Moises Caicedo lifted his first trophy, a golden plastic cup, among the tightly packed little houses of a working-class neighbourhood in Ecuador. This summer he is heading to his second World Cup.

Cuando sus vecinos lo vieron jugar en Independiente del Valle y luego en la selección, hubo fiesta. “Era como ver al Papa Francisco", relataron.

Moises Caicedo lifted his first trophy, a golden plastic cup, among the tightly packed little houses of a working-class neighbourhood in Ecuador. This summer he is heading to his…