The Miracle Team of the World Cup counterattack! He jumped from the bottom of the loss of 3 points and advanced to the World Cup for the fifth time

On the morning of June 11, the 16th round of the qualifiers in the South American World Cup began with the attention of everyone. The Ecuadorian men's football team stubbornly tied the Peruvian men's football team with a score of 0-0 away. After this game, Ecuador played alongside the Brazilian men's football team with 25 points, and successfully ranked second in the standings with his goal difference advantage. With only two rounds left, Ecuador led the seventh-ranked Bolivian men's football team by as many as 7 points, thus locking in early on valuable tickets to the World Cup.

As a strong team in South American football, the Ecuadorian men's football team gradually emerged this century and became a regular visitor to the World Cup. They successfully won tickets to the World Cup in 2002, 2006, 2014 and 2022, respectively. Now, with the expansion of the World Cup to 48 teams, the number of places in South America has also increased to 6.5, which undoubtedly paves a wider road for Ecuador to advance to the World Cup.

However, the journey of this World Cup qualifier has not been smooth for Ecuador. Before the start of the game, they were severely fined by FIFA for illegally using players in the previous session, including a deduction of 3 points in the next World Cup and a fine of up to 100,000 Swiss francs (about 735,842 yuan). Despite such pressure, the Ecuadorian men's football team showed amazing perseverance and fighting spirit. They have been advancing all the way, and their rankings have continued to rise, and finally, in an almost miraculous way, they have firmly grasped their destiny in their own hands.

In the last round of the match, Ecuador drew with a score of 0-0. This draw not only allowed them to rank second in South America with 24 points, second only to the Argentine men's football team, but even surpassed Brazil and Uruguay World Cup champion teams. What is even more remarkable is that Ecuador only lost 2 games in the entire World Cup, becoming one of the teams with the least number of losses in the South American region. At the same time, they also have the least number of goals conceded, which is enough to prove their excellent defensive ability.

Before the game, Ecuador also received good news: the seventh-ranked Venezuelan men's football team lost to the Uruguayan men's football team. This means that as long as Ecuador draws Peruvian men's football team in this game, they will be qualified for the World Cup in advance. Faced with such opportunities and challenges, the Ecuadorian men's football team has demonstrated extremely high tactical qualities and tenacious fighting spirit. Although they played one less player in the second half, they still defended a 0-0 draw with their tough defense and excellent goalkeeper performance.

The full game statistics show that the Ecuadorian men's football team has a total of 10 shots, including 3 of which are targeting. Although they did not create too many scoring opportunities and did not get corner kicks, it was not easy to get one point with one less player. This draw not only gave Ecuador a score of 25 points, tying the Brazilian men's football team, but also allowed them to return to second place in the standings due to their goal difference. At the same time, they also led the seventh-ranked Venezuelan men's football team by 7 points, and locked in the top 6 in the standings with only two rounds of games left, becoming the third South American team to secure a spot in the World Cup after Argentina and Brazil.

In this way, the Ecuadorian men's football team will advance to the World Cup finals for the fifth time in history, and this feat will be achieved within this century. Among the previous four competitions, the best result of the Ecuadorian men's football team was to enter the quarterfinals in 2006. And this time, they are expected to create a more brilliant history. According to the German transfer valuation, the Ecuadorian men's football team's entire team is worth up to 330 million euros, and the team has Paris Saint-Germain's main central defender Pacho, Chelsea's iron waist Kesedo, Incapier and Esturpinian. Their strength cannot be underestimated and is expected to shine in the upcoming World Cup.

Ecuador is located in the northwest of South America, spanning the equatorial line, and has territory in the northern and southern hemispheres. They are facing the Pacific Ocean west, and have unique natural scenery and rich natural resources. However, Ecuador is relatively backward in terms of economy. The current situation of weak industrial foundation and slow agricultural development has forced them to rely on the oil industry as the largest economic pillar. Despite this, the people of Ecuador have cultivated such an excellent football team with their perseverance and love for football. Let us look forward to them achieving another success in the upcoming World Cup!

As of now, 13 seats have been confirmed for the 48 participating teams in the 2026 World Cup. These include the hosts of the United States, Canada and Mexico; the six teams in Asia, including Japan, Iran, Uzbekistan, Jordan, South Korea and Australia; the three top three in South America, Argentina, Brazil and Ecuador; and the New Zealand team in Oceania. Let us look forward to these teams bringing us exciting games in the upcoming World Cup!