La Tri Femenina. The kickoff times are in. Ecuador will play Ghana and South Africa at 2:00 PM ET and Chinese Taipei at 11:00 AM ET in the preliminary phase of the 2027 Women’s World Cup play-off tournament in Morocco, La Tri announced on X on Wednesday evening.
The schedule
The federation’s graphic lists the games at 14:00, 14:00 and 11:00 Ecuador time. US clocks go back on November 1, so from then on Ecuador time and ET are the same. All three games are at the Mohammed VI Football Complex in Rabat, as FIFA confirmed on Tuesday.
| Date | Time (ET) | Match | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Nov 28 | 2:00 PM | Ghana vs Ecuador | Matchday 1 |
| Tue, Dec 1 | 2:00 PM | South Africa vs Ecuador | Matchday 2 |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 11:00 AM | Chinese Taipei vs Ecuador | Matchday 3 |
One change from earlier reports: Ecuadorian outlet Extra had the Chinese Taipei game at noon Ecuador time, but the FEF’s official schedule has it at 11:00. The six-team table (Uzbekistan and Papua New Guinea complete the field) sends its top two to the final phase, scheduled for February 23 to March 6, 2027. Eva Espejo has not yet named her squad.
The times are now on our Schedule page.
Dragonas IDV reach the Libertadores quarterfinals
Closer to home, Independiente del Valle are into the last eight of the Copa Libertadores Femenina. The Dragonas drew 1-1 with Palmeiras at the Estadio Banco Guayaquil on Wednesday night, which was enough to finish second in Group B with five points behind the Brazilians’ seven, CONMEBOL reported. “Dragonas IDV qualified for the quarterfinals,” the FEF celebrated on X.
Palmeiras played the whole second half with ten after Gláucia was sent off for a second yellow card late in the first half, but they still went ahead in the 76th minute when Bia Zaneratto converted a penalty she had won herself. IDV answered in the 84th minute: Karol Murcia kept a ball alive on the line and 19-year-old Evelyn Burgos finished, according to futbolecuador.com. CONMEBOL said Burgos became the second-youngest Ecuadorian to score in the competition in the last five editions, behind teammate Karen Litardo.
IDV out-shot Palmeiras 17 to 10, with 2.1 expected goals to 1.1, and Palmeiras goalkeeper Ravena made six saves, according to CONMEBOL’s match data. Ecuador international Joselyn Espinales started in midfield for Palmeiras before being substituted.
The reward is a meeting with the defending champions. IDV face six-time winners Corinthians, who won Group A with nine points, 14 goals scored and one conceded, on Saturday, October 24 at 4:00 PM ET at the Estadio Banco Guayaquil. It is a single game, and a draw goes straight to penalties with no extra time, according to InfoTimão. Liga de Quito, already eliminated, close their campaign against Bolívar on Thursday night.
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