FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

Ecuador vs Venezuela, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL
Ecuador
  • 39': Enner Valencia
  • 46': Enner Valencia
FT
2 - 1
Venezuela
  • 90'+1': Jhonder Cádiz

About

Ecuador are hosting Venezuela 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': Foul by Salomón Rondón (Venezuela).
  • 2': Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Hand ball by Janner Corozo (Ecuador).
  • 5': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Nahuel Ferraresi.
  • 7': Foul by Telasco Segovia (Venezuela).
  • 7': Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Enner Valencia (Ecuador) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Pedro Vite with a headed pass.
  • 11': Foul by Joel Ordóñez (Ecuador).
  • 11': Gleiker Mendoza (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Eduard Bello with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 13': Offside, Venezuela. Gleiker Mendoza is caught offside.
  • 14': Offside, Ecuador. Pervis Estupiñán is caught offside.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Enner Valencia (Ecuador) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán with a headed pass.
  • 17': Foul by Cristian Cásseres (Venezuela).
  • 17': Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Alan Franco (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 18': Foul by Christian Makoun (Venezuela).
  • 19': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Nahuel Ferraresi.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Willian Pacho (Ecuador) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo with a cross following a corner.
  • 20': Foul by Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador).
  • 20': Nahuel Ferraresi (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Janner Corozo (Ecuador).
  • 20': Jesús Bueno (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Telasco Segovia (Venezuela) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Salomón Rondón.
  • 24': Eduard Bello (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Pedro Vite (Ecuador).
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Vite.
  • 29': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Josua Mejías.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Alan Franco (Ecuador) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gonzalo Plata.
  • 31': Offside, Ecuador. Janner Corozo is caught offside.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) header from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Josua Mejías.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Janner Corozo (Ecuador) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Franco with a cross.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Alan Franco (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Willian Pacho.
  • 35': Cristian Cásseres (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador).
  • 37': Attempt missed. Janner Corozo (Ecuador) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 38': Foul by Joel Ordóñez (Ecuador).
  • 38': Gleiker Mendoza (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 39': Goal! Ecuador 1, Venezuela 0. Enner Valencia (Ecuador) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedro Vite.
  • 41': Cristian Cásseres (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Joel Ordóñez (Ecuador) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gonzalo Plata.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Nahuel Ferraresi.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Janner Corozo (Ecuador) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Christian Makoun.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Ecuador 1, Venezuela 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Ecuador 1, Venezuela 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Venezuela. Tomás Rincón replaces Jesús Bueno.
  • 45': Substitution, Venezuela. Yeferson Soteldo replaces Gleiker Mendoza.
  • 46': Goal! Ecuador 2, Venezuela 0. Enner Valencia (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 47': Foul by Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador).
  • 47': Yeferson Soteldo (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Eduard Bello (Venezuela) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 48': Foul by Tomás Rincón (Venezuela).
  • 48': Janner Corozo (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Delay in match because of an injury Enner Valencia (Ecuador).
  • 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 51': Cristian Cásseres (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Foul by Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador).
  • 52': Foul by Telasco Segovia (Venezuela).
  • 52': Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Offside, Venezuela. Salomón Rondón is caught offside.
  • 55': Foul by Tomás Rincón (Venezuela).
  • 55': Pedro Vite (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Telasco Segovia (Venezuela).
  • 56': Pedro Vite (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Delay in match because of an injury Joel Ordóñez (Ecuador).
  • 61': Substitution, Venezuela. Jhonder Cádiz replaces Salomón Rondón.
  • 61': Substitution, Venezuela. Freddy Vargas replaces Telasco Segovia.
  • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 62': Substitution, Ecuador. John Yeboah replaces Joel Ordóñez.
  • 62': Substitution, Ecuador. John Mercado replaces Janner Corozo.
  • 63': Alan Franco (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 63': Foul by Freddy Vargas (Venezuela).
  • 63': Freddy Vargas (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. John Yeboah (Ecuador) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Franco.
  • 65': Foul by John Mercado (Ecuador).
  • 65': Freddy Vargas (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': John Mercado (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Willian Pacho.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Jhonder Cádiz (Venezuela) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eduard Bello.
  • 68': Penalty Ecuador. Enner Valencia draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 68': Penalty conceded by Rafael Romo (Venezuela) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 70': Penalty saved. Enner Valencia (Ecuador) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 71': Foul by Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador).
  • 71': Tomás Rincón (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Freddy Vargas (Venezuela).
  • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 77': Substitution, Venezuela. Jan Hurtado replaces Freddy Vargas because of an injury.
  • 78': Enner Valencia (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 78': Foul by Josua Mejías (Venezuela).
  • 78': Josua Mejías (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Delay in match (Ecuador).
  • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Cristian Cásseres (Venezuela) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nahuel Ferraresi.
  • 84': Substitution, Ecuador. Kevin Rodríguez replaces Enner Valencia.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Kevin Rodríguez (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 86': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Nahuel Ferraresi.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Félix Torres.
  • 88': Foul by Félix Torres (Ecuador).
  • 88': Jan Hurtado (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Jhonder Cádiz (Venezuela) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexander González.
  • 89': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Hernán Galíndez.
  • 90': Delay in match because of an injury Hernán Galíndez (Ecuador).
  • 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Jan Hurtado (Venezuela) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Yeferson Soteldo with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Ecuador 2, Venezuela 1. Jhonder Cádiz (Venezuela) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Makoun with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 90'+2': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Ecuador. Jhegson Méndez replaces Pedro Vite.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Ecuador. Denil Castillo replaces Gonzalo Plata.
  • 90'+4': Denil Castillo (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Cristian Cásseres (Venezuela).
  • 90'+5': Denil Castillo (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Nahuel Ferraresi (Venezuela).
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Yeferson Soteldo (Venezuela) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Ecuador 2, Venezuela 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Ecuador 2, Venezuela 1.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 13
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 6
4 Saves 5
29.4 Possession 70.6
10 SHOTS 16
6 ON GOAL 6
0.6 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
167 Accurate Passes 512
232 Passes 570
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 6
7 Crosses 10
0.3 Cross % 0.6
50 Long Balls 44
18 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 4
14 Effective Tackles 5
21 Tackles 15
0.7 Tackle % 0.3
7 Interceptions 10
23 Effective Clearances 15
23 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

