Netherlands vs Ecuador

When: Today November 25, 7pm

Where: Khalifa International Stadium, Doha Capacity: 40,000

Key stats:

Netherlands have been runners-up at three World Cups and are competing in their 11th finals.

They finished top of their World Cup qualifying group and are unbeaten in 16 games since their elimination at the last European Championship by the Czech Republic.

Netherlands began their Group A campaign with a 2-0 victory over African champions Senegal.

Ecuador are playing in their fourth World Cup with aspirations to surpass their previous best performance when they reached the last 16 in Germany in 2006.

Ecuador secured South America’s last automatic qualifying spot by coming fourth in a perennially tough group, winning seven games and scoring 27 goals in the 18-match slog. Ecuador handed a first ever defeat to a World Cup host when they beat Qatar 2-0 in their opening Group A game.

Previous meetings:

The two nations have only played each other twice, both in friendlies. The Dutch won 1-0 in 2006 and they drew 1-1 in 2014.