The entry of the Ecuadorian national team into the final stage of the World Cup tournament was already a successful result for the team. However, the leadership of the country's federation and fans of the Ecuadorians hoped for their national team to reach the playoff stage at the World Cup.
The national team of Ecuador was not in the strongest group at the football world championship in Brazil. The teams of France, Switzerland and Honduras became the rivals of the South Americans.
The Latin Americans played their first match against the Swiss team. The players of Ecuador opened an account in the game, but could not keep the advantage. The European team won a strong-willed victory, scoring the decisive goal in the last minutes of the meeting. Switzerland defeated 2 - 1.
In the second round, the Ecuadorians played against the Honduras national team. The score in the game was opened by the rivals of the South Americans, but the players from Ecuador showed a sporty character and were able to win the meeting. The final score 2 - 1 in favor of Ecuador allowed the South American team to score the first three points in the tournament. However, before the last round, the Ecuadorians had only minimal chances of qualifying from the group. It was necessary to beat the French national team and hope that Switzerland will lose big to Honduras.
The footballers from Ecuador could not get a victory in the last round - the match with the French national team ended in a goalless draw. This game has become one of the most uninteresting in the world championship.
Thus, the Ecuadorians scored only four points in three matches, which determined the final third place in the E quartet of the World Championship. The result is not acceptable for South American footballers. The leadership of the national team and the country's football federation set much higher tasks for the players. However, football is an unpredictable game. In 2014, the Ecuadorian national team did not succeed in solving the assigned tasks.
