Sebastián Beccacece leaves the Ecuadorian team after the defeat against Mexico
The Argentine strategist announced his departure from the Ecuadorian team. Beccacece regretted the elimination against Mexico
The Mexican team defeated Ecuador 2-0 with authority. The Azteca Stadium was the great fortress of Javier Aguirre's team. For Ecuador it was a great failure. Being left out in the round of 32 made Sebastián Beccacece step aside from the Ecuadorian bench.
On paper, the Ecuadorian team should have been one of the most careful rivals in the 2026 World Cup. It was expected to be a historic tournament for La Tri, but they collided head-on with Mexico's good defensive block.
“We could not fulfill the feat we promised, which was to have our best World Cup, and, therefore, obviously, due to the responsibility that I entail, my contract ended once the World Cup ended, and the World Cup ended for Ecuador,” said Beccacece.
Ecuador finished in second place in the South American qualifiers. The whole half of the world had very high expectations for this World Cup. But from start to finish, Ecuador only left many doubts in its matches.
“Today is a sad day and night for all the Ecuadorian people because it had awakened great enthusiasm and great expectation for what has been done throughout this time we have been together,” he added.
Ecuador began its participation in the World Cup with a 1-0 defeat against Ivory Coast. On the second day they could not get past a 0-0 draw against Curacao. There were signs of improvement with the 2-1 victory against Germany, but the Mexican defensive block was an obstacle that they could not overcome. Ecuador ends its participation in the World Cup by scoring goals in only one game.
Sebastián Beccacece in La Tri
The young strategist born in Rosario ends his participation with La Tri after 24 coached games. Sebastián Becaccece leaves a balance of 9 wins, 12 draws and only 3 losses. However, a couple of those losses came in the 2026 World Cup.
Becaccece had not lost a game with Ecuador since 1-0 against Brazil in September 2024. La Tri, before the World Cup, had 19 games in a row without losing. El gran problema de esta selección fue la dificultad de sus delanteros y mediocampo ofensivo al momento de concretar las jugadas de gol.