The Ecuadorian press highly appreciated the victory against everyone’s team, although they made it clear that the national team made them suffer at the end of the duel.
Chile was unable to salvage points when it visited Ecuador for the sixth date of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Nicolás Córdova’s interim tenure as La Roja coach was not enough to give a new look to the team that ended up falling 1 – 0, despite having a chance to tie the duel at the end.
This situation was celebrated by the Ecuadorian press, which hailed the victory after what happened in the case of Byron Castillo.
El Universo, for example, was direct in the title of the column. “Everything on the ground! Ecuador wins and confirms its paternity against Chile in the qualifying rounds “.
They added that “La Tri beat La Roja 1-0, a result that deepens Chile’s crisis ahead of the 2026 World Cup ″.
Later, they claim that “Quito continues to be an impregnable stronghold for the Chilean team . “Ecuador won again and recorded six victories against La Roja, this time en route to the 2026 World Cup, with a 1-0 that closes the third part of the South American qualifying calendar.”
However, they emphasized that “La Roja proved to be a courageous team, a difficult obstacle for an Ecuadorian team that won with just enough and once again suffered from a lack of efficiency in the opposition goal. “.
Studio Fútbol, in turn, commented that “the national teams of Ecuador and Chile met this evening at the Rodrigo Paz Delgado stadium on day 6 of the qualifiers en route to the 2026 World Cup. The victory was for La Tri by the smallest difference.” They added that “This duel undoubtedly has a very hot antecedent after the ratification of the sanction to the FEF after the request of Chile in the case of Byron Castillo “.
For its part, Expreso indicated that “What could have been a historic victory for Ecuador against Chile ended in a 1-0 loss for La Tri on Matchday 6 of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. . The Ecuadorians had five chances to score in the second half, but the ball did not go in. In the end, Ecuador added 8 points en route to the 2026 World Cup party, in a match where Chile could have harmed our party in the last seconds.
“Ecuador in the second was great, but we missed the last shot, but when the last minutes were played the Chileans were in their salty night, because they had three chances to score and Alexander Domínguez gave us miraculously saved and another was on goal. Afterwards, in reality, it was minutes of terror, but Ecuador kept the three points and has 8 points”, they said later.
Primicias, on the other hand, emphasized that “Ecuador suffers, does not convince, but beats Chile with a goal from Mena “. They also pointed out that in the final minutes of the match “everything seemed to be working out. But Chile has become a headache. With two shots on goal, he almost silenced the stadium. The tie is almost here. But the crossbar and Alexander Domínguez prevented the goal.
Finally, Metro Ecuador summarized: “At home, Ecuador beat Chile 1-0, on day 6 of the CONMEBOL tournament – 2026 World Cup Qualifiers. The home team scored the only goal of the match after 20 minutes of the first half, thanks to Angel Mena. . After an individual play on the right, the midfielder shot on goal from the wide area and placed the ball on the right post of the goalkeeper, who could do nothing. Chilean striker Ben Brereton Díaz had a chance to equalize, but the post denied him in the 88th minute of the second half. “.
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