Ecuador finally began to live up to their World Cup dark horse tag by beating Germany in their third group stage match.
La Tri got off to a poor start, falling to a last-gasp Amad Diallo winner against Ivory Coast before being held to a goalless draw by minnows Curacao.
However, a shock victory over Germany in their third and final group game leaves the South Americans going through to the knock-out stages with four points from their three group matches.
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Ecuador odds to win the World Cup
With pre-tournament odds of 100/1, Ecuador weren’t among the World Cup favourites going into the campaign. However, with some bookmakers their odds have actually drifted out quite considerably – despite the win over Germany keeping them in the tournament.
This is Ecuador’s fifth World Cup campaign and second in a row. They went out in the group stage in Qatar, but only needed one more goal to make it through, while their four-point haul would likely have seen them qualify as one of the best third-place teams — a format that is now in play at this tournament and with four points on the board, they now look likely to go through to the next round.
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Ecuador World Cup top goalscorer odds
Enner Valencia is, in theory, Ecuador’s best bet to win the World Cup Golden Boot.
The former West Ham man has put himself in great chances to score, but has wasted all four of the clear-cut goalscoring opportunities he has received so far – all against Curacao.
La Tri have now scored two goals in the tournament — both against Germany — but Gonzalo Plata is still out at a massive 750/1 to be the top scorer despite his winner in the second half of that game.
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