2023-10-18 00:57:00
Colombia plays against Ecuador for the fourth round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. After its victory against Venezuela and its draws against Chile and Uruguay, Néstor Lorenzo’s team hopes to remain at the top of the qualifying table.
Look: Colombia and an uphill match against Ecuador
The match in Quito will start at 6:30 with a live broadcast from Canal Caracol and Gol Caracol.
⏱️MIN 64′ | ???????? ECU 0-0 COL ????⚪ | The VAR annulled it. Rafael Santos Borré disturbed the goalkeeper’s vision and that is why the goal was not validated. Equality is maintained without goals.
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⏱️ MIN 62′ | ???????? ECU 0-0 COL ????⚪ | Carlos Cuesta did it. Colombia beat Ecuador 1-0 in Quito
Luis Díaz missed a penalty
⏱️MIN 59′ | ???????? ECU 0-0 COL ????⚪ | Ecuador’s goalkeeper blocked. Luis Díaz missed the shot. He charged it on the side and they guessed the charge.
⏱️MIN 57′ | ???????? ECU 0-0 COL ????⚪ | Penalty for Colombia. Luis Díaz made a tremendous play on the wing and made a great pass to John Arias who was knocked down in the area.
⏱️MIN 48′ | ???????? ECU 0-0 COL ????⚪ | Ecuador scared. Play at speed that caught Colombia badly. Álvaro Montero saved, after a new error by Yerson Mosquera.
Colombia vs. Ecuador in Quito.
Photo: EFE – Jose Jacome
⏱️MIN 45′ | ???????? ECU 0-0 COL ????⚪ | The match was restarted. Colombia seeks the three points in Quito against Ecuador. For now, the game is 0-0.
The first half ended
⏱️MIN 45′ | ???????? ECU 0-0 COL ????⚪ | The first half is over in Quito. Ecuador and Colombia tied 0-0 on the fourth round of the tie. The national team did not have its best performance, but it did not suffer too much either. He needs to hold the ball and generate more danger.
⏱️MIN 44′ | ???????? ECU 0-0 COL ????⚪ | Colombia had it. Double header in the Ecuadorian area on a corner kick that almost ended in a goal. The game, it seems, will go 0-0 at halftime.
⏱️MIN 35′ | ???????? ECU 0-0 COL ????⚪ | Luis Díaz scored on a counterattack, played behind Ecuador’s back. The goal was annulled by the VAR for being offside.
Goal of Paraguay against Bolivia
Goal in Asunción. Paraguay wins 1-0 against Bolivia at home thanks to a goal by Antonio Sanabria in the 69th minute. It was validated by the VAR, which had previously annulled another score.
⏱️MIN 28′ | ???????? ECU 0-0 COL ????⚪ | John Arias tried it from mid-range and almost scored it from afar. First arrival from Colombia, which was very close.
Serious mistake by Dávinson Sánchez
⏱️MIN 24′ | ???????? ECU 0-0 COL ????⚪ | Colombia was saved by a miracle. Dávinson Sánchez mishandled the ball at the start and the ball ended up hitting the post. After the error the defender made a foul and earned the yellow card.
Colombia shakes off dominance
⏱️MIN 20′ | ???????? ECU 0-0 COL ????⚪ | Colombia does not have the ball, but came close with two corner kick actions. The Ecuadorians look better in these first minutes, although Colombia timidly tries to intimidate them in the background.
⏱️MIN 10′ | ???????? ECU 0-0 COL ????⚪ | Dangerous play by Ecuador, from a set piece after an error by Yerson Mosquera. Álvaro Montero saved and the ball also hit the post in the first truly dangerous arrival of the match.
⏱️MIN 5′ | ???????? ECU 0-0 COL ????⚪ | Balanced match in Quito. The first minutes are for study. Ecuador wants to take advantage of its physical strength, but Colombia seeks to have the ball. Parity in the first five minutes of the game.
The game has started in Quito!
⏱️MIN 0′ | ???????? ECU 0-0 COL ????⚪ | The game has started! Ecuador and Colombia already play at the Rodrigo Paz Stadium in Quito. The team is seeking its second victory in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers on the visit.
The game starts in 20 minutes
There are only 20 minutes left until the match in Quito between Ecuador and Colombia. The teams finish their warm-ups and prepare for the national anthems before the game.
Tremendous victory for Venezuela
In Maturín, at home, Venezuela beat Chile 3-0 and climbed to the top of the tie. Yeferson Soteldo was the great figure of the game who scored one of the goals and participated in the other two, which were scored by Salomón Rondón and Darwin Machis.
Watch: The dance from Venezuela to Chile: on video, impressive goal from almost 40 passes
This will be the owner of Colombia
One hour before the game begins in Quito between Ecuador and Colombia, it is already known how the team led by Néstor Lorenzo will play.
Colombia will form as follows: Álvaro Montero; Yerson Mosquera, Dávinson Sánchez, Carlos Cuesta and Deiver Machado; Kevin Castaño, Matheus Uribe and James Rodríguez; Luis Díaz, John Arias and Rafael Santos Borré.
More: Official: this is Colombia’s starting lineup to face Ecuador
Ecuador will play as follows: Hernán Galíndez; Precious Angel, Felix Towers, Robert Grove, William Pacho, Pervis Stupid; Kendry Paez, Carlos Gruezo, Moses Caicedo; Jhojan July, Enner Valencia.
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Colombia has already arrived on the field!
The Colombian team is already at the Rodrigo Paz stadium. James Rodríguez still remains the main doubt of the ‘Tricolor’ cast. In today’s duel, the national team will wear the red shirt.
What would be the possible owner?
With significant losses such as Camilo Vargas, Santiago Arias and, probably, James Rodríguez, Néstor Lorenzo could decide on the following lineup:
The 11 probable starter: Ávaro Montero; Juan David Mosquera, Dávinson Sánchez, Carlos Cuesta and Deiver Machado; Wilmar Barrios, Matheus Uribe and Jorge Carrascal; Luis Díaz, John Arias and Rafael Santos Borré.
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It is worth remembering that for date three, the Argentine coach already had to make up for the losses of players like John Lucumí, Juan Guillermo Cuadrado, Daniel Muñoz, Jefferson Lerma or Yerry Mina, footballers who are key for the Argentine strategist.
The game starts in two hours
Everything is ready in Quito, at the Rodrigo Paz Delgado Stadium, for Ecuador and Colombia to meet for the fourth round of the qualifying rounds.
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The national team is third in the table, with five points, behind Argentina, which has nine, and Brazil, which has seven. Ecuador, which has overcome the three points less with which it began the tie, has three points and is seventh.
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