Venue: Rodrigo Paz Delgado
Location: Quito, Ecuador

WCQ - CONMEBOL Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Argentina 14 +18 31
2 Ecuador 14 +8 23
3 Uruguay 14 +7 21
4 Brazil 14 +4 21
Full Table

Line-Ups

ECU Ecuador (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Hernán Galíndez (GK)
6 Willian Pacho
2 Félix Torres
7 Pervis Estupiñán
4 Joel Ordóñez
19 Gonzalo Plata
15 Pedro Vite
23 Moisés Caicedo
13 Enner Valencia
18 Janner Corozo
21 Alan Franco
Ecuador Substitutes:
David Cabezas, Xavier Arreaga, Cristian Ramírez, Kevin Rodríguez, Denil Castillo, Kendry Páez, Yaimar Medina, Moisés Ramírez, Jhegson Méndez, John Mercado, John Yeboah, Darwin Guagua.

VEN Venezuela (4-3-3)

No. Name
22 Rafael Romo (GK)
2 Nahuel Ferraresi
4 Josua Mejías Yellow Card
5 Christian Makoun
21 Alexander González
18 Cristian Cásseres Jr.
16 Telasco Segovia
15 Jesús Bueno
23 Salomón Rondón
19 Gleiker Mendoza
20 Eduard Bello
Venezuela Substitutes:
Matías Lacava, Jorge Yriarte, Jhonder Cádiz, Bryant Ortega, Delvin Alfonzo, José Contreras, Freddy Vargas, Thomas Gutiérrez, Tomás Rincón, Jan Hurtado, Wuilker Faríñez, Yeferson Soteldo.

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