In the third round of the group stage, Ecuador in Group A will face the challenge of African powerhouse Senegal. The match was a head-to-head match between the South American technical stream team against the top African team. Due to the necessity of winning on both sides, there will be no shortage of goals in this match, and it is almost 100% victorious.
Ecuador drew with the Netherlands, and the South American powerhouse will compete for the first place in the group
In the opener, Ecuador broke the curse of the host's unbeaten opener 2-0 Qatar and put themselves in a good position to compete for the first place in the group. If Ecuador's victory over Qatar in the first game was an unexpected victory, the second game made the Netherlands break into a cold sweat and finally won a 1-1 draw, which is a reflection of Ecuador's strength. The draw with the Netherlands was the initiative for Ecuador to advance. In the final round, with just one draw, they can secure progress to the next round. And if they can keep up and win Senegal, they may even have a chance to advance to the next round as top of the group. Therefore, Ecuador will not give up the chance to win this match.
Senegal must win if they want to qualify
Senegal are in a decidedly more dangerous situation than Ecuador, losing 2-0 to the Netherlands in the first game and 3-1 against hosts Qatar in the second game, but their current goal difference is 0, and they are behind Ecuador in points and goal difference. A draw would mean elimination for Senegal, so the African powerhouse must do their best to win this match.
Senegal and Ecuador are fighting for the qualifiers on the one hand, and the other side also wants to take the first place in the group and have a certain advantage in the subsequent knockout rounds, and this match will definitely be divided.