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Switzerland v Ecuador (17:00 BST)

Escaping the South American qualifying stage has historicallyin the past been a hard task for Ecuador, with the imposing shadows of rivals Brazil, Argentina and Colombia looming giant.

So Brazil's automatic qualification as the host nation helped their cause considerably - and they didn't let their opportunity go begging. .

Reinaldo Rueda's men were second in the South American standings after ten matches, but only won of their last six qualifiers to set up a nervy finish. Crucially, that victory came in their penultimate qualifier - against nearest rivals Uruguay - and sealed the fourth and final automatic qualification spot.

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