Comments and predictions for Ecuador vs Brazil: Hold Selecao to a draw
The match between Ecuador vs Brazil in the World Cup qualifiers takes place at 6:00 a.m. on June 6. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Ecuador vs Brazil team information
Ecuador's squad this time has not changed much compared to March, when the four absent names were all inexperienced reserve players.
Coach Beccacece kept the same squad that he had been with since the beginning of the qualifying round - a factor that helped them reap success.
Among the starting names are Champions League winner Willian Pacho, veteran striker Enner Valencia (who is aiming for 100 appearances), and Chelsea star Moises Caicedo, who has 53 caps despite being only 23 years old.
Pacho's defensive partner – Marquinhos (PSG) – will be in the Brazil squad, after winning the title with his club in Munich.
However, Rodrygo and Neymar are not present due to injury and lack of fitness. Although Ancelotti announced that Brazil will play the Real Madrid style, Vinicius Junior is the only player from the Royal team named in this list. Eder Militao and Endrick are also absent.
The number of Premier League players included has also been drastically reduced – down to just seven, compared to more than half the squad in March. Joao Gomes, Andre, Gabriel Magalhaes, Joao Pedro and Murillo are notable names left out of the list.
Latest expected lineup for Ecuador vs Brazil
Ecuador:
Galindez; Ordonez, Pacho, Hincapie, Estupinan; Preciado, Vite, Caicedo, Franco, Plata; Valencia
Brazil:
Alisson; Vanderson, Danilo, Marquinhos, Augusto; Guimaraes, Gerson; Raphinha, Cunha, Vinicius Junior; Richarlison
Latest Ecuador vs Brazil football commentary
With no time for a formal unveiling, coach Carlo Ancelotti must immediately get Brazil to victory and show some spectacular football, after a disappointing qualifying campaign so far.
Brazil are six points clear of Venezuela in the top six – the region that qualifies for the World Cup – but without an expanded format, the Selecao would have been in danger of missing out on the finals for the first time in their history.
That becomes even more worrying as Brazil will have to play away against the second-placed team in the group, while the remaining two home games against Paraguay and Chile may not be enough for them to significantly improve their position in the rankings.
Defeat to arch-rivals Argentina in March ended Dorival Junior's reign, but he still left Ancelotti with a relatively solid foundation.
There was a time when Brazil were in danger of not making the top 6, but winning 11 points out of a maximum 15 before the away trip to Buenos Aires almost guaranteed a ticket to the 2026 World Cup. This gave Ancelotti the opportunity to experiment with tactics without having to endure too much pressure on results.
Dorival helped Brazil beat Ecuador in the first leg in September, with Rodrygo scoring the only goal in a 1-0 win – despite the opposition having been in impressive form in this qualifying round.
Ecuador have not beaten Brazil since 2004, and have gone 13 games without a win against them. However, coach Sebastian Beccacece's team have been in fine form in qualifying.
Despite starting with a three-point deduction, Ecuador are currently second in the group behind Argentina, having picked up 26 points from 14 games played.
Home form is particularly impressive: Ecuador remain unbeaten at home, with 17 points from seven games.
Only Colombia and Paraguay left Ecuador with points, but they were only 0-0 draws.
The hosts have conceded just two goals in seven home games, but they face both Brazil and Argentina – two teams that beat them in the previous round – which will be a real test for Ecuador’s ambitions, although they are almost certain to qualify for a second successive World Cup.
A recent 0-0 draw away to Chile ended Ecuador's run of three straight wins, but qualification remains strong.
Latest Ecuador vs Brazil score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Ecuador vs Brazilas follows:
- Sportsmole:Ecuador 2-2 Brazil
- WhoScore:Ecuador 1-1 Brazil
- Our newspaper predicts:Ecuador 1-1 Brazil
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