France played 10-man Ecuador to a scoreless draw that was enough to see them win Group E, while La Tri were eliminated.
France draws Ecuador, wins Group E
Matthias HangstBoth teams got chances late in the half, but neither could break through with the opening goal.
In the 38th minute when Paul Pogba got a free header in the box off a corner kick. Pogba was able to get a clean strike on the ball, but Alecander Domínguez reacted quickly, palming the ball over the crossbar. Two minutes later, Hugo Lloris denied Enner Valencia on towering, close range header as he was able to get enough on the ball to keep it out of the goal.
Read Article >Antonio Valencia sent off for Ecuador
Ecuador vs. France hasn’t really kicked off yet, which isn’t much of a surprise. France don’t need to do anything more than draw to secure top spot in Group E, and while Ecuador need to win they don’t have the talent to go after the leaders.
It’s going to get even more difficult for the South Americans after captain Antonio Valencia was sent off early in the second half for this foul on Lucas Digne:
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