Paraguay went to Quito and was left with a draw that tastes like victory after 0-0 with Ecuador on the ninth date of the qualifying round 2026 World Cup.
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The tricolors dominated their fiefdom from the first minute and put pressure on their rivals, who had a hard time settling in on the field of the Rodrigo Paz Delgado stadium.
Disputed match
With the tie, Ecuador added 12 points that allow it, for now, to remain in fourth place and in direct classification to the North American ecumenical. Paraguay accumulated 10 units and is on the outside.
On the tenth date, next Tuesday, Paraguay will host Venezuela and Ecuador will visit Uruguay.
“It was difficult for us in that (first) half to keep the ball on the court, that made us
Ecuador settles,” declared the Argentine Gustavo Alfaro, coach of Paraguay.
And he added: “”I take my hat off to the guys. “Today we have overcome a very important adversity.”
“What the ‘teacher’ told us made it very easy for us to know how he plays
Ecuador and the difficulties of the height and speed of the ball,” said the visiting goalkeeper, Roberto Fernandez.
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