Copa América 2016 · Quarter-final

United States 2–1 Ecuador

Thursday 16 Jun 2016 · Seattle, United States

United States2–1Ecuador

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Dempsey Zardes Arroyo

22′1–0Clint Dempsey United States
65′2–0Gyasi Zardes United States
74′2–1Michael Arroyo Ecuador

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

United States

Came on

15Kyle Beckerman↑74′
19Graham Zusi↑81′
3Steve Birnbaum↑90′

Ecuador

Came on

8Fernando Gaibor↑62′
5Cristian Ramírez↑72′
17Jaime Ayoví↑82′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

United States: 1847 → 1872
Ecuador: 1944 → 1919

Expected score for United States: 50.4% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 12 of 14, 1984–2025.

United States wins: 4
Draws: 5
Ecuador wins: 5

Form either side

United States

Before

4–0 v Guatemala 29 Mar 2016 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2016
3–1 v Puerto Rico 22 May 2016 · Friendly
0–2 v Colombia 3 Jun 2016 · Copa América 2016
4–0 v Costa Rica 7 Jun 2016 · Copa América 2016
1–0 v Paraguay 11 Jun 2016 · Copa América 2016

After

0–4 v Argentina 21 Jun 2016 · Copa América 2016
0–1 v Colombia 25 Jun 2016 · Copa América 2016
6–0 v Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 Sep 2016 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2016
4–0 v Trinidad and Tobago 6 Sep 2016 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2016
2–0 v Cuba 7 Oct 2016 · Friendly

Ecuador

Before

2–2 v Paraguay 24 Mar 2016 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2016
1–3 v Colombia 29 Mar 2016 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2016
0–0 v Brazil 4 Jun 2016 · Copa América 2016
2–2 v Peru 8 Jun 2016 · Copa América 2016
4–0 v Haiti 12 Jun 2016 · Copa América 2016

After

0–3 v Brazil 1 Sep 2016 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2016
1–2 v Peru 6 Sep 2016 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2016
3–0 v Chile 6 Oct 2016 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2016
2–2 v Bolivia 11 Oct 2016 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2016
1–2 v Uruguay 10 Nov 2016 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2016

Road through the tournament

United States

0–2 v Colombia Group stage
4–0 v Costa Rica Group stage
1–0 v Paraguay Group stage
2–1 v Ecuador Quarter-final
0–4 v Argentina Semi-final
0–1 v Colombia Third-place play-off

Ecuador

0–0 v Brazil Group stage
2–2 v Peru Group stage
4–0 v Haiti Group stage
1–2 v United States Quarter-final

Every United States v Ecuador match14

From United States's side.


10 Oct 2025	Ecuador	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
21 Mar 2019	Ecuador	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
16 Jun 2016	Ecuador	2–1	Home	Copa América 2016	Quarter-final
11 Oct 2011	Ecuador	0–1	Home	Friendly	—
25 Mar 2007	Ecuador	3–1	Home	Friendly	—
10 Mar 2002	Ecuador	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
7 Jun 2001	Ecuador	0–0	Home	Friendly	—
7 Aug 1997	Ecuador	0–1	Home	Friendly	—
19 Jun 1993	Ecuador	0–2	Away	Copa América 1993	Group stage
12 Jun 1988	Ecuador	0–0	Home	Friendly	—
10 Jun 1988	Ecuador	0–2	Home	Friendly	—
7 Jun 1988	Ecuador	0–1	Home	Friendly	—
2 Dec 1984	Ecuador	2–2	Home	Friendly	—
30 Nov 1984	Ecuador	0–0	Home	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN