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William Pacho, a two-time Champions League winner; Piero Hincapié, a Premier League champion; and Moises Caicedo, one of the most expensive midfielders in British football what do they have in common? They all play for Ecuador. This is a South American national team from a country of 18.6 million people, consistently labelled a pre-tournament dark horse for the 2026 World Cup. But why? Their defensive structure is among the hardest to break down in the region, with 13 clean s