Jul 4, 2024; Houston, TX, USA; Argentina’s defender Lisandro Martinez (25) reacts after scoring a goal in the first half of the match against Ecuador at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports Argentina didn’t play a perfect match, far from it, but when it comes to penalty kicks, the team seems invincible again…
Jun 30, 2024; Glendale, AZ, USA; Mexico midfielder Orbelin Pineda (17) controls the ball against Ecuador midfielder Moises Caicedo (23) during the first half] in the Copa America soccer tournament at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Ecuador reached the Copa America quarterfinals by earning a gritty and dramatic 0-0 draw…
Jun 30, 2024; Glendale, AZ, USA; Mexico midfielder Orbelin Pineda (17) controls the ball against Ecuador midfielder Moises Caicedo (23) during the first half] in the Copa America soccer tournament at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Ecuador reached the Copa America quarterfinals by earning a gritty and dramatic 0-0 draw…
Later, the discovery of Amazonian oil reserves generated an economic boom beginning in the 1970s that helped establish Ecuador as a beacon of relative peace on a troubled continent. But two decades of rampant inflation followed, leading in 2000 to the center-right government’s replacement of the national currency with the American dollar. Between 1998, as…
