2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Match 09 Group E Switzerland Vs Ecuador Sunday June 15,2014

 

Switzerland Vs Ecuador at Estadio Nacional, Brasilia

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

• This is the first ever meeting between Switzerland and Ecuador.

Switzerland

• Their only defeat in the last 18 internationals since May 2012 came away to South Korea in November (W12, D5, L1).
• Only eight members of the World Cup squad were not born outside Switzerland or to foreign parents.
• Switzerland have only conceded one goal in their last seven World Cup games.
• Ottmar Hitzfeld's side were unbeaten in World Cup qualification, winning seven and drawing three of their 10 qualifiers.
• Their tally of seven clean sheets in the preliminaries was only bettered in Europe by Greece (8).
• They have never beaten South American opposition in five attempts at the World Cup, losing the last four.

Ecuador

• Ecuador have never drawn a game at a World Cup, winning three and losing four so far.
• They had an unrivalled 201 shots and 396 crosses in South American qualification.
• Reinaldo Rueda's side did not win any of their eight matches outside Ecuador in the qualifying campaign.
• Their only win in the last seven matches was against Australia in March, when they came from 3-0 down to win 4-3 at The Den in Millwall.
• Felipe Caicedo scored seven goals in nine games in qualification, including three penalties. 

 Switzerland beats Ecuador 2-1 at Estadio Nacional, Brasilia
Goal Scorers
For Switzerland - Admir Memedi(47) and Haris Seferovic(90)
For Ecuador - Enner Valencia (22)

Enner Valencia put Ecuador into a shock lead in the first-half

Admir Mehmedi gets ahead of Ecuador's goalkeeper to equalise for Switzerland

Haris Seferovic scoops home a late opener for Switzerland in a 2-1 win against Ecuador

Managers

Ottmar Hitzfeld(Switzerland)
Reinaldo Rueda(Ecuador)

Squads

Switzerland

• 01 Benaglio
• 02 Lichtsteiner
• 13 Rodriguez
• 08 Inler
• 20 Djourou Booked
• 05 Von Bergen
• 23 Shaqiri
• 11 Behrami
• 19 Drmic (Seferovic - 75' )
• 10 Xhaka
• 14 Stocker (Mehmedi - 45' )

Ecuador 

• 22 Domínguez
• 04 Paredes Booked
• 10 Ayoví
• 23 Gruezo
• 02 Guagua
• 03 Erazo
• 16 A Valencia
• 06 Noboa
• 13 E Valencia
• 11 Caicedo (Arroyo - 70' )
• 07 Montero (Rojas - 77' )