sport news Enner Valencia is only the fourth man ever to score SIX consecutive World Cup ... trends now
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Enner Valencia has scored Ecuador's last six World Cup goals - and it means that he joins a select group of players to have scored so many consecutively for their nation on the biggest stage.
Eusebio was the first, netting for Portugal in 1966, before Italian Paolo Rossi and Russian Oleg Salenko also achieved the feat in the 1980s and 1990s respectively, as revealed by Opta.
Valencia scored all three of Ecuador's goals in the group stage of the 2014 World Cup, and the South American side failed to qualify for the tournament four years ago.
Enner Valencia has joined a select group of players to score six consecutive World Cup goals
So the 33-year-old's brace against Qatar in the opening game, and his equaliser against Holland on Tuesday, meant it was six consecutive Ecuadorian goals scored by their current
