World Cup group stage play continues on Saturday, and new users can claim the Kalshi referral code CBSSPORTS to get a $15 bonus after making $10 worth of trades. A shot at a first group-stage win is on the line when Ecuador battles Curacao at 8 p.

When Ecuadorian soccer content creator Leandro de Vera, aka DonFutbol, tied his country’s flag around the Rocky statue’s neck at the top of the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s steps, he was unaware of the butterfly effect he had set in motion.

Fans of Ecuador took over the FIFA Fan Fest in Kansas City on Friday, ahead of their match against Curaçao on Saturday.

Fans filled the restaurant to cheer on Ecuador during its return to the World Cup, turning the Tulsa restaurant into a celebration of soccer, food and Ecuadorian culture. Que Gusto owner Carla Meneses said she originally expected only a small crowd of regular customers,

Ecuador manager Sebastian Beccacece has dropped a lineup bombshell for La Tri's 2026 World Cup Group E opener against Ivory Coast, leaving star left-back Pervis Estupinan and teenage phenom Kendry Paez out of the starting eleven.