Ecuador awaits as Curaçao fight to keep the dream alive

Ecuador today, and it already feels huge

Your team plays Ecuador today, Saturday, in the second Group E match (2) (3) (9). After the 7–1 loss to Germany, this one matters for different reasons. A result here keeps the tournament alive. A heavy defeat and the debut World Cup starts to slip away. Kickoff is in Houston, where the Germany game also took place.

Comenencia watches his goal every day

Livano Comenencia scored Curaçao's first ever World Cup goal against Germany, and he is not letting the moment fade. "I've had so many congratulations. Unbelievable. It feels really good to score. But it must not stop here," he said (1). He watches the goal back every single day. The message is clear: he wants more.

Advocaat: 'We have to be overjoyed'

Dick Advocaat kept it simple after the Germany loss. "We must above all be overjoyed that we get to experience this," he said (2) (6) (7). He has repeated the message ahead of Ecuador: the players and staff will never go through this again. The 78-year-old was visibly emotional before the Germany match and has been in good spirits at press conferences, laughing off an odd question by saying he would be dead before winning a World Cup with Curaçao (4) (5).

Fonville: from amateur football to Sané and Wirtz

Deveron Fonville went from IJsselmeervogels in the Dutch amateur leagues to facing Leroy Sané and Florian Wirtz on a World Cup pitch. "I made it difficult for him," Fonville said of marking Sané (8). Germany scored seven, but Fonville's story is what this tournament is about for your team. Players who never expected to be here, standing across from the best in the world.