Ecuador and Colombia meet on Tuesday night in the 4th term of the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, in a match played at the Rodrigo Paz Delgado Stadium in Quito.

The coffee growers come to this match with a bitter result, as they drew 2-2 with Uruguay in Barranquilla, while La Tri beat Bolivia 2-1 in La Paz.

The Colombian press highlighted the numbers of both teams and also made an analysis of the numbers that have the market value of the team.

“Both teams have players who play in Europe such as Luis Díaz in Liverpool, Davinson Sánchez in Galatasaray in Turkey, Rafael Santos Borré in Werder Bremen in Germany, for the Tricolor, while the hosts have Pier Hincapié from Bayern Leverkusen, William Pach in Eintracht Frankfurt and Moisés Caicedo at Chelsea,” noted El País de Cali.

“More precisely, the midfielder Caicedo is the most expensive player between both teams, according to those published by the portal specialized in the values ​​of footballers Transfermark, who quoted English Chelsea at 90 million euros,” he added.

In the note, it was pointed out that Colombia has the most expensive squad compared to its rival Ecuador, which has Moisés Caicedo, from the English Chelsea, as the most expensive element.

“According to Transfermark, the Colombian national team has the most expensive squad in this match with a value of 227.8 million euros, and Luis Díaz is the most expensive player. He is followed by Luis Sinisterra from Bournemouth with 20 million, while Jhon Jáder Durán from Aston Villa completes the podium with a cost of 17 million. All three play in England,” the page states.

“On the other hand, the Ecuador national team has a team worth 190 million euros, and Moisés Caicedo is the most expensive footballer with 90 million, while the second on the list is Piero Hincapié from German Leverkusen with 35 million, while the third in the ranking is William Pacho from Eintracht Frankfurt which is worth 11 million euros,” he concluded. (D)