
Jeremy Cedeno, childhood friend of Ecuadorian football player Moises Caicedo, shows a picture of him as a child holding a cup during an interview with AFP in front of his house in the Mujer Trabajadora neighborhood, in downtown Santo Domingo, Ecuador, on May 8, 2026. Amid the tightly packed houses of a working-class Ecuadorian neighborhood, national team football player Moises Caicedo lifted his first trophies. They were made of gold-colored plastic, lent by a neighbor to add excitement to the impromptu game played by a group of children from which one of the world's most highly regarded midfielders emerged. Caicedo, now a Chelsea player, will compete in his second World Cup with Ecuador at just 24 years old. (Photo by Rodrigo BUENDIA / AFP via Getty Images)

