The Mini Tri still have one more game in Baku. Under the FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival format, teams keep playing placement games until the last day, and Ecuador’s under-15s drew 1-1 with Egypt on Thursday before losing the shootout 5-4. That sets up a meeting with Venezuela for 15th place in the Tier A standings.
Two games on Thursday
Ecuador started Thursday with a 4-0 loss to Poland in the bracket for places nine to 16, then came back a few hours later to hold Egypt 1-1. Egypt won the penalty shootout 5-4, according to FIFA’s match data.
Venezuela to close it out
Venezuela vs Ecuador kicks off on Friday, October 30, at 1:00 AM ET (midnight in Ecuador) on Pitch 7A at the Hovsan Competition Complex. It is listed to be shown on DAZN.
Whatever happens, Cristian Cachipuendo’s team leave Baku having topped Group U unbeaten, with four wins and a draw, and knocked out Bulgaria on penalties before running into Spain in the round of 16.
| Date | Result |
|---|---|
| Oct 24 | Cabo Verde 0-1 Ecuador |
| Oct 25 | Ecuador 3-0 Kyrgyz Republic |
| Oct 25 | Tonga 0-6 Ecuador |
| Oct 26 | Ecuador 1-1 Uganda |
| Oct 26 | Equatorial Guinea 0-6 Ecuador |
| Oct 28 | Ecuador 1-1 Bulgaria (3-2 pens) |
| Oct 28 | Spain 4-1 Ecuador |
| Oct 29 | Ecuador 0-4 Poland |
| Oct 29 | Ecuador 1-1 Egypt (4-5 pens) |
| Oct 30 | Venezuela vs Ecuador, 1:00 AM ET |
Every upcoming Ecuador game is on our schedule page.
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