Ecuador hosts Paraguay on Thursday as CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying continues with a clash in Quito.
Ecuador continues to perform well, despite starting qualifying with a three-point penalty for fielding an ineligible player.
La Tricolor has responded with a 4W-2L-2D start to put itself in fourth place in the qualifying standings. New manager Sebastián Beccacece came in after the Copa América and saw his side split a pair of September qualifiers, losing to Brazil and beating Peru.
Paraguay, meanwhile, is off to a 2W-3L-3D start and sits in seventh place, one point out of the sixth and final automatic qualifying position.
After a disappointing Copa América, La Albirroja bounced back with a massive home win over Brazil and an away draw against Uruguay in the September window, boosting their chances of reaching a first World Cup since 2010.
Here is everything you need to know ahead of the game.
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