hitting in transition through their pace and power. You can dominate possession against Ecuador and still walk away with very few clear chances. They’re the Getafe of International Football.
A lot of people will focus on the traditional favorites, but Ecuador are exactly the type of team nobody wants to face in a knockout game. If you switch off once, they’ll punish you. If you don’t score early, they’ll drag you into a physical, low-scoring battle where they look completely at home.
They’re not the flashiest team in the tournament, but they could easily be one of the hardest teams to eliminate. The bigger nations might have more star power, but very few have a defensive structure as solid as Ecuador’s right now.
Jeremy #Arevalo ist mit Ecuador für die Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft 2026 nominiert worden.
Herzlichen Glückwunsch und viel Erfolg, Jeremy!
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Stort tillykke til Denil Castillo med udtagelsen til Ecuadors VM-trup! 🇪🇨
Denil bliver dermed den fjerde spiller fra FC Midtjylland, der skal repræsentere sit land ved VM i juni.