{"id":55385,"date":"2026-09-22T12:07:55","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T16:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/?post_type=news&#038;p=55385"},"modified":"2026-09-22T12:35:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T16:35:01","slug":"match-preview-south-korea-vs-ecuador-09-24-26-friendly","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/news\/internationals\/match-preview-south-korea-vs-ecuador-09-24-26-friendly\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea vs Ecuador: Prediction, Best Bets &amp; Odds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Our South Korea vs Ecuador prediction, best bets and odds for Thursday in Suwon &#8212; a first night in charge for Robert Moreno and Marcelo Gallardo alike.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Kick-off at Suwon World Cup Stadium is 7:00 AM ET on Thursday, September 24. 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The market is right to sit on the fence.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"sq-bpg__list\">\n<div class=\"sq-bpg__row\"><div><span class=\"sq-bpg__pk\">Under 2.5 goals<\/span><span class=\"sq-bpg__top\">Top pick<\/span><span class=\"sq-bpg__why\">Two coaches taking charge for the first time, each with barely a week on the grass. First nights are usually cautious, and both markets agree this one is short on goals.<\/span><\/div><div class=\"sq-bpg__pr\"><a class=\"sq-bpg__prob\" href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/go\/bet365?q=us-sg1-all-wof-s-spo\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">-182<\/a><span class=\"sq-bpg__prl\">best price<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"sq-bpg__row\"><div><span class=\"sq-bpg__pk\">Draw<\/span><span class=\"sq-bpg__why\">Kalshi and the sportsbooks independently make the tie roughly a 30% shot. That is high for a three-way market and says plenty about how little separates these two.<\/span><\/div><div class=\"sq-bpg__pr\"><a class=\"sq-bpg__kal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/go\/kalshi?q=us-all-all-wof-s-spo\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">30%<\/a><span class=\"sq-bpg__prl\">Kalshi<\/span><span class=\"sq-bpg__rule\"><\/span><a class=\"sq-bpg__prob\" href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/go\/bet365?q=us-sg1-all-wof-s-spo\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">+230<\/a><span class=\"sq-bpg__prl\">best price<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"sq-bpg__row\"><div><span class=\"sq-bpg__pk\">Ecuador draw no bet<\/span><span class=\"sq-bpg__why\">If the game does produce a winner, Gallardo inherits a settled World Cup side while Moreno is still working out what his best XI looks like.<\/span><\/div><div class=\"sq-bpg__pr\"><a class=\"sq-bpg__prob\" href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/go\/bet365?q=us-sg1-all-wof-s-spo\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">+105<\/a><span class=\"sq-bpg__prl\">best price<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"sq-bpg__approach\"><b>Our approach:<\/b> expect a tight, low-scoring watch, and take the draw at a price that both markets agree on.<\/p>\n  <div class=\"sq-bpg__act\"><div class=\"sq-bpg__act-txt\"><b>Trade this market on Kalshi<\/b><span>Korea Republic vs Ecuador has traded around 2,650 contracts, so the price carries real weight.<\/span><\/div>\n    <a class=\"sq-bpg__cta sq-bpg__cta--kal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/go\/kalshi?q=us-all-all-wof-s-spo\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Trade on Kalshi &rarr;<\/a><\/div>\n  <div class=\"sq-bpg__act\"><div class=\"sq-bpg__act-txt\"><b>Back these with bet365<\/b><span>Prices move quickly on international fixtures &mdash; check bet365 for the latest.<\/span><\/div>\n    <a class=\"sq-bpg__cta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/go\/bet365?q=us-sg1-all-wof-s-spo\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Bet with bet365 &rarr;<\/a><\/div>\n  <a class=\"sq-bpg__review\" href=\"\/us\/bet\/betting-sites\/bet365\/\">bet365 review<\/a> &nbsp;&middot;&nbsp; <a class=\"sq-bpg__review\" href=\"\/us\/bet\/betting-sites\/kalshi\/\">Kalshi review<\/a>\n  <p class=\"sq-bpg__disc\">Kalshi probabilities reflect live market prices at the time of writing. Prediction markets are CFTC-regulated event contracts, not sportsbook bets. Sportsbook prices are the best available across the market at the time of writing and are shown in American format; your local odds and offer are served on click. 21+. Eligibility and T&amp;Cs vary by state. Please bet responsibly. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Where to watch South Korea vs Ecuador<\/h2>\n<p>South Korea vs Ecuador kicks off at <strong>7:00 AM ET \/ 6:00 AM CT \/ 4:00 AM PT<\/strong> on Thursday, September 24, at Suwon World Cup Stadium in Suwon, South Korea.<\/p>\n<p>No US broadcaster has been confirmed for this fixture. Check local listings closer to kick-off.