Ecuador vs. Curacao - prediction, team news, lineups | 2026 World Cup

Aiming to bounce backmost from their decision to Ivory Coast, Ecuador are beardown favourites to bushed debutants Curacao successful their 2nd Group E fixture astatine the 2026 World Cup.

Saturday's crippled astatine Kansas City Stadium comes six days aft La Tri were beaten for the archetypal clip successful 2 years, but they volition backmost themselves to inflict different decision connected the land nation. 

Match preview

Ecuador arrived astatine the 2026 World Cup connected a 19-match unbeaten run, with 13 cleanable sheets, and they appeared to beryllium closing successful connected 20 against the Elephants.

However, Amad Diallo had different ideas, with the Manchester United antheral scoring successful the closing minutes to manus Sebastian Beccacece's broadside their archetypal decision successful 2 years.

La Tri instrumentality to enactment successful Kansas connected Saturday nighttime erstwhile they look debutants Curacao, looking to debar being near connected the brink of elimination.

With Germany and Ivory Coast, who some won their opening games, gathering successful the group's different fixture, the South American broadside volition adjacent the spread if they win, careless of the result successful Toronto.

While that opening nonaccomplishment means Ecuador hazard ending the radical signifier with lone 3 points if they suffer their last lucifer to Germany, La Seleccion cannot spend to look that acold up oregon underrate their humble opponents this weekend.

Although Beccacece's broadside are expected to assertion maximum points, Curacao showed they person the imaginable to technologist an upset successful Sunday's opener against Germany.

Even though the 7-1 scoreline suggests a rout, the land federation held the four-time satellite champions astatine bay for 38 minutes, with some sides adjacent to going successful level astatine the interval.

However, Julian Nagelsmann's squad struck doubly earlier the interruption to sound the stuffing retired of Pantera Negra earlier adding 4 much aft the break.

The situation for Dick Advocaat present is to get his players to prolong the level they showed for 38 minutes against Germany crossed the afloat 90 successful Saturday's gathering with their South American opponents.

That is easier said than done, fixed their deficiency of acquisition astatine this level and Ecuador's desperation to enactment close the mistakes of the Ivory Coast defeat.

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Team News

Having been unsure of Enner Valencia's fittingness earlier facing the Elephants, the seasoned guardant started the decision and played the afloat 90 minutes.

Even if Beccacece's men are dense favourites, La Tri's reliance connected the 36-year-old is underlined by the information that nary different subordinate has reached treble figures for goals.

Ecuador whitethorn deficiency a agelong database of prolific centre forwards, but La Tricolor boast respective standout players crossed the pitch: Piero Hincapie and Willian Pacho astatine the back, Moises Caicedo and Kendry Paez successful midfield and Gonzalo Plata and Jordy Caicedo successful attack.

Curacao appeared to travel done unscathed against Germany, giving the experienced Advocaat a steadfast squad to take from this weekend.

Livano Comenencia scored the Blue Wave's first-ever World Cup extremity against Germany connected Sunday, and the midfielder is expected to commencement again connected Saturday night.

While that onslaught was lone his 3rd for Curacao, Juninho Bacuna and skipper Leandro Bacuna, with 14 and 16 goals respectively, are expected to enarthrosis overmuch of the attacking load for the Tricolours.

Up front, erstwhile Man Utd guardant Tahith Chong and Brandley Kuwas of FC Volendam could play important roles, though the second whitethorn not commencement connected Saturday.

Ecuador imaginable starting lineup:

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

Curacao imaginable starting lineup:

Room; Floranus, Bazoer, Obispo, Fonville; Comenencia, L. Bacuna, J. Bacuna; Chong; Locadia, Hansen 

We say: Ecuador 2-0 Curacao

It is hard to marque a convincing lawsuit for Curacao contempt their commendable 38 minutes against Germany connected Sunday.

Given Ecuador's thrust to instrumentality to winning ways aft seeing their 19-match unbeaten tally ended, La Tri should person capable to assertion a regular triumph implicit the debutants. 

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