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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jun 21Curaçao Creates 3 Breakaways as Juninho Bacuna Is Ruled Offside
1 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jun 21Summary
- Three straight Curaçao breakaway chances put Ecuador under pressure, with the latest move halted by an offside call on Juninho Bacuna.
- A broken-up pass and a high shot had already ended the previous two runs, but the sequence showed Curaçao repeatedly finding space in transition.
- That transition threat is emerging as Curaçao’s clearest attacking route against Ecuador and could yet produce the opening goal.
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Will Ecuador's aggressive new strategy deliver goals, or will it backfire against Curaçao's rapid counter-attacks? Can the smallest nation in World Cup history break down South America's meanest defense for a shocking upset?