Ecuador, with six victories and one defeat against Venezuela in Quito in the World Cup qualifiers

Ecuador and Venezuela will meet this Thursday at the Rodrigo Paz Delgado stadium, on date 13 of the South American tie, in a crucial match for the Tricolor in its aspirations to be in the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

Those led by Gustavo Alfaro are third in the standings with 17 points, a position beset by Colombia (16), Uruguay (16), Chile (13), Bolivia (12), Paraguay (12) and Peru (11). Only six points are ahead of him from ninth place, so a victory is mandatory for Ecuador if it wants to be in the World Cup.

Although Ecuador already suffered a setback against Vinotinto a month ago, when they fell 2-1 in Caracas, the statistics smile on them in the face of the commitments they have played in Quito, specifically at the Atahualpa Olympic Stadium, for World Cup qualifiers.

Everyone’s team has achieved six victories and only one defeat in seven games played in the capital Ecuadorian, who give hope that Ecuador can defeat Venezuela again, this time at the Rodrigo Paz Delgado stadium.

The only defeat of the Tri at home was in the elimination process to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, when José Manuel Rey scored the only goal with a free kick of more than 40 meters, which surprised everyone at Atahualpa and allowed Vinotinto to get three points.

In addition, it was the only goal that Venezuela has been able to turn into Quito soil, before the 15 it has received in the other six matches.

Qualifying USA 1994

Ecuador’s first victory was on August 8, 1993, in the process of qualifying for the World Cup in the United States, with a result resounding 5-0 over Venezuela. The scorers were Carlos Muñoz, Cléber Chalá and Eduardo Hurtado, with a triplet.

Qualifying France 1998

The good streak continued towards the World Cup in France 1996. On that occasion Ecuador won thanks to the lone goal of Álex Aguinaga, which gave it the second consecutive victory over Vinotinto in Quito.

Eliminatory Korea and Japan 2002

For the qualifying round for the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan, Ecuador defeated Venezuela again at the Atahualpa Olympic Stadium, this time with a 2-0. The goals were from Agustín Delgado and Álex Aguinaga.

Qualifying Germany 2006

The same result was achieved in qualifying for Germany 2006. Geovanny Espinoza and Carlos Tenorio they scored the 2 goals that again gave Ecuador a victory over Venezuela.

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Qualifying Brazil 2014

Heading for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Ecuador returned to victory in Quito against Vinotinto and again with a 2-0 result. Jaime Ayoví and Christian Benítez were the scorers that afternoon at the Olímpico Atahualpa.

Qualifying Russia 2018

In the last match played in Quito, the Tricolor ended up beating Venezuela 3-0 in the Russia 2018 qualifier. Arturo Mina, Miller Bolaños and Enner Valencia scored the goals to give Ecuador all three points.

This Thursday, Ecuadorians and Venezuelans will meet again in Quito, this time at the Rodrigo Paz Delgado stadium and heading to the Qatar 2022 World Cup. (D)