We’re not in Sangolqui anymore. In Kansas City, Moises Caicedo, Piero Hincapie and co spray passes around in a dominant performance on the global stage of the World Cup.
Ecuador are confronted, though, with a Herculean effort from goalkeeper Eloy Room, who makes 15 saves and keeps them out. They find themselves on the wrong end of one of the most astonishing results this year’s tournament has thrown up. They are held to a 0-0 draw by Curacao, by far the smallest nation ever to qualify for a World Cup.
