Ecuador boss Sebastian Beccacece has made two changes to the starting XI for the Ecuador vs Curacao World Cup group match, with Pervis Estupinan and Jordy Alcívar coming in for Joel Ordonez and Alan Minda. Curacao manager Dick Advocaat also reshaped the lineup
The hour is close. The teams are set. Ecuador walk out knowing their chances of reaching the knockout stages are on the line, and they’ve reacted with a clear shake-up to the XI that started against Ivory Coast.
Ecuador boss Sebastian Beccacece has made two changes to the starting XI that faced Ivory Coast. Pervis Estupinan and Jordy Alcívar come in today for Joel Ordonez and Alan Minda. Enner Valencia will play his eighth World Cup game for his country.
Ecuador line-up: Galindez; Franco, Pacho, Hincapie; Alcivar; Yeboah, M Caicedo, Vite, Estupinan; Plata, E Valencia.
Ecuador substitutes: Ramirez, Valle, Torres, Ordonez, Perciado, Porozp, Medina, A Valencia, Paez, Minda, Castillo, Rodriguez, J Caicedo, Angulo, Arevalo.
On the other side, Curacao arrive with the sting of their opening match still fresh. Their World Cup debut ended in a 7-1 thrashing by Germany, and manager Dick Advocaat is already looking to change the feel of the team’s next performance.
Curacao have made their own set of changes, bringing in Joshua Brenet and Jurien Gaari Sontje Hansen, along with Riechedly Bazoer, as they look to respond.
Curacao line-up: Room; Brenet, Gaari, Obispo, Floranus, Fonville; Chong, Comenencia, Leandro Bacuna, Juninho Bacuna; Locadia.
Curacao substitutes: Bodak, Doornbusch, Sambo, Van Eijma, Bazoer, Roemeratoe, Martha, Felida, Antonisse, Hansen, Noslin, Gorre, Margaritha, Kuwas, Kastaneer.
By the time Ecuador and Curacao kick off, both sides will be judged by the same thing: whether these lineup changes flip the momentum that each team lost in its last match.
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