Comments on Ecuador vs Senegal: Horizontal go ahead

After a 2-0 victory over host Qatar, Ecuador drew with the Netherlands with a score of 1-1. This was a match where Ecuador was torn from the net very early but played resiliently and was rewarded with a goal to level the score by Valencia.

With this result, Ecuador has the same 4 points as the Netherlands and shares two leading positions in Group A. Since the Netherlands is almost certain to win the ticket to continue thanks to only meeting Qatar in the last match, Ecuador and Senegal will fight. together win the remaining ticket.

With the current situation, Ecuador only needs to draw to continue, while Senegal must win to have a ticket to the knockout round. In the past, Ecuador and Senegal have met twice, in 2022 and 2025 respectively. As a result, Senegal both triumphed.

However, the above results are for reference only, because at this time Ecuador has made great progress, shown by climbing to 44th place on the FIFA rankings. The South American team is also on a 9-match unbeaten streak, including against formidable opponents like Argentina or the Netherlands.

Meanwhile, Senegal is not appreciated when their No. 1 star Sadio Mane sits at home because of injury. At the 2022 World Cup, Senegal also once tasted a bitter cup when losing to the Netherlands 0-2. The fact that they have 3 points in hand is partly because Qatar is too weak and inexperienced.

Although it only takes 1 point to complete the goal, it is likely that Ecuador will actively attack to win, thereby strutting into the 1/8 round.