Willian Pacho's Ecuador beat Peru

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Willian Pacho’s Ecuador ran out 1-0 winners over Peru last night on Matchday 8 of CONMEBOL qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

After starting in central defence, the capital club's no. 51 played the entirety of the encounter.

Following Matchday 8, Ecuador sit fourth in the qualifying standings with 11 points.

ECUADOR 1-0 PERU (0-0 at HT)
FIFA World Cup 2026 – CONMEBOL qualifying – Matchday 8
Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado (Quito, Ecuador)

Goal: E. Valencia (54').

ECUADOR: Galíndez, Preciado, Torres, Pacho, Hincapié, Estupiñan (Chávez, 87'), Franco, Caicedo, Mercado (Yeboah, 59'), E. Valencia (Rodríguez, 67'), Páez (Vite, 58'). Coach: Sebastián Beccacece.

PERU: Gallese, Advíncula (Sonne, 46'), Araujo, Santamaría (Zambrano, 45'), Callens, López, Cartagena (Archimbaud, 46'), Tapia, Peña (Quispe, 68'), Valera (Ormeño, 79'), Lapadula. Coach: Jorge Fossati.