Ecuador national football team
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Ecuador national football team has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Bill Simmons Podcast. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Anthony DabbundoRinger sports-betting and soccer analyst, co-host of The Ringer Gambling Show
- Didn’t happen
Dabbundo backs Ecuador as a dark horse with an elite defense and predicts it will reach the quarterfinals.
“I have them in the quarterfinals in my bracket. I think they can make a run”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: A Knicks Miracle (and an All-Time Spurs Collapse), a Mini-Mailbag, and a World Cup Preview | With Joe House, Kirk Goldsberry, Anthony Dabbundo, and Cousin Sal (Jun 11, 2026) · Listen from 1:38:13
Predictions
- Didn’t happenAnthony Dabbundo
Dabbundo backs Ecuador as a dark horse with an elite defense and predicts it will reach the quarterfinals.
“I have them in the quarterfinals in my bracket. I think they can make a run”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: A Knicks Miracle (and an All-Time Spurs Collapse), a Mini-Mailbag, and a World Cup Preview | With Joe House, Kirk Goldsberry, Anthony Dabbundo, and Cousin Sal (Jun 11, 2026) · Listen from 1:38:13 · Ecuador national football team
Ecuador got out of Group E by beating Germany 2-1 on June 25, 2026. They then lost 2-0 to Mexico in the round of 32, with goals from Julián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez. That knocked them out two rounds before the quarterfinals Dabbundo predicted.
Sources: Mexico Eliminates Ecuador, Final Match Stats, Highlights & Updated World Cup 2026 Bracket · Ecuador shock Germany, seal spot in World Cup knockout stage - ESPN · World Cup 2026: Ivory Coast, Ecuador reach last 32 as Germany lose, Curacao eliminated - France 24
Checked Oct 8, 2026
Podcasts
- The Bill Simmons Podcast · 1 episode
Episodes
A Knicks Miracle (and an All-Time Spurs Collapse), a Mini-Mailbag, and a World Cup Preview | With Joe House, Kirk Goldsberry, Anthony Dabbundo, and Cousin SalThe Bill Simmons Podcast · Jun 11, 2026 · 2 h 1 min
Bill Simmons, Kirk Goldsberry and Joe House dissect the Knicks' 29-point Game 4 comeback over the Spurs, Simmons answers mailbag questions, and Anthony Dabbundo and Cousin Sal preview World Cup bets.