Ecuador opened up their group stage with a heartbreaking loss to Switzerland who broke a 1-1 tie in the waning minutes of the game to win the game. Ecuador rebounded in their second game to defeat Honduras. However, the team was held to a scoreless draw in their third game against group winner France, after going down to ten men when team leader Antonio Valencia was given a red card, somewhat unfairly, for a reckless challenge. Of the 7 South American teams playing the World Cup, Ecuador was the only one not to make it to the round of 16, but they showed flashes of excellent play and were just a little bit unlucky (on top of the horrible luck in qualifying play when their top scorer died of a heart attack during a game).

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Ecuador is getting ready to play in the World Cup and players are highly motivated after star player Christian Benitez died suddenly last year from a heart attack. It will have to rely on the prowess of Luis Antonio Valencia who plays for Manchester United (pictured above). …

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Activists have been collecting signatures to try to force a referendum on drilling in Yasuni National Park. In excess of 700,000 signatures were collected, more than what was required, but the process for validating the signatures is now mired in controversy, according to a special report to Mongabay, a pro-conservation website.

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Ecuador recently had its victory in its pollution case against Chevron overturned. More news about ongoing developments were reported in the Wall Street Journal: …

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