Ecuador v France, 25 June 2014

Kick-off 5.00pm local (9.00pm BST) Man of the Match: Alexander Domínguez (Ecuador) Assistant referees: Songuifolo Yeo (Ivory Coast) Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi) Fourth official: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) Fifth official: Sander van Roekel (Netherlands) The two teams had met in one previous match, in a friendly in 2008, won 2–0 by France. France midfielder Yohan Cabaye was suspended for the match due to accumulation of yellow cards. The match finished goalless, with the point enough to confirm France's place in the knockout stage, winning the group with seven points. Ecuador, which had to match Switzerland's result in the final match to have any chance of qualification, had captain Antonio Valencia sent off in the second half after a high tackle on Lucas Digne. As Switzerland defeated Honduras in the other match played at the same time, Ecuador was eliminated, thus being the only team in the CONMEBOL group to fail to advance to the Round of 16.