The Ecuadorian under-17 national team is waiting for the new World Championship in that category, and this Friday, November 10, they will make their debut against the organizers of the tournament, Indonesia.

Those led by Diego Martínez qualified for the World Cup after making a great South American competition in Ecuador in April.

‘Everything for the shield’: the Ecuador national team is preparing for its debut at the U-17 World Cup

On that occasion, the mini-Tri came in second place in the championship, only behind Brazil. They were even on the brink of the title, but a draw against Venezuela thwarted the goal that Kendry Páez and company kept.

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Despite not winning the trophy, the Tricolori left a very good impression, and on the eve of their debut against the Asian national team, FIFA highlighted their best qualities on its pages.

“Ecuador made noise in South America and now they are going to the U-17 World Cup,” the headline of the top international soccer entity.

“Runner-up for the first time in the 2023 South American Under-17 Championship, the tournament they hosted, Ecuador is encouraged to dream of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup. “Tricolor was only behind Brazil in the CONMEBOL hexagon, and now it wants to go at least to the quarter-finals for the first time in its history,” the entity’s document reads.

In turn, the entity was able to highlight the work that the Ecuadorian coach did in the young team, characterizing him “as passionate about training athletes in football.”

“The coach has led Ecuador U-17 since 2022 and is passionate about training soccer athletes. Diego studied in Argentina, Spain and Germany to become an expert in the development of young athletes. His last club jobs were in Independiente Del Valle, where he worked as a youth team recruiter and traveled a lot in search of new names, and in the Quito University Sports League, as a youth coach,” the statement said. (D)