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CURITIBA, Brazil -- A little under a year after the sudden death of star striker Christian Benitez, Ecuador has unearthed a new goal-scoring dynamo. Enner Valencias two calmly-taken goals that secured a 2-1 comeback win over Honduras on Friday took his tournament tally to three and put the team in second spot in a group that is likely to be won by France. Valencia, who plays for Mexican club Pachuca, only consolidated his position in the Ecuador starting lineup after Benitez died from a heart problem last July. "He hasnt even celebrated a year with us, I think hes grown a lot, improved a lot," Ecuadors coach Reinaldo Rueda said of his new star forward. Valencia, who is no relation to his captain Antonio Valencia, hopes the "joy" that the win has generated will help inspire the team in its crucial final Group E match against France, which has tallied eight goals and conceded two in a pair of dominating wins. Ecuador has three competition points, level with Switzerland but ahead on goal difference after the Swiss lost 5-2 to France earlier Friday. Honduras, which has never won a World Cup match, isnt completely out of contention despite its two losses but it faces an uphill battle ahead of its last group game against Switzerland. "We still have that possibility, though it is remote and we will fight for it," Honduras coach Luis Fernando Suarez said. Rueda praised the Honduras team for its tenacity and expressed the hope that his former charges could do Ecuador a favour by beating the Swiss. Rueda steered Honduras at the last World Cup in South Africa. Should Honduras beat Switzerland, Ecuador would only need a draw against France to progress to the knockout rounds of the World Cup for only the second time. The first time Ecuador qualified for the second round was in 2006 and, coincidentally, the team was then was managed by current Honduras coach Suarez. Rueda conceded it was difficult to meet his former team in such a crucial match. "For me, its a mix of emotions, professional and personal," he said. Honduras took the lead in the 31st minute with its first World Cup goal in 32 years when Carlo Costly latched onto a long ball following a misjudgment from Ecuador defender Jorge Guagua. The goal ended a 511-minute drought that stretched back to the 1982 World Cup. Valencia equalized three minutes later, tapping in with his left foot from close range after sloppy Honduran defending failed to stop a cross in from the right. Honduras applied more of the pressure leading up to halftime and nearly took the lead. A fierce free kick in injury time from Victor Bernardez forced a good save from Ecuador goalkeeper Alexander Dominguez. Honduras got the ball in the Ecuador net seconds before the break when a Costly header rebounded off the post into the path of Jerry Bengtson, but it was disallowed -- apparently for a hand ball. 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If Dallas beats Indianapolis late Sunday afternoon, the Eagles are finished.No one couldve predicted this collapse after Philadelphia whipped the Cowboys 33-10 on the road on Thanksgiving to take control of the NFC East.But the Eagles followed that up with home losses to Seattle and Dallas before falling flat against the Redskins, who snapped a six-game losing streak with the victory.Its very frustrating to us to control our destiny when we are 9-3 and to have this happen, said tight end Zach Ertz, who set a franchise record with 15 catches against Washington. Were very disappointed. Ultimately, it falls on the players. We didnt execute the game, either of the three games. Its very disheartening.The Eagles would win the division if they beat the Giants next week and the Cowboys finish with losses to the Colts and at Washington. They dont have a chance at a wild-card berth.A turnover-prone offence and defence that allows too many big plays were the downfall for this team. The Eagles found ways to hide their mistakes and win games for most of the season, but couldnt do it any longer. They were helped early in the season by 10 touchdowns from their special teams and defence.But once they stopped getting those bonus scores, they struggled. Meanwhile, the offence kept turning the ball over.Mark Sanchez threw for a career-high 374 yards and had a franchise-record 37 completions against the Redskins, but his interception in the final minutes paved the way for Washingtons win.Sanchezz has 14 turnovers in eight games since replacing Nick Foles after he broke his collarbone.ddddddddddddFoles had 13 turnovers.You have to win games, Sanchez said. The head coach and the quarterback, we are the only ones who keep a record, so it goes with the territory of this position. There have been three really tough games and this one came down to the wire and we came up a little short.Penalties hurt the Eagles during the three-game losing streak, especially ones committed by the defence. The defence had three penalties against the Redskins on the third down that kept drives going and resulted in 17 points.You arent going to win a football game that way, coach Chip Kelly said. We left them on the field too long.The secondary also allowed several big plays, including a pair of 50-yard receptions by DeSean Jackson on Bradley Fletcher. Last week, Dez Bryant caught three touchdown passes against Fletcher. Cary Williams switched over to cover Bryant after the damage. Fletcher was finally benched in base defence situations after Jackson caught four passes for 126 yards against him.Several of those passing plays came when defensive co-ordinator Billy Davis allowed Fletcher to cover his man one-on-one with no safety help. Nate Allen intercepted Robert Griffin III on one deep pass to Jackson when the Eagles double-covered their former teammate.I make plans based on what I see and make decisions on what I see, Davis said. I dont regret one minute of it.Then there were a pair of missed field goals by rookie Cody Parkey, who was 29 for 31 entering the game.It stinks, Parkey said.Eagles fans feel the same.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.organd AP NFL Twitter feed: www.twitter.com/AP_NFL___Follow Rob Maaddi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_RobMaaddi ' ' '