Ecuador's team pose to the media before a 2014 World Cup qualifying soccer match against Uruguay in Quito, October 11, 2013. REUTERS/Kevin Granja
QUITO (Reuters) - A quick look at Ecuador's World Cup qualifying campaign would lead to the conclusion that their biggest strength was playing home matches at high altitude in Quito.
Generally regarded as the weakest of South America's six representatives, Ecuador won seven games and drew one at the Atahualpa, their mountain fortress at 2,800 metres above sea level, while on the road they managed only three draws and five defeats.
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