Brazil-Ecuador is a match valid for the seventh day of the South American round of 2026 World Cup qualifiers and is played on the night of Friday-Saturday at 03:00 Italian time: predictions.
Dorival Junior’s Brazil plunges back into the 2026 World Cup qualifiers and also does so to archive a Copa America in which the greenoros, in addition to being left empty-handed, had to watch helplessly as yet another triumph by historic rivals Argentina.
Despite the change in the bench, the Seleçao failed to not disappoint. After topping the group with two draws (Costa Rica and Colombia) and one win (Paraguay), Vinicius and his teammates surrendered to Uruguay in the round of 16, with the Celeste getting the better of them on penalties. It was another colorless adventure for a Brazil that, although it has players of absolute quality, strangely continues to limp along and miss the most important appointments. The Greenoros must also turn around as soon as possible to climb the standings in the elimination round: Brazil is currently only sixth with 7 points (2 wins, a draw and no less than 3 losses). Under the new formula, not qualifying is virtually impossible – the top six, no longer the top four, enter the World Cup directly – but, to be clear, after the first six days, first-place Argentina has 8 more points. It has won more than twice as many.
Ecuador has one more point than Brazil (despite the penalty)
Ahead of Seleçao is also Ecuador, which is serving a 3-point penalty for falsifying Byron Castillo’s birth documents in previous 2022 World Cup qualifiers.
The Tricolor has not lost heart and with three wins and two draws stands in fifth place even above Brazil itself. In the Copa America, Ecuador gave Argentina a scare – in the round of 16 the Albiceleste needed penalties to get through the round – however, it was not enough for coach Sanchez to deserve reappointment. On the bench now is Argentine Sebastian Beccacece, who has just returned from a stint in Spain at the helm of Elche. The new selector has summoned veteran Valencia, but Yeboah, Sarmiento and Kevin Rodriguez should play in attack. On the other side, however, Dorival Jr. relies on the Vinicius-Rodrygo pair: from the bench, however, baby Endrick is ready.
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The Prediction
The last two previous matches ended in a draw but Ecuador has failed to beat Brazil since 2004. The feeling is that the Seleçao, aware that it can no longer make mistakes, will be able to take advantage of the field factor to bring home a victory that will also boost the morale of Dorival Jr.’s players.As for the Tricolor, however, there is the unknown of the new coach.
The probable lineups of Brazil-Ecuador
BRASILE (4-4-2): Alisson; Danilo, Eder Militao, Marquinhos, Arana; Bruno Guimaraes, Joao Gomes, Raphinha, Paquetà; Vinicius Jr., Rodrygo.
ECUADOR (4-3-3): Galíndez; Torres, Pacho, Hincapié, Estupiñán; Caicedo, Franco, Páez; Yeboah, Sarmiento, Kevin Rodríguez.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 2-1