The Ecuadorian team, which was eliminated on June 30 by Mexico in the round of 32 of the 2026 World Cup, He left an image of disappointment throughout the tournament.
Those led by Sebastián Beccacece arrived with great expectations, especially for having players of the caliber of William Pacho, Piero Hincapié, Moisés Caicedo and Enner Valencia, among others.
However, Ecuador left many doubts about its performance in the World Cup, not only for finishing in third place in group E, but also for achieving only one victory in the entire tournament.
The 2-0 loss to Mexico marked the end of the process. Shortly after the elimination, it became known that Sebastián Beccacece will not continue as coach of the national team.
The coach confirmed it in the press conference after the game against Mexico and explained that his contract It was linked exclusively to the time the team remained in the World Cup.
“My contract ended when the World Cup ended. Today the World Cup ended. When you work to achieve a goal… I think that the last World Cup and the last qualifying were improved, but we wanted more, we wanted to do our best World Cup“said Beccacece.
Likewise, the coach thanked the opportunity to lead Ecuador and underlined the bond that was formed within the locker room.
“We are not going to continue. Something that I would have loved, because I was happy, because I really believe that we built a locker room of an extraordinary brotherhood. We were just sharing the last moments and I take that love with me.“he stated.
Beccacece directed 24 games with Ecuador: won nine, drew 12 and lost threes.
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