A distraught Hernan Galíndez had to be helped off his knees. A training bib draped over the head of Moisés Caicedo could not hide his sobbing. All around the Ecuador goalkeeper and goalscorer there were prone players in yellow crying into the grass. The knockout stages have arrived early and swept Ecuador out of the World Cup. It is Senegal who advance to a probable last-16 date with England.
Kalidou Koulibaly timed his first international goal to perfection to send the Africa Cup of Nations’ champions through as runners-up in Group A behind The Netherlands. He struck just 150 seconds after Caicedo had levelled for Ecuador and kept them in sight of the last 16. England most likely await at Al Bayt Stadium on Sunday.
