Ecuador vs Venezuela, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOLAbout
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 Commentary
- 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.
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL
Venue: Rodrigo Paz Delgado
Location: Quito, Ecuador
Venue: Rodrigo Paz Delgado
Location: Quito, Ecuador
WCQ - CONMEBOL Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 18 | +21 | 38 |
| 2 | Ecuador | 18 | +9 | 29 |
| 3 | Colombia | 18 | +10 | 28 |
| 4 | Uruguay | 18 | +10 | 28 |
Line-Ups
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 |
Venezuela (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Rafael Romo (GK) |
| 2 | Nahuel Ferraresi |
| 4 | Josua Mejías |
| 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 |
WCQ - CONMEBOL News
Messi: It's a joy to continue at Inter Miami
Lionel Messi says he's "very happy" to continue at Inter Miami after signing a new deal with the club.
Carlo Ancelotti speaks about life as Brazil's head coach
Carlo Ancelotti is "having a great time" living in Brazil and managing the national team ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
2026 World Cup: Who has qualified, and how the rest can make it
The race for the 2026 World Cup is drawing to a close. Here's how it's looking around the globe.
Raphinha admits he was tempted by a move to Saudi Arabia
Raphinha speaks about a transfer offer from Saudi Arabia before Hansi Flick took over Barcelona in 2024.
Brazil learn tough lesson in first-ever defeat to Japan
Brazil hope their second-half collapse against Japan will be a wake-up call ahead of their World Cup campaign.