Ecuador fans pin hopes on a World Cup run amid a surge in violence
GUAYAQUIL (ECUADOR): (May 24) Ecuador could do with some good news.
Many provinces are under a state of emergency. Thousands of military and police are fighting a surge in crime driven by drug traffickers. Night-time curfews abound. The fuel crisis has caused severe disruption. The border with Colombia is volatile.
But hope is high and undiminished for Ecuador at the coming World Cup.






