Analysis: Can Ecuador reach the Round of 16 at Qatar 2022?
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(CNN Spanish) --
When everything is said and the initial whistle of one of the most notorious and controversial World Cups is heard, the Ecuadorian team will be on all the screens of soccer lovers.
That first and long-awaited match of the 2022 World Cup will be between the Ecuador and Qatar teams.
Thus begins a three-match journey for Ecuador in Group A.
Let's travel the Ecuadorian road to reach the World Cup.
These are the shirts that the teams will wear to the Qatar 2022 World Cup
How did Qatar 2022 qualifiers go?
In its latest classification, FIFA places it in position number 44 below Chile (position 29) and above Paraguay (position 50).
In the Conmebol World Cup qualifier he finished with 26 points and an average of 1.5 goals per game.
The same goal average that Messi's Argentina obtained in second place in the table.
A revelation selection by Gustavo Alfaro
Ecuador arrives as one of the revelation teams for Qatar 2022 thanks to its performance during the Conmebol World Cup qualifiers.
The attacking style of play of his coach, Argentine Gustavo Alfaro, will have to ratify that what he achieved in the qualifying rounds is a great sporting merit and not a product of luck.
The team arrives with veterans such as Enner Valencia —the great reference—, Alexander Domínguez and Ángel Mena, along with young figures such as Gonzalo Plata, Pedro Hincapié, Moisés Caicedo and Jeremy Sarmiento.
3 World Cups in its entire history
The Ecuadorian national team has attended 3 World Cups throughout its history.
Korea-Japan in 2002, Germany 2006 and the last one in Brazil 2014. It was in 2006 where she achieved her best participation, reaching the round of 16 when she was defeated by England by one goal.
The 2022 World Cup in Qatar will become his fourth appearance in the highest international soccer tournament.
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This is how it went in the games before the World Cup
Japan 0-0 Ecuador (September 27 friendly)
Saudi Arabia 0-0 Ecuador (September 23, friendly)
Ecuador 1-0 Cape Verde (June 11, friendly)
Ecuador opens the World Cup with group A
These are the matches and dates of the Ecuadorian team in the group stage:
Qatar vs.
Ecuador – November 20
(Opening Game)
Netherlands vs.
Ecuador – November 25
Ecuador vs.
Senegal – November 29
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