Frightened at the World Cup Five football players played with “pistol on their heads”: If you win, we kill your family.

With 2-0 losses to Mexicans, Ecuador's national ended its World Cup journey. Ahead of more than 80,000 hot fans at the mythical stadium “Azteca”, the local team celebrated the qualifications, but the festival was soon overshadowed by the shocking accusations erupted in the Ecuadoran media. According to local sources, backstages of this challenge hide illegal events: notorious Mexican cartels allegedly intervened directly, terrorising Ecuador players and their families with open threats.

Families Threats Destroy Team Morals

According to the Ecuadoran media, this psychological pressure was the main reason why the team's morality fell, which brought an unusual, pale and muffled presentation during the fatal match. The Ecuador sports portals were flooded with details about this serious incident.

Although there is currently no material or official evidence publicly supporting these serious accusations, some independent sources offer identical and quite thrilling evidence of the methods of pressure used against football players.

Criminals reportedly targeted a specific group of players shortly before they landed on the iconic stadium field. People connected to cartels allegedly contacted five Equadorians over the phone. During these conversations, they have been given very private information - the exact addresses and ways of moving their families back home, as well as those currently living in Mexico. This gives a logical explanation of why the team seemed completely distracted and without any sports aggression in the duel setting the qualifications for the 16th round.

Reporter Carlos Vera's testimony: “They played without a single thread of courage”

The renowned Equadorian journalist Carlos Vera has publicly confirmed that he has knowledge of highly suspicious behind the scenes. However, he stressed that without official documents, it is difficult to draw firm conclusions.

Carlos Vera said: “Did the mafia send threats? I am personally informed that such threats were sent to the family of one of our national players living in Mexico. I cannot speak for sure 100% of others, but only such a scenario could find a logical explanation for what we saw in the field.

The team played without a hint of courage; they became incomprehensible, amateur mistakes, and we missed clean occasions. Our appearance was completely inexplicable. Likely, families were under direct threat. ”

Official Reactions and Rebellion in Mexico

On the other hand, official institutions currently have no record of this supposed intimidation. Ecuadoran Football Federation, F The IFA, as well as the Mexican state authorities, have claimed they have received no formal condemnation or complaint from players or staff.

In Mexico this news has been met with deep indignation and severe reactions. The public and local media claim it is just a classic alibi of the Ecuadorans to justify the failure in shifts, mixing the sport with organised crime on grounds of gossip, in order to diminish the deserved qualifications of the Mexican national.

However, the fact that this news is circulated by serious journalists in Ecuador still leaves doubt. If evidence from the players themselves or hard evidence appeared in the coming days, it would undoubtedly turn into one of the biggest scandals in world championship history.

What is expected to happen at Mexico's challenge England?

Mexico faces a huge sports challenge in the 16th round, where 6 July it will face England's mighty National Stadium at “Azteca”. It remains to be seen whether these extra-sport stories will continue to follow the Mexicans on the eve of this huge rent, but one thing is certain: the English are not easily delivered or affected by such pressures outside the field.