{"id":1461260,"date":"2026-06-21T03:45:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T02:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=features&#038;p=1461260"},"modified":"2026-06-21T03:45:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T02:45:11","slug":"post-match-analysis-ecuador-vs-curacao-21-06-26","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/post-match-analysis-ecuador-vs-curacao-21-06-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecuador vs Curacao stats and analysis: Eloy Room&#8217;s record-breaking performance secures Blue Wave&#8217;s first ever World Cup point"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/outright-markets\/ecuador-world-cup-2026-odds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ecuador<\/a> knocked at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/outright-markets\/curacao-world-cup-2026-odds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Curacao<\/a>&#8216;s door over and over again but somehow could not find a way through.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The game might have ended 0-0, but there were plenty of goalscoring opportunities. Not just for La Tri who attempted a whopping 27 shots with 21 of them being from inside the box. But also for the Blue Wave who had decent chances in transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, it feels like neither side were meant to score. Goalkeepers Hernan Galindez and especially Eloy Room were inspired and made sure their countries left the game with a clean sheet. So let&#8217;s start there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>How did Curacao survive against Ecuador?<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-goalkeepers-shine\" data-level=\"3\">Goalkeepers shine<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-enner-valencia-s-off-day\" data-level=\"3\">Enner Valencia&#8217;s off day<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-curacao-s-paradoxical-defensive-scheme\" data-level=\"3\">Curacao&#8217;s paradoxical defensive scheme<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-goalkeepers-shine\">Goalkeepers shine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Where else to begin, of course, than Eloy Room&#8217;s record-breaking display. Curacao&#8217;s goalkeeper made a stunning 15 saves against Ecuador &#8211; the most in a World Cup game that did not go to extra time. Tim Howard famously made 16 stops against Belgium, but across 120 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21031506\/conceded_detailed_shot_placement_Ecuador0-0Curacao_Curacao_26_FWC-1024x629.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1461271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21031506\/conceded_detailed_shot_placement_Ecuador0-0Curacao_Curacao_26_FWC-1024x629.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21031506\/conceded_detailed_shot_placement_Ecuador0-0Curacao_Curacao_26_FWC-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21031506\/conceded_detailed_shot_placement_Ecuador0-0Curacao_Curacao_26_FWC-768x472.png 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21031506\/conceded_detailed_shot_placement_Ecuador0-0Curacao_Curacao_26_FWC-1536x944.png 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21031506\/conceded_detailed_shot_placement_Ecuador0-0Curacao_Curacao_26_FWC-400x246.png 400w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21031506\/conceded_detailed_shot_placement_Ecuador0-0Curacao_Curacao_26_FWC-325x200.png 325w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21031506\/conceded_detailed_shot_placement_Ecuador0-0Curacao_Curacao_26_FWC-98x60.png 98w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21031506\/conceded_detailed_shot_placement_Ecuador0-0Curacao_Curacao_26_FWC-150x92.png 150w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21031506\/conceded_detailed_shot_placement_Ecuador0-0Curacao_Curacao_26_FWC-120x74.png 120w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21031506\/conceded_detailed_shot_placement_Ecuador0-0Curacao_Curacao_26_FWC.png 2034w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Curacao&#8217;s shots conceded placement map vs. Ecuador<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Not only that, but he recorded 2.48 goals prevented &#8211; the most by any goalkeeper in a single match this World Cup by quite some margin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 37-year-old surpassed Patrick Beach&#8217;s 1.46 against Turkey and Vozinha&#8217;s 1.45 against Spain. 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But Galindez prevented 0.93 goals from just three saves &#8211; an average of 0.31 xGOT per shot on target faced. The Blue Wave&#8217;s attacks were few and far between, but did make La Tri work for their clean sheet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21032603\/player_-vis-and-4-stat-comparison-2-1-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1461273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21032603\/player_-vis-and-4-stat-comparison-2-1-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21032603\/player_-vis-and-4-stat-comparison-2-1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21032603\/player_-vis-and-4-stat-comparison-2-1-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21032603\/player_-vis-and-4-stat-comparison-2-1-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21032603\/player_-vis-and-4-stat-comparison-2-1-2048x1280.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21032603\/player_-vis-and-4-stat-comparison-2-1-400x250.jpg 400w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21032603\/player_-vis-and-4-stat-comparison-2-1-320x200.jpg 320w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21032603\/player_-vis-and-4-stat-comparison-2-1-96x60.jpg 96w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21032603\/player_-vis-and-4-stat-comparison-2-1-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21032603\/player_-vis-and-4-stat-comparison-2-1-118x74.jpg 118w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-enner-valencia-s-off-day\">Enner Valencia&#8217;s off day<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Eloy Room had an incredible game, but part of that was more Enner Valencia&#8217;s responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The former West Ham striker missed a whopping four big chances, twice as many as any other player in a single game this World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21032929\/shot_map-player-3-stats-key-3-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1461274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21032929\/shot_map-player-3-stats-key-3-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21032929\/shot_map-player-3-stats-key-3-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21032929\/shot_map-player-3-stats-key-3-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21032929\/shot_map-player-3-stats-key-3-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21032929\/shot_map-player-3-stats-key-3-214x267.jpg 214w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21032929\/shot_map-player-3-stats-key-3-160x200.jpg 160w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21032929\/shot_map-player-3-stats-key-3-48x60.jpg 48w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21032929\/shot_map-player-3-stats-key-3-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21032929\/shot_map-player-3-stats-key-3-59x74.jpg 59w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21032929\/shot_map-player-3-stats-key-3.