
<p><em>Sí, se puede</em> – yes, we can – was the chant that rang out from the 55,000 Ecuador fans as their team’s final group match kicked off. Despite a flat start to their World Cup campaign, there was a genuine belief that an upset against a full-strength Germany was possible. They had no other choice: having been shut out <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/21/curacao-ecuado
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