Ecuador took advantage of the altitude of Quito today to defeat at home by a tight 1 to 0 Peru and remained in the qualifying positions 2026 USA, Canada and Mexico World Cupfor the eighth date of the South American Qualifiers.
With the only goal by Enner Valencia, at 9 minutes of the second half, the team directed by the Argentine Sebastian Beccacece reached 11 points in the table.
Following a long cross from Alan Franco, nine minutes into the second half, Valencia connected with a lethal header in the six-yard box to make it 1-0 in favor of La Tri.
A fair result if you take into account that the visiting team came out from the start to play in order not to lose and gave up on attacking, even when they were already losing and did not have the ability to go for the equaliser.
The victory for the Ecuadorians is very good for several reasons, as well as settling in among the teams that have so far qualified for the World Cup – six have gone straight to the World Cup and a seventh out of ten is going to the Play-offs – they recovered after their loss as visitors to Brazil and also broke the curse with Peru, which had defeated them on the last two occasions in which they had faced each other in Quito.
On the other hand, the Inca team remains winless in the competition, with just three draws and two goals scored, which leave them three points in last place in the table.
The next matchday, which will take place on October 10, will see Ecuador host Paraguay at 8:00 p.m., while Peru will do the same but against Uruguay at 10:30 p.m.
Meanwhile, on the tenth date, the Ecuadorians will visit the Uruguayans on the 15th of the same month at 20:30, and the Peruvians will play at the Mané Garrincha stadium in Brasilia to face Brazil on the same day, but at 21:45.
Ecuador vs Peru summary for the South American Qualifiers
Source: Ambito