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The worst part is that the best goalscoring opportunity he wasted was the first one, in the 3rd minute. One-on-one with Eloy Room, all the time in the world to choose where to place the ball, and he fires straight at the keeper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That goal would have conditioned the rest of the match and put La Tri in a much better position to win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not only because they would have had the advantage then and there, but because it would force the Blue Wave to charge forward and offer even more space than they already did in their defensive approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which is actually a perfect segway into our next topic of discussion.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/smarkets-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SBK betting offer<\/a>: Bet \u00a310, get \u00a340 in free bets<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p>Eligible readers* interested in this SBK betting offer can follow <strong><a href=\"\/en\/go\/smarkets?q=gb-all-con-wof-s-spo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">THIS LINK<\/a> <\/strong>or click the image below.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/go\/smarkets?q=gb-all-con-wof-s-spo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1422500\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/04\/06120811\/image-145.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/04\/06120811\/image-145.png 625w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/04\/06120811\/image-145-233x300.png 233w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/04\/06120811\/image-145-208x267.png 208w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/04\/06120811\/image-145-156x200.png 156w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/04\/06120811\/image-145-47x60.png 47w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/04\/06120811\/image-145-117x150.png 117w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2022\/04\/06120811\/image-145-31x40.png 31w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">New UK customers only. 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There was a lot of &#8216;biting&#8217; whoever had the ball, which had a negative effect by leaving loads of spaces between the lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Advocaat set his team in a zonal and narrow 5-2-3 out of possession. It actually favoured Ecuador&#8217;s positional look that had Gonzalo Plata and Pedro Vite occupying the gap between Curacao&#8217;s defence and midfield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"663\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21033239\/defensive_permeability_Ecuador0-0Curacao_Curacao_26_FWC-663x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1461275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21033239\/defensive_permeability_Ecuador0-0Curacao_Curacao_26_FWC-663x1024.png 663w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21033239\/defensive_permeability_Ecuador0-0Curacao_Curacao_26_FWC-194x300.png 194w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21033239\/defensive_permeability_Ecuador0-0Curacao_Curacao_26_FWC-768x1186.png 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21033239\/defensive_permeability_Ecuador0-0Curacao_Curacao_26_FWC-995x1536.png 995w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21033239\/defensive_permeability_Ecuador0-0Curacao_Curacao_26_FWC-1326x2048.png 1326w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21033239\/defensive_permeability_Ecuador0-0Curacao_Curacao_26_FWC-173x267.png 173w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21033239\/defensive_permeability_Ecuador0-0Curacao_Curacao_26_FWC-130x200.png 130w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21033239\/defensive_permeability_Ecuador0-0Curacao_Curacao_26_FWC-39x60.png 39w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21033239\/defensive_permeability_Ecuador0-0Curacao_Curacao_26_FWC-97x150.png 97w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21033239\/defensive_permeability_Ecuador0-0Curacao_Curacao_26_FWC-48x74.png 48w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/06\/21033239\/defensive_permeability_Ecuador0-0Curacao_Curacao_26_FWC.png 1360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But it was precisely that narrow look that often forced La Tri into playing down the wings, which was the best-case scenario for the Blue Wave. Pervis Estupinan had a poor individual performance and John Yeboah spent a lot of time isolated on the right-hand side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All of that changed when Sebastian Beccacece introduced a proper left-winger to play as left-wing-back (Sunderland&#8217;s Nilson Angulo) and an attacking-minded right-back to link up with Yeboah (Angelo Preciado).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But that just made them switch focus from the central corridor to the wide flanks. Ecuador also tasted a bit of success in set pieces and resorted to wide plays and crosses into the box from the 80th minute onwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So Curacao&#8217;s narrow and zonal defending was the thing leading Ecuador away from what they wanted to do the most but also giving them plenty of opportunities to find skillful players in dangerous positions. And they also forced a few high turnovers &#8211; though most of them were gifted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, the South Americans certainly did enough to leave Kansas City with three points and second place in Group E. Now, however, they will need a win against Germany to have real chances of advancing.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/world-cup-2026-betting-tips-predictions\/\"><strong>World Cup predictions &amp; tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/outright-markets\/world-cup-outright-odds\/\"><strong>World Cup outright odds <\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup-2026-fixtures-results\/\"><b>World Cup fixtures &amp; results<\/b><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/world-cup-2026-betting-offers\/\"><b>World Cup free bets<\/b><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ecuador knocked at Curacao&#8216;s door over and over again but somehow could not find a way through. 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