Soccer Football - Copa America Brazil 2019 - Group C - Ecuador v Japan - Mineirao Stadium, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - June 24, 2019 Ecuador coach Hernan Gomez reacts REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez
(Reuters) - Ecuador coach Hernan Gomez eschewed responsibility for his side's early exit at the Copa America on Monday and said the thought of resigning had never entered his head.
Ecuador had to beat Japan to qualify for the quarter-finals but a 1-1 draw in Belo Horizonte saw them both eliminated. The Ecuadorians finished bottom of Group C, with Uruguay and Chile going through to the knockout stage.
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