<p>Ecuador set up a Copa America Centenario quarter-final showdown with the United States after romping to a comfortable 4-0 win over Haiti.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Goals from Enner Valencia, Jaime Ayovi, Christian Noboa and Antonio Valencia completed a routine win for Ecuador yesterday who are now assured of finishing in second place in Group B.<br /><br />Peru and Brazil play later Sunday with the winner of that game assured of reaching the quarter-finals as group winners.<br /><br />A draw would leave Brazil, Peru and Ecuador level on five points, but Brazil would advance as group winners with Ecuador second by virtue of their superior goal difference.<br /><br />Ecuador -- making their first appearance in the Copa America quarter-finals since 1997 -- will now travel to Seattle to face the United States at CenturyLink Field on Thursday for a place in the semi-finals.<br /><br />Haiti, mauled 7-1 by Brazil in their previous game, were given a similarly torrid time by a rampant Ecuador side who attacked at will during a breathless opening period.<br /><br />Ecuador defender Arturo Mina set the tone for a one-sided encounter, blazing over the bar after only three minutes with the Haiti goal at his mercy.<br /><br />The opening goal came in the 11th minute, Enner Valencia taking advantage of acres of space down the left flank to get behind the Haiti defense before calming tucking away a low finish beneath the advancing Johny Placide.<br /><br />Enner Valencia then turned creator for the next goal. A superb dummy by Jaime Ayovi allowed the ball to run through to the West Ham player who turned and went clear once more.<br /><br />Ayovi had sprinted into space after his dummy and Valencia unselfishly squared to the striker who tapped into an empty net for 2-0.<br /><br />Ecuador's large contingent of fans in a crowd of around 50,000 at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey were made to wait for their team's third goal.<br /><br />It arrived on 57 minutes, Russia-based central midfielder Christian Noboa hammering in a half volley just inside the area to make it 3-0.<br /><br />Manchester United's Antonio Valencia was the next to get on the scoresheet after Haiti's porous defense was again caught square.<br /><br />Once again Enner Valencia went clean through on goal and calmly rolled a pass into the path of his namesake who finished for 4-0.</p>
<p>Ecuador set up a Copa America Centenario quarter-final showdown with the United States after romping to a comfortable 4-0 win over Haiti.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Goals from Enner Valencia, Jaime Ayovi, Christian Noboa and Antonio Valencia completed a routine win for Ecuador yesterday who are now assured of finishing in second place in Group B.<br /><br />Peru and Brazil play later Sunday with the winner of that game assured of reaching the quarter-finals as group winners.<br /><br />A draw would leave Brazil, Peru and Ecuador level on five points, but Brazil would advance as group winners with Ecuador second by virtue of their superior goal difference.<br /><br />Ecuador -- making their first appearance in the Copa America quarter-finals since 1997 -- will now travel to Seattle to face the United States at CenturyLink Field on Thursday for a place in the semi-finals.<br /><br />Haiti, mauled 7-1 by Brazil in their previous game, were given a similarly torrid time by a rampant Ecuador side who attacked at will during a breathless opening period.<br /><br />Ecuador defender Arturo Mina set the tone for a one-sided encounter, blazing over the bar after only three minutes with the Haiti goal at his mercy.<br /><br />The opening goal came in the 11th minute, Enner Valencia taking advantage of acres of space down the left flank to get behind the Haiti defense before calming tucking away a low finish beneath the advancing Johny Placide.<br /><br />Enner Valencia then turned creator for the next goal. A superb dummy by Jaime Ayovi allowed the ball to run through to the West Ham player who turned and went clear once more.<br /><br />Ayovi had sprinted into space after his dummy and Valencia unselfishly squared to the striker who tapped into an empty net for 2-0.<br /><br />Ecuador's large contingent of fans in a crowd of around 50,000 at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey were made to wait for their team's third goal.<br /><br />It arrived on 57 minutes, Russia-based central midfielder Christian Noboa hammering in a half volley just inside the area to make it 3-0.<br /><br />Manchester United's Antonio Valencia was the next to get on the scoresheet after Haiti's porous defense was again caught square.<br /><br />Once again Enner Valencia went clean through on goal and calmly rolled a pass into the path of his namesake who finished for 4-0.</p>