Ecuador They beat Cape Verde 1-0 on Saturday in a tough preparatory duel held in the United States, in which Byron Castillo took part after FIFA rejected a complaint from Chile over the defender’s citizenship falsification.

A Jordi Caicedo penalty kick in the 38th minute gave the Ecuadoreans the lead at Drive Pink Stadium in Fort Lauderdale. With this game the three colors concluded their first warm-up session in which they won two victories and one draw.

At the beginning of the friendly matches, the Argentine team, Gustavo Alfaro, beat Nigeria 1-0 and then drew 0-0 with Mexico.

Ecuador is part of Group A in the 2022 World Cup, along with Qatar, Senegal and the Netherlands. For its part, Cape Verde doubts its qualification for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

AFP information

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