La Tricolor will try to change history in Santiago, this Tuesday. In Brazil and Paraguay, the national team does not have victories in the World Cup either.
As the conclusion of the South American World Cup nears towards Qatar 2022, and at the same time that the Argentine Gustavo Alfaro demands to lower the level of reproaches (because “criticism does not help. a lot in their feelings and in their state of mind ”, the coach argues), since it is a fact that Ecuador will finish in third place in the table, to the DT of the Tricolor – despite the fact that they played badly against Paraguay, Colombia and Venezuela – slowly but systematically, some begin to grant it ‘virtues’ that it has not shown.
It seems that the sports journalism sector is getting ready, in the event of an eventual classification of the National Team to the World Cup, to distance itself from the criticism of Alfaro. It is even overlooked that he has not repeated a single alignment on thirteen dates of the tie, which says that in a year in office he does not have a defined team or system. It is endorsed that Alfaro declares that upon arriving in the country he found a soccer desert that has been an obstacle to his process and he is even credited with merits that he does not have by calling him “discoverer” of players such as Piero Hincapié, Moisés Caicedo, Félix Torres, and others. .
This Tuesday La Tri will be presented in Santiago with the intention of looking for at least one point that brings it closer to Qatar, and although of 18 units played away from home Ecuador has only achieved 4 (thanks to a victory in Bolivia and a draw in Colombia ) it is stated that “where La Tri best plays with Alfaro is on a visit”. It will be a complicated mission because the Ecuadorian representation has never won in the stadiums of the country of the lone star for the World Cup qualifying rounds.
In favor of Ecuador there is one aspect: due to its irregular level, Chile has only won 50% of its games as host in the Qatar World Cup. He has three wins in six home appearances (the others were draws at 2 with Colombia, at 1 with Bolivia, and lost 1-0 with Brazil). Despite the urban legend already spreading that Alfaro is an expert in playing visiting (he has achieved 22.22% of the points he played abroad) the task will be impossible, if not difficult. History records ten red wins and two tricolor draws.
This is how the National Team has fared when it measured Chile as a visitor:
August 22, 1965
National Stadium
Chile 3, Ecuador 1
The first time that the Tricolor performed in the Chilean capital, it did so with this line-up: Alfredo Bonnard; Alfonso Quijano, Vicente Lecaro, Luciano Macías, Felipe Mina; Mario Zambrano, Clímaco Cañarte, Jorge Bolaños; Washington Muñoz, Alberto Spencer, Tito Larrea. The red goals were from Leonel Sánchez, Rubén Marcos, and Alberto Fouilloux. Manuel Astorga, against, scored the National Team goal.
July 29, 1969
National Stadium
Chile 4, Ecuador 1
On the way to the 1970 World Cup in Mexico, in Group 3, shared with Uruguay, which was the classified team, Ecuador again faced Chile for the second consecutive World Cup. In Santiago la Roja passed over the national squad led by Brazilian José Gomes Nogueira. The goals with which the Chileans punished goalkeeper Fernando Maldonado were scored by Adolfo Olivares, Francisco Valdés (2) and Ramiro Tobar’s own goal. At 89 minutes Luciano Macías discounted.
March 20, 1977
National Stadium
Chile 3, Ecuador 0
In Ecuador’s last game in Group 3, Chile fired the National Team with a beating in Santiago. The victim of the goals by Elías Ricardo Figueroa (2) and Oswaldo Pata Bendita Castro was goalkeeper Walter Pinillos. The winner of the key and classified to the World Cup in Argentina 1978 was Peru.
June 14, 1981
National Stadium
Chile 2, Ecuador 0
“Before 80,000 fans and aggressive spectators fired up by a previous campaign mounted by coach Luis Santibáñez” in a “truly infernal night due to the climate experienced,” says Mauro Velásquez in his book Ecuadorian football and its national team, Ecuador lost 2-0 with Chile. The goals of Carlos Rivas and Carlos Caszely. The play of the eliminatory group number 3 put the Red in the World Cup of Spain 1982 (Paraguay was the other combined in the key).
March 17, 1985
National Stadium
Chile 6, Ecuador 2
In Group 2 towards Mexico 1986 Uruguay qualified. In that tie, Ecuador suffered the most catastrophic away defeat in Chile. At the command of the Brazilian Antoninho the Tricolor was beaten 6-2. The doublets of Carlos Caszley and Jorge Aravena were accompanied by goals from Héctor Puebla and Alejandro Hisis to Israel Rodriguez. Jaime Fernando Baldeón, twice, scored for Ecuador.
July 6, 1996
National Stadium
Chile 4, Ecuador 1
When it seemed that the National Team would add 1-1 in Santiago for the first time, in the final 15 minutes everything collapsed for the Tricolor in their third eliminatory game heading to France 1998 (the first time they played with the all-against-all system ). Chile opened the account with a goal by Iván Zamorano and Álex Aguinaga drew at 73 minutes, but a series of errors were taken advantage of by Marcelo Salas (75), Fabian Estay (83) and Zamorano (86) to sentence the victory of the local by 4-1.
November 14, 2001
National Stadium
Chile 0, Ecuador 0
The Tricolor arrived in Santiago with the ticket already in his pocket to play the 2002 World Cup on the last day of the tie. For the first time, they did not leave the National Stadium defeated because they drew 0-0 with the Chileans. That day Ecuador played with José Francisco Cevallos; Ulises de la Cruz, Giovanny Espinoza, Iván Hurtado, Luis Gómez; Alfonso Obregón, Marlon Ayoví, Juan Carlos Burbano, Édison Méndez; Ángel Fernández, Iván Kaviedes (Carlos Tenorio).
October 12, 2005
National Stadium
Chile 0, Ecuador 0
As in the previous tie, Ecuador played its last qualifying match already qualified for the World Cup (Germany 2006). In Santiago the squad of Luis Fernández Suaréz could not be surpassed by the Chilean host; the result was 0-0.
October 14, 2009
National Stadium
Chile 1, Ecuador 0
Humberto Suazo gave the victory 1-0 to Chile and the result left Ecuador without the possibility of finishing in fifth place, which would have allowed him to play a play-off at the World Cup in South Africa 2010. That place went to Uruguay and not to the squad by Sixto Vizuete, who finished sixth.
October 15, 2013
National Stadium
Chile 2, Ecuador 1
“Ecuador is already in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil! In the end, the result was an anecdote for the National Team. The 2-1 defeat against Chile, on the last date of the tie, will remain in the statistics. What will not appear registered, but will always remain in the national memory, is the explosion of joy and the emotional celebration of the Tricolor after achieving the objective: again in a World Cup. Alexis Sánchez (34m) and Gary Medel (37m) overtook Chile before a rival that was not settled, but the prelude to the maximum celebration came when Felipe Caicedo discounted (65m) ”, published this newspaper.
October 5, 2017
Monumental Stadium
Chile 2, Ecuador 1
“Two defensive errors left the Ecuadorian team out of the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The Tricolor fell 2-1 to Chile and only ratified its sporting crisis in this tie. The duel was played at the Monumental stadium. The scoring was opened by striker Eduardo Vargas at 22 minutes, Ecuadorian Romario Ibarra tied at 82 and Alexis Sánchez put the final 2-1 for Chile at 85 in an exciting final at the Monumental stadium, “published this newspaper. (D)
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