Ecuador vs Curaçao at Kansas City Stadium

Ecuador were unbeaten in 19 consecutive matches coming into the World Cup and Sebastián Beccacece’s side looked set to continue that winning streak until Ivory Coast’s Amad Diallo gave La Tricolor the opening defeat in the 90th minute.

Now, while mighty Germany have beaten Ivory Coast to top Group E and also qualify for the Round of 32, Ecuador will face a must-win match against Curaçao at Arrowhead Stadium if they are to advance to the knockout stage.

Curaçao, meanwhile, had been the bold, feel-good story of the World Cup, becoming the smallest country to enter the field in both size and population. Then reality set in as the Blue Wave lost 7-1 to Germany.