In the game of the second round of the group stage, the national teams of Ecuador and Curacao met, who failed to score a single goal in 90 minutes, although the Ecuadorians were close to this. From the very beginning of the match, the Ecuadorian team controlled the ball and spent significant time in attacking actions. They dominated the field, regularly created scoring chances and had many shots on goal. While the Curacao team acted in a defensive style almost the entire match, sometimes responding to attacks with counterattacks, they managed to withstand the onslaught of the opponent. It should be noted that the decisive moment in the draw was the goalkeeper of the Caribbean national team, Eloy Room, who made 15 saves and more than once helped his team out in difficult situations. At the moment, it is the Ecuadorian national team that holds the chance of qualifying from the group before the final round, while Curacao is in fourth position in Group E. Match statistics Ecuador - Curacao 2? 1st round of the group stage of the World Cup? 2026 Ecuador - Curacao 0:0 Expected goals (xG): 3. 05 - 0. 48 Ball possession: 75% - 25% Shots: 27 - 10 Shots on target: 15 - 3 Corners: 9 - 0 Fouls: 7 - 10 Ecuador: Galindes, Franco, Pacho, Incapiere, Yeboah, Alcivar, M. Caicedo, Estupinan, Vite, E. Valencia, Plata. Curacao:  Room, Floranus, Brenet, Gaari, Obispo, Fonville, Comenencia, F. Bakuna, L. Bakuna, Chong, Locadia. Warnings: Alcivar - L. Bakuna, J. Bacuna, Comenencia, Gaari, Castaner (sub). Brazil suffered a loss of personnel before the last match in the News group on Telegram and WhatsApp. Subscribe to our channels https://t. me/korrespondentnet and WhatsApp.