Ecuador lineup vs. Mexico: Predicted XI for World Cup Round of 32 clash

Ecuador brag Sebastian Beccacece volition beryllium looking to physique connected 1 of the tournament’s astir melodramatic turnarounds aft La Tri engineered a singular 2-1 upset of Germany connected Thursday to unafraid their transition to the knockout rounds arsenic 1 of the tournament’s 8 champion third-place finishers. 

Gonzalo Plata’s 77th-minute victor proved to beryllium the difference-maker successful a show that vindicated Beccacece’s rigid, defence-first philosophy, and present Ecuador look Mexico astatine the Mexico City Stadium connected Wednesday morning, with the co-hosts having swept their radical with 3 consecutive victories.

Hernan Galindez volition proceed betwixt the sticks, helium kept a cleanable expanse against Curacao and has proven himself a reliable beingness astatine the back. 

Alongside him, Ecuador volition deploy a backmost 4 of Alan Franco, Joel Ordonez, Willian Pacho and Piero Hincapie -  and volition beryllium determined to support Mexico’s onslaught astatine arm’s magnitude from the opening whistle.

Chelsea’s Moises Caicedo volition again beryllium the heartbeat of Ecuador’s midfield, tasked with breaking up Mexico’s possession-based play portion launching the counter-attacking transitions. 

John Yeboah and Pedro Vite volition supply further midfield support, with some players bringing physicality and enactment complaint to property Mexico precocious up the pitch. 

Nilson Angulo could run successful an precocious midfield relation with genuine attacking menace from range, having scored against Germany.

Enner Valencia volition pb Ecuador’s attack, with the 36-year-old’s question and acquisition important to a broadside seeking to frustrate and exploit connected the break. 

Gonzalo Plata volition besides lend to the attack, having conscionable delivered the victor against Germany to denote himself arsenic a World Cup performer. 

Ecuador imaginable starting lineup:

Galindez; Franco, Ordonez, Pacho, Hincapie; Yeboah, Caicedo, Vite, Angulo; Plata, Valencia

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