Darwin Nunez had earlier in the international break scored an equalising penalty against Luis Diaz, and he was given the opportunity to experience the same glory for his country.
When the score remained 0-0, our No. 7 was tasked with trying to beat Moises Ramirez from the penalty spot, but the Ecuadorian stopped his attempt.
Virgil van Dijk, Darwin Nunez, Dominik Szoboszlai, and Ben Doak have all scored from penalties in the past week, but unfortunately, we were unable to witness a full stadium for Jurgen Klopp’s team.
The former Porto player saw his country draw back-to-back games and are currently ranked fifth in their qualifying group as the game concluded in a deadlock.
The 26-year-old would have struggled to miss the World Cup in Qatar, and now he may not play in the 2026 tournament.