Ecuador will have a «difficult game» against Venezuela by the South American qualifier

Ecuador recognized on Tuesday that on his way to the classification for the 2026 World Cup will face a «difficult» game against Venezuela, which added a new decline for the thirteenth date of the South American tie.

«We know that it will be a very difficult game (…) Venezuela is a complicated rival, it has interesting players,» Cristian Ramírez said in a press conference.

Third in the Regional Premundial with 19 points, the tricolor will try to strengthen the position at the expense of Venezuela, which lost impulse and is located in the eighth place with 12 units.

On Monday, Venezuelans suffered the decline of the defense Miguel Navarro, which adds four absent.

The game will be played in Quito (2,850 altitude), where the last days have registered low temperatures and strong downpours. The duel will be at the Rodrigo Paz Delgado stadium from 4:00 pm (21h00 GMT).

«We worry right now about trying to focus 100%» to be able to face the match against Vinotinto, Ramírez added.

The defense said that despite the good position of the tricolor «everything can happen.» «We have absolutely not won anything, these qualifiers are very long,» he said.

After facing Venezuela, Ecuadorians will visit Chile next Tuesday.

«They are going to be very difficult games and I believe that with the effort of each of us we will achieve the dream we all have, all players, the whole country,» said Ramírez.