Comments, predictions Brazil vs Ecuador: Lucky victory

Brazil will continue their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign when they host Ecuador at the Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira on Friday.

The Seleção are currently in sixth place with seven points, while the visitors are one point ahead in fifth place.

Latest Brazil vs Ecuador team information

Brazil are without striker Al-Hilal Neymar, who is still recovering from an anterior cruciate ligament injury he suffered in October 2023.

Borussia Dortmund's Yan Couto and Manchester City's Savinho, who were teammates at Girona last season, have both withdrawn from Dorival's squad through injury.

Dorival have called up 17-year-old Palmeiras striker Estevao Willian, who will move from Brazil's top flight to the Premier League when he officially joins Chelsea next summer.

With Raphinha suspended, Dorival could decide to go with an all-Real Madrid attack of Rodrygo, Vinicius Junior and Endrick.

As for Ecuador, they were unable to call up defender Christian Ramirez, who had to withdraw from the squad after suffering an ankle injury in Ferencvaros' Europa League qualifying match against Borac.

Brighton & Hove Albion's Pervis Estupinan has not played for his country since March 2023 due to injury, but he has returned to the squad for this international break and is expected to start against Brazil.

Ecuador's all-time leading scorer, Enner Valencia, will lead the attack, and he will be looking to add to his goalscoring tally, which currently stands at 41 for the national team.

Latest expected lineup Brazil vs Ecuador

Brazil:

Alisson; Danilo, Militao, Gabriel, Arana; Andre, Guimaraes, Paqueta; Rodrygo, Vinicius, Endrick

Ecuador:

Galindez; Preciado, Hincapie, Pacho, Estupinan; Caicedo, Franco, Gruezo; Paez, Sarmiento, Valencia

Latest football commentary Brazil vs Ecuador

Brazil coach Dorival Junior suffered disappointment in his first tournament as he saw his team eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Copa America in the United States.

The Seleção managed just one win in their three group games (D2), meaning they had to settle for second place and face a tough quarter-final against Marcelo Bielsa's Uruguay. Uruguay held their nerve and eliminated Brazil on penalties.

Despite presiding over an unimpressive tournament, Dorival can still take some solace from the fact that he has yet to lose in regulation time in any of his eight matches, giving him a foundation to build on in his first two qualifiers as Brazil coach.

The five-time World Cup champions may take qualification for the World Cup for granted, but they still have work to do after winning two, drawing one and losing three of their first six qualifying matches.

They began their qualifying campaign with two consecutive wins and a draw against Venezuela, before being halted by three defeats against Uruguay, Colombia and Argentina.

Brazil will be confident of picking up a point in Friday's match against Ecuador, having avoided defeat in their last 12 encounters.

Like Brazil, Ecuador also experienced disappointment in the penalty shootout in the quarter-finals of Copa America 2024.

After finishing second in the group stage, La Tri drew 1–1 with Argentina before losing 4–2 in the subsequent penalty shootout.

After months of reflecting on a second consecutive quarter-final exit, Ecuador will return to World Cup qualifying with the goal of reaching back-to-back finals.

Felix Sanchez left his position after Ecuador's Copa America exit and was subsequently replaced by former Elche coach Sebastian Beccacece.

Beccacece takes over a team that is on a five-game unbeaten run in World Cup qualifying and currently sits one place above Brazil despite being docked three points for fielding an ineligible player in the previous qualifier.

La Tri have not beaten Brazil since November 2004, but they can take confidence from the fact that they have not lost in their last two meetings with the Selecao. Brazil will be encouraged to bounce back from a disappointing Copa America campaign, and we think they will take advantage of home advantage to take all three points and extend their unbeaten run in the competition to 13 games.

Brazil vs Ecuador score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the Brazil vs Ecuador match:

• Sportsmole: Brazil 2-1 Ecuador

• WhoScore: Brazil 2-0 Ecuador
• Our prediction: Brazil 2-1 Ecuador

When and where to watch Brazil vs Ecuador live?

To watch the Brazil vs Ecuador match live in the World Cup qualifiers at 8:00 a.m. on September 7, viewers can watch on TV360 here, Mytv system here or on online sports channels. Wishing you happy football watching moments.

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