Honduras-Ecuador preview - World Cup 2014
Ecuador meets fellow strugglers on this Friday in World Cup 2014. Both the teams will put up an almighty struggle to keep alive their already weakened hopes of survival. A defeat would mean the end of the road for the losing side.
Honduras-Ecuador Preview
Ecuador will feel more confident of the two teams, thanks to a lively display against Switzerland. They will be kicking themselves for allowing a last minute goal. Had it not happened, Ecuador would have been playing for a berth in the second round. In fact, they are still in contention, provided they win this match. Still, given that they play their final game against France, and the Swiss plays their final match against Honduras, their chances of qualifying for the second round are doubtful even if they manage to win this match.
Honduras appeared clueless against the far superior attack of France. They could not create good chances. Their supporters would want a better performance from the team against Ecuador.
An interesting fact about the match is that the coaches of the teams, Ecuador’s Reinaldo Rueda and Honduras’ Luis Fernando Suarez, are both Columbian. And Rueda previously coached Honduras and Suarez was the coach of Ecuador. That means both the teams have a fairly good knowledge of the strength and weaknesses of the other.
Players
Antonio Valencia had a quiet game against the Swiss. It was the other Valencia – Enner – who scored against Switzerland. Their centre forward Felipe Caicedo too had a miserable game. Both the players are likely to step up their game against Honduras.
Key defender Wilson Palacios will not be available for Honduras, as he was suspended because of the red card he received in the match against France.
Honduras-Ecuador Prediction
Ecuador has a good chance of scoring their first win of the tournament.
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