In the second round of the World Cup group stage, the Netherlands is going to play against Ecuador. The European team started the tournament with a win against Senegal but was able to score the first goal only in the 84th minute. The Netherlands struggled a little bit but they played against the best African team. Head coach Louis van Gaal admitted that the team didn't show the best performance and that's a good thing because the team will be motivated.

Ecuador opened the tournament with a game against Qatar and won by 2:0. Their performance was good but it needs to be said that Qatar was playing very poorly and this is going to be Ecuador's first real test. Enner Valencia scored both goals for Ecuador but he left the field early because of an injury. As of right now, he's questionable and could potentially not be able to suit up.

In this game, I'm taking the Netherlands. They haven't lost 16 games in a row and have won 12. The Netherlands have lost only two of their last 14 World Cup matches against South American opponents, with their previous such defeat coming against Brazil in 1994. It's important to remember that the Netherlands players will play better as the tournament continues. Memphis Depay started the last game from the bench but now he should be enough fit to be in the starting XI. The Netherlands have kept a clean sheet in each of their last four games in the FIFA World Cup - their longest such run in the competition.

There is a huge difference in the FIFA ranking between both teams as the Netherlands is the 8th best team while Ecuador is only the 44th best. It's not like that plays a big role, but it gives some perspective about how good teams are. Ecuador has won only two of their seven World Cup matches against European teams, with their previous such victory coming against Poland in 2006. In the last four World Cup games against European teams, Ecuador hasn't won and has scored only once.

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在世界杯小组赛第二轮，荷兰队将对阵厄瓜多尔队。这支欧洲球队以战胜塞内加尔开场，但在比赛进行到第84分钟才攻入首球。荷兰队表现不佳，但他们的对手是最好的非洲球队。主教练范加尔承认球队没有展现出最好的表现，这是一件好事，因为球队会被激励。

厄瓜多尔在本届世界杯的首场比赛中对阵卡塔尔，最终以2:0获胜。他们的表现很好，但需要指出的是，卡塔尔踢得非常糟糕，这将是厄瓜多尔的第一次真正的考验。瓦伦西亚为厄瓜多尔打进两球，但他因伤提前离场。到目前为止，他还是个问题，可能无法上场。

在这场比赛中，我要拿下荷兰。他们没有连续输掉16场比赛，而是赢了12场。荷兰队在世界杯上最近14场对阵南美对手的比赛中只输了两场，上一次输给巴西队是在1994年。重要的是要记住，随着比赛的继续，荷兰球员会发挥得更好。孟斐斯·德佩在上一场比赛中替补首发，但现在他应该足够健康，可以进入首发11人。荷兰队在世界杯最近四场比赛中均保持零封，这是荷兰队在世界杯上保持零封时间最长的一次。

两支球队在国际足联的排名相差很大，荷兰排在第8位，而厄瓜多尔只排在第44位。这并不是一个很重要的因素，但它提供了一些关于团队好坏的观点。厄瓜多尔在世界杯上与欧洲球队的7场比赛中只赢了2场，上一次战胜波兰是在2006年。在最近四次世界杯对阵欧洲球队的比赛中，厄瓜多尔没有赢过球，只进过一球。