[Abe Sargent]

THE 2022 WORLD CUP FINALS SPAIN VS ECUADOR


Let’s look at Ecuador’s path to the World Cup Finals:

Group E:

Lost 5-2 to Spain
Tied 1-1 New Zealand
Beat Sweden 4-1

Advanced with 4 points

Knockout Round – Defeated England 1-0
Quarter Final – 3-1 over Colombia
Semi Final – 3-1 over Ghana

Finals – Spain

Now Ecuador has had one major, signature, tournament defining win. Beating England. Then they have Colombia and Ghana in their way ,and they easily handled them.

Spain’s Path:

Group E:

Defeated Ecuador 5-2
Defeated Sweden 2-0
Defeated New Zealand 3-0

Advanced with 9 points

Knockout – Defeated Australia 3-1
Quarters – Defeated Italy 1-0
Semis – Defeated South Korea 3-3 on penalties

Now, Spain has not lost. It beat Ecuador before. But it’s recent form has been a bit more misguided. 1-0 and 3-3 pk shootout.




9 July –

After a dry 0-0 game, South Korea defeat Ghana to gain 3rd place