Ecuador vs Paraguay, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

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Ecuador are hosting Paraguay at Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Offside, Paraguay. Alex Arce is caught offside.
4': Foul by Julio Enciso (Paraguay).
4': Willian Pacho (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Hand ball by Andrés Cubas (Paraguay).
8': Enner Valencia (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8': Foul by Omar Alderete (Paraguay).
8': Alex Arce (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Félix Torres (Ecuador).
10': Foul by Alex Arce (Paraguay).
10': Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11': Attempt saved. Enner Valencia (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
11': Offside, Ecuador. Enner Valencia is caught offside.
13': Attempt saved. Enner Valencia (Ecuador) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Piero Hincapié.
16': Foul by Damián Bobadilla (Paraguay).
16': Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Attempt saved. Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
18': Offside, Ecuador. Pervis Estupiñán is caught offside.
24': Attempt blocked. Enner Valencia (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán.
24': Delay in match because of an injury Gustavo Gómez (Paraguay).
25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
26': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Félix Torres.
27': Attempt saved. Julio Enciso (Paraguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
27': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Hernán Galíndez.
31': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador).
31': Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
32': Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card.
34': Alex Arce (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Willian Pacho (Ecuador).
35': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Moisés Caicedo.
37': Attempt missed. Piero Hincapié (Ecuador) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ángelo Preciado.
41': Attempt blocked. Alan Franco (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
41': Foul by Miguel Almirón (Paraguay).
41': Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Attempt saved. Enner Valencia (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
44': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Félix Torres.
45': Hand ball by Andrés Cubas (Paraguay).
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Alex Arce (Paraguay).
45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+3': Foul by Ángelo Preciado (Ecuador).
45'+3': Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+4': First Half ends, Ecuador 0, Paraguay 0.
45': Second Half begins Ecuador 0, Paraguay 0.
45': Substitution, Ecuador. Alan Minda replaces Kendry Páez.
45': Substitution, Ecuador. Jeremy Sarmiento replaces Ángelo Preciado.
49': Foul by Julio Enciso (Paraguay).
49': Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the right wing.
51': Delay in match because of an injury Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador).
52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
53': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Piero Hincapié.
54': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Ecuador).
54': Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Juan José Cáceres (Paraguay).
60': Jeremy Sarmiento (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Delay in match because of an injury Roberto Fernández (Paraguay).
66': Substitution, Ecuador. Leonardo Campana replaces Gonzalo Plata.
66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
67': Substitution, Paraguay. Ramón Sosa replaces Julio Enciso.
67': Substitution, Paraguay. Isidro Pitta replaces Alex Arce.
74': Attempt missed. Enner Valencia (Ecuador) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing misses to the left. Assisted by Leonardo Campana.
75': Substitution, Paraguay. Ángel Romero replaces Miguel Almirón.
76': Substitution, Paraguay. Mathías Villasanti replaces Damián Bobadilla.
77': Substitution, Ecuador. Cristian Ramírez replaces Pervis Estupiñán.
77': Substitution, Ecuador. John Yeboah replaces Enner Valencia.
78': Attempt blocked. Ramón Sosa (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Isidro Pitta.
78': Attempt saved. Juan José Cáceres (Paraguay) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
79': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Juan José Cáceres.
79': Attempt blocked. Alan Minda (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
79': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Omar Alderete.
82': Attempt saved. Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alan Minda.
83': Agustín Sández (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card.
83': Substitution, Paraguay. Santiago Arzamendia replaces Agustín Sández.
86': Offside, Ecuador. Jeremy Sarmiento is caught offside.
88': Attempt blocked. Cristian Ramírez (Ecuador) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
88': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Ecuador).
88': Ángel Romero (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+4': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Ángel Romero.
90'+5': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Gustavo Gómez.
90'+6': Attempt missed. Willian Pacho (Ecuador) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo with a cross following a corner.
90'+6': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Paraguay).
90'+6': Jeremy Sarmiento (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Ecuador 0, Paraguay 0.
0': Match ends, Ecuador 0, Paraguay 0.

Statistics

PAR		ECU
10	Fouls	6
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	3
3	Corner Kicks	4
5	Saves	2
23.4	Possession	76.6
3	SHOTS	14
2	ON GOAL	5
0.7	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
111	Accurate Passes	557
189	Passes	624
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	2
10	Crosses	28
0.2	Cross %	0.1
50	Long Balls	53
16	Accurate Long Balls	32
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	4
13	Effective Tackles	6
25	Tackles	11
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
7	Interceptions	10
32	Effective Clearances	11
32	Clearances	11

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

Venue: Rodrigo Paz Delgado
Location: Quito, Ecuador

WCQ - CONMEBOL Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Argentina	12	+14	25
2	Uruguay	12	+8	20
3	Ecuador	12	+7	19
4	Colombia	12	+5	19

Full Table

Line-Ups

Ecuador (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Hernán Galíndez (GK)
6	Willian Pacho
3	Piero Hincapié
2	Félix Torres
23	Moisés Caicedo
21	Alan Franco
7	Pervis Estupiñán
17	Ángelo Preciado
13	Enner Valencia
10	Kendry Páez
19	Gonzalo Plata

Ecuador Substitutes:

Cristian Ramírez, Alan Minda, Pedro Vite, Kevin Rodríguez, Joel Ordóñez, Óscar Zambrano, Leonardo Campana, Moisés Ramírez, Jhoanner Chavez, Jeremy Sarmiento, Gonzalo Valle, John Yeboah.

Paraguay (3-4-3)

No.	Name
12	Gatito Fernández (GK)
15	Gustavo Gómez
3	Omar Alderete
5	Fabián Balbuena
16	Damián Bobadilla
14	Andrés Cubas
6	Gonzalo Sandez
4	Juan Cáceres
18	Alex Arce
19	Julio Enciso
10	Miguel Almirón

Paraguay Substitutes:

Mathías Villasanti, Juan Espínola, Saúl Salcedo, Ramón Sosa, Santiago Arzamendia, Matías Galarza, Isidro Pitta, Antonio Sanabria, Gustavo Velázquez, Alfio Oviedo, Carlos Coronel, Ángel Romero.

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