<\/p>\n\n<h2>South Korea vs Ecuador: what&#8217;s at stake?<\/h2>\n<p>Two new managers, one match, and neither has had more than a fortnight to work. Robert Moreno was appointed South Korea&#8217;s interim head coach on September 1, handed six games across the September and November windows and a contract that runs to November 27, with the option of extending through the Asian Cup in January. Marcelo Gallardo was confirmed as Ecuador&#8217;s head coach on September 14, on a deal that runs all the way to the 2030 World Cup. Both take charge for the first time on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>They arrive from opposite directions. Korea are here because it went wrong: third in Group A on three points, out of the World Cup, and Hong Myung-bo gone by the end of June having taken the fall for it. The detail that stings is how close it was. They beat Czechia 2-1 in their opening game and lost 1-0 to Mexico to a Luis Romo goal just after half-time, and they finished tenth of the twelve third-placed teams &#8212; two spots short of the cut. Ecuador, by contrast, finished second in CONMEBOL qualifying on 29 points behind only Argentina, and went out 2-0 to Mexico in the round of 32. Sebasti&#225;n Beccacece was not renewed regardless.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Team news and talking points<\/h2>\n<p>Moreno is the more intriguing appointment of the two. A former Spain head coach who has since managed Monaco, Granada and Sochi, he is the first Spanish-born manager to take the Korea job and has brought five Spanish assistants with him. His first squad is 30 strong, named at Korea Football Park in Cheonan, and it keeps the familiar spine &#8212; Son Heung-min, Kim Min-jae, Lee Kang-in and Hwang In-beom are all in &#8212; while leaning unusually hard on the domestic game, with 12 K League players included and three uncapped call-ups in Incheon United&#8217;s Kim Geon-hui, Gimcheon Sangmu&#8217;s Park Tae-jun and Rangers midfielder Kim Min-su. Asked about his captain, Moreno said only that there is &#8220;a way to utilise&#8221; Son.<\/p>\n<p>Gallardo&#8217;s task is different again. He won almost everything there was to win at River Plate and left in February, but he has never managed an international side, and Ecuador have handed him a reported salary north of $3 million a year to learn on the job. He inherits a squad that was good enough to finish above Colombia, Uruguay and Brazil in qualifying, which is a far better starting point than most incoming coaches get. Expect both men to use these two fixtures &#8212; Korea host Uruguay on Sunday, Ecuador go on to Japan next week &#8212; to look at players rather than chase a result. Elsewhere in Asia that week, <a href=\"\/us\/news\/internationals\/match-preview-japan-vs-venezuela-09-28-26-friendly\/\">Japan host Venezuela in Hiroshima<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<h2>South Korea vs Ecuador prediction<\/h2>\n<p>There is a version of this where Ecuador&#8217;s cohesion tells and they win comfortably. There is a more likely version where two teams meeting their new manager a week ago cancel each other out in front of a curious rather than fervent crowd. The markets lean towards the second, and so do we. Prediction: South Korea 1-1 Ecuador.<\/p>\n\n<h2>South Korea vs Ecuador FAQ<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">What time is South Korea vs Ecuador?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">South Korea vs Ecuador kicks off at 7:00 AM ET \/ 6:00 AM CT \/ 4:00 AM PT on Thursday, September 24.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"schema-faq-section\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">What channel is South Korea vs Ecuador on in the US?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">No US broadcaster has been confirmed for South Korea vs Ecuador. Check local listings closer to kick-off.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"schema-faq-section\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Where is South Korea vs Ecuador being played?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">South Korea vs Ecuador is being played at Suwon World Cup Stadium in Suwon, South Korea.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"schema-faq-section\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Who will win South Korea vs Ecuador?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Our prediction is South Korea 1-1 Ecuador. Our top pick is Under 2.5 goals at -182.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>21+ | Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER | Odds correct at time of writing<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our South Korea vs Ecuador prediction, best bets and odds for Thursday in Suwon &#8212; a first night in charge for Robert Moreno and Marcelo Gallardo alike. Kick-off at Suwon World Cup Stadium is 7:00 AM ET on Thursday, September 24. Full US broadcast details are below. 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