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Watch Colombia Vs. Ecuador Live Stream Free, CONMEBOL 2018 World Cup Qualifier

By Patricia Didelot
Published on: 00:00 PST, Mar 29, 2016

Watch Colombia vs. Ecuador live stream free online in a CONMEBOL 2018 World Cup qualifier on Tuesday, March 29 from Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez in Barranquilla, Colombia.

Colombia is breathing a little easier after a heart-stopping match, where they defeated their host, Bolivia, 3-2 in a significant victory against one of the weakest squads in South American football at the Estadio Hernando Siles in La Paz, last Thursday. James Rodriguez and his teammates need this win at home against Ecuador if they are to have any chance of repeating the heroics that earned them the title of “the Cinderella team” at the 2014 World Cup.

This is not the same Colombia that James led two years ago to the delight of football fans all over the globe. Los Cafeteros have struggled and are hoping to score two wins in a row for the first time in the CONMEBOL 2018 World Cup qualifying round, after a lackluster show at the Copa America 2015.

When you watch Colombia vs. Ecuador live stream free online, you will be able to see if the Real Madrid striker can regain the top form he showed in 2014. However, he will have to get past a red hot Ecuador, which, against most predictions, is leading the South American qualifier with 13 points to Colombia’s 7.

Ecuador has been the darling of the CONMEBOL 2018 World Cup qualifier so far, with four wins, one draw, and no losses in an impressive performance that has La Tri positioned to move on to the finals in Russia easily. At this time, the Andean country leads second place Uruguay by three points.

Colombia vs. Ecuador is a classic South American match-up, as both countries are bitter rivals, and fans couldn’t be more excited to see if Ecuador can continue its heroics or whether Colombia will be the victor at home. In any case, this promises to be a test for James, who turned into a superstar in 2014 and currently plays with Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid.

Despite his short but successful career, James has been harshly criticized for not performing up to the level he showed in Brazil 2014. However, the 24-year-old forward, who won the Golden Boot in Brazil, is not to be deterred and says he will be ready when fans watch Colombia vs. Ecuador live stream this coming Tuesday, according to Goal.com.

“People will always talk. I just try to train every day as hard as I can.

“What people comment outside of the game does not matter to me I just try to work hard and play well and help so that we can all win.

“I always want to win, I always want to help the team. Here, I am just one more player. I am here to help and make sure that we win. In the last 10 minutes (against Bolivia) I was exhausted, but I wanted to help.”

James is backed by Colombia’s coach, Jose Pekerman, who praised the youngster’s leadership despite his troubles dealing with La Paz’s high altitude during the intense 2018 World Cup qualifying match against Bolivia. During the match, which Colombia narrowly won after Bolivia came back from a 2-0 deficit with goals in the 50th and 62nd minutes, James scored to put his team up 1-0.

In the meantime, Ecuador will try to improve their last result at the Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa in Quito, which saw the home team struggle and end up with their only draw (2-2) against Paraguay.

Watch Colombia vs. Ecuador live stream free here. Kick-off is at 4:30 p.m. ET.

[Photo by Fernando Llano/AP Images]

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