·1 min read·Marcelo Castro

Ecuador try again after 'terrible night' against Curaçao

Ecuador will be looking for a win in their second group match against Curaçao to forget the team's last loss against Ivory Coast. Team captain Enner Valencia hopes to move towards success again.

Ecuador try again after 'terrible night' against Curaçao

Ecuador will try to forget the setback against Ivory Coast in the second group match against Curaçao (Sunday). Amat Diallo's goal ended Ecuador's extraordinary streak of 19 matches. The captain of the team, Enner Valencia, was very upset about the defeat in the match in Philadelphia. "Looking at the chances we created, it was a tough defeat," the 106-time international told Ole.

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The soccer team hopes Ecuador will win the match again against Curaçao. 'This defeat hurts, but it's good,' said goalkeeper Hernan Galindes. 'If we don't believe in our ability after a loss, we can go straight to the airport and come back to Quito. But that won't happen.'

Ecuador, after September 2024, lost an intermediate; At the time, Brazil were the strongest at the start of the World Cup qualifiers. Ecuador finished second in the South American qualifying group going into the World Cup (nine points behind first-place Argentina).


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