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Ecuador returns to the World Cup under Argentine coach

FILE - Ecuador's Byron Castillo, left, and Japan's Shogo Taniguchi challenge for the ball during the international friendly soccer match between Japan and Ecuador as part of the Kirin Challenge Cup in Duesseldorf, Germany, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File) Ecuador's head coach Gustavo Alfaro watches during the first half of an international friendly soccer match against Cape Verde, Saturday, June 11, 2022, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) FILE - Ecuador's Renato Ibarra, left, battles for the ball with Colombia's Jefferson Lerma during a qualifying soccer match for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 in Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. (Rodrigo Buendia, Pool via AP, File) FILE - Ecuador head coach Gustavo Alfaro watches during the first half of an international friendly soccer match against Cape Verde, Saturday, June 11, 2022, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File) Ecuador's Michael Estrada is pictured during the international friendly soccer match between Japan and Ecuador as part of the Kirin Challenge Cup in Duesseldorf, Germany, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Ecuador's Angel Mena is pictured during the international friendly soccer match between Japan and Ecuador as part of the Kirin Challenge Cup in Duesseldorf, Germany, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Ecuador returns to the World Cup under Argentine coach