FIFA World Cup

Ecuador

Ugh, no.
Ecuador lost to Mexico
Ecuador 0 – 2 Mexico
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Match Details

Estadio Banorte (Mexico City) · 80,824 fans · FOX, Tele, FOX One View tournament bracket →

Line Score

12T
MEX 20 2
ECU 00 0

Match Leaders

Ecuador
  • JY John Yeboah — 2Total Shots
  • HG Hernán Galíndez — 1Saves
  • PH Piero Hincapié — 14Defensive Interventions
  • Pedro Vite — 62Accurate Passes
Mexico
  • JQ Julián Quiñones — 1Goals
  • RJ Raúl Jiménez — 4Total Shots
  • RR Raúl Rangel — 1Saves
  • CM César Montes — 13Defensive Interventions
  • JV Johan Vásquez — 38Accurate Passes

Key Events

90'+9'Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5'Piero Hincapié (Ecuador) is shown the red card.
90'+3'Kendry Páez (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80'Substitution, Mexico. Israel Reyes replaces Roberto Alvarado.
80'Substitution, Mexico. Orbelín Pineda replaces Julián Quiñones.
79'Substitution, Ecuador. Kendry Páez replaces Nilson Angulo.
79'Substitution, Ecuador. Jordy Caicedo replaces John Yeboah.
74'Substitution, Mexico. Santiago Giménez replaces Raúl Jiménez.
73'Substitution, Mexico. Obed Vargas replaces Luis Romo.
59'Substitution, Ecuador. Kevin Rodríguez replaces Enner Valencia.
58'Substitution, Mexico. Brian Gutiérrez replaces Gilberto Mora.
45'Substitution, Ecuador. Yaimar Medina replaces Alan Franco.
45'Substitution, Ecuador. Ángelo Preciado replaces Joel Ordóñez.
45'+1'Alan Franco (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card.
31'Goal! Mexico 2, Ecuador 0. Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Julián Quiñones.
22'Goal! Mexico 1, Ecuador 0. Julián Quiñones (Mexico) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Roberto Alvarado with a through ball.

Team Stats

EcuadorMexico
General
57.2 Possession % 42.8
7 Shots 15
1 On Target 3
1 Offsides 0
8 Corners 3
14 Fouls 10
Passing & Defense
341 Passes Completed 248
3 Crosses Won 4
8 Tackles Won 5
6 Interceptions 7
19 Clearances 39
Discipline
3 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
1 Saves 1

Recent Form

Mexico W W W W W
Ecuador W L D W L

Starting Lineups

Mexico

  1. RR #1 Raúl RangelG
  2. JV #5 Johan VásquezCD-L
  3. CM #3 César MontesCD-R
  4. JG #23 Jesús GallardoLB
  5. JS #2 Jorge SánchezRB
  6. ÉL #6 Érik LiraCM
  7. LR #7 Luis RomoLM
  8. GM #19 Gilberto MoraRM
  9. RJ #9 Raúl JiménezF
  10. JQ #16 Julián QuiñonesLF
  11. RA #25 Roberto AlvaradoRF

Ecuador

  1. HG #1 Hernán GalíndezG
  2. WP #6 Willian PachoCD-L
  3. JO #4 Joel OrdóñezCD-R
  4. PH #3 Piero HincapiéLB
  5. #21 Alan FrancoRB
  6. #15 Pedro ViteCM-L
  7. MC #23 Moisés CaicedoCM-R
  8. NA #20 Nilson AnguloLM
  9. JY #9 John YeboahRM
  10. EV #13 Enner ValenciaCF-L
  11. GP #19 Gonzalo PlataCF-R

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News

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· The Guardian
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· The Guardian
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· The Guardian
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· The Guardian
Ecuador came from behind to reach the knockout phase in style Pre-match postbag. “Writing from Ecuador, I can say people are understandably disappointed with how the World Cup has gone so far. After finishing second in…
Plata’s golden touch against Germany sends Ecuador into World Cup last 32
· The Guardian
Sí, se puede – yes, we can – was the chant that rang out from the 55,000 Ecuador fans as their team’s final group match kicked off. Despite a flat start to their World Cup campaign, there was a genuine belief that an…

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Recent Results
L 0–2 at Mexico