Ecuador will have his last rehearsal before Copa America 2024 forehead Honduras this Sunday, June 16 at 2:30 p.m. (Peru) at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field. The ‘northerns’ They want to arrive in optimal conditions for the continental competition and that is why they planned three preparation duels on this FIFA date.
The team of Felix Sanchez They started their preparation measuring themselves with Argentinaand were defeated 1-0 with a goal from Angel Di Maria. Lionel Messi He was not a starter, but entered the field at 56 minutes. Then he played a duel with Boliviaand achieved a resounding 3-1 victory.
Enner Valencia, Joah Yeboah and Jordy Caicedo They were the figures and they stood out with scores that served as motivation a few days after their debut in the international tournament. The Spanish coach’s final thermometer to assemble the team that will debut with Venezuela next Saturday, June 22 at 5:00 p.m. at Levi’s Stadium in California.
“More than progress, each game is planned in a different way and the rival conditions you a lot. The truth is that against Argentina we would have liked to have more offensive power, but it didn’t happen. Now one is seeing the players who can form the starting 11 in the debut with Venezuela. It is becoming clearer to us and we have a few days to continue preparing and play one last game (vs. Honduras) that will give us that final decision. “Hopefully we will end up drawing positive conclusions,” declared the DT.
The duel between ‘tricolor’ and the ‘bicolor’ will be televised by Latin Television through its channels 2 and 702 in high definition on the different operators that have the national house. AND Movistar Sports It will also carry all the incidents of the crucial meeting through its signals 3 and 703 in HD, and will be available on the streaming platform Movistar Play, which is free for all its subscribers.
Besides, Infobae Peru will inform everything about the last preparation match of the ‘northerns’ heading to the Copa America 2024 with all the details, best plays and much more. And for the Honduran territory you can tune in through sportstvc.com, Channel 5 Televicentro Honduras, while for Ecuadorians there is El Canal del Fútbol.
The ‘bicolor’ will face its first friendly prior to its participation in the Concacaf Nations League, which will start in September. Honduras will arrive motivated for its duel with Ecuador due to the triumphs it achieved with Cuba and Bermuda for the Qualifiers for the Canada, United States and Mexico 2026 World Cup.
Reinaldo Rueda praised the football present of the ‘tricolor’ since it is one of the surprises in the South American Qualifiers 2026, where they have an important streak of five consecutive games without losing. The Colombian coach knows the Ecuadorian team very well because he directed them in the years 2010-2014.
“Ecuador has distinguished itself by having a very competitive and high-level team. Part of this achievement is having qualified for the last World Cup, where he consolidated a good process and this has given great maturity, a great international projection to the players who went through the process with Professor Alfaro. Several players have been transferred to important leagues with good success and relevance,” stated Rueda.
Both teams have faced each other 17 times throughout their history, and the balance leans in favor of Ecuador since it celebrated 6 victories and Honduras only 2, ties were broken on 8 occasions.
- Honduras 0-0 Ecuador (03-26-2019) – Friendly.
- Ecuador 3-1 Honduras (02-22-2017) – Friendly.
- Ecuador 2-0 Honduras (09-08-2015) – Friendly.
- Honduras 1-2 Ecuador (06-20-2014) – World Cup Brazil 2014.
