Teams

44

FIFA Ranking

0

Finals

2014

Last World Cup

2016 (R16)

Best Performance

Ecuador qualified for their fourth World Cup by finishing in fourth place in an extremely competitive South American qualifying section, the highlight of which would have undoubtedly been a 6-1 demolition of Colombia. They are a nation that have only ever qualified out of the group stages once, back in 2006 in Germany, though they were knocked out by England at the Round of 16 stage. Ecuador reached the Quarter Final stage of the Copa America a year ago though were knocked out by eventual champions Argentina.

Fixtures

Player to Watch

24 year old defender Estupinan played the most minutes in qualifying for Ecuador, featuring in 17 of their 18 matches. For his club, Estupinan helped Villlarreal lift the Europa League trophy 18 months ago, and has been a permanent fixture in the heart of the Spanish giants’ defence for the last 3 seasons. Only Brazil and Argentina conceded more goals than Ecuador in qualifying, and his leadership at the back will be key to Ecuador making it out of Group A.

Squad List

Name

Alexander Domínguez

Hernán Galíndez

Moisés Ramírez

Pervis Estupiñán

Ángelo Preciado

Piero Hincapié

Xavier Arreaga

Diego Palacios

Jackson Porozo

William Pacho

Robert Arboleda

Félix Torres

Carlos Gruezo

Ángel Mena

Jhegson Méndez

Gonzalo Plata

Moisés Caicedo

Romario Ibarra

Alan Franco

José Cifuentes

Jeremy Sarmiento

Enner Valencia

Michael Estrada

Djorkaeff Reasco

Ayrton Preciado

Kevin Rodriguez Corozo

Position

GK

GK

GK

DF

DF

DF

DF

DF

DF

DF

DF

DF

MF

MF

MF

MF

MF

MF

MF

MF

MF

FW

FW

FW

FW

FW

Club

LDU Quito (Ecuador)

Aucas (Ecuador)

Independiente del Valle (Ecuador)

Brighton & Hove Albion (England)

Genk (Belgium)

Bayer Leverkusen (Germany)

Seattle Sounders (United States)

Los Angeles FC (United States)

Troyes (France)

Antwerp (Belgium)

São Paulo (Brazil)

Santos Laguna (Mexico)

FC Augsburg (Germany)

León (Mexico)

Los Angeles FC (United States)

Valladolid (Spain)

Brighton & Hove Albion (England)

Pachuca (Mexico)

Talleres (Argentina)

Los Angeles FC (United States)

Brighton & Hove Albion (England)

Fenerbahçe (Turkey)

Cruz Azul (Mexico)

Newell's Old Boys (Argentina)

Santos Laguna (Mexico)

Imbabura (Ecuador)

Age

35

35

22

24

24

20

27

23

22

20

30

25

27

34

25

21

20

27

24

23

20

32

26

23

28

22

Caps

66

11

2

26

24

19

17

11

3

0

32

16

44

43

30

28

23

22

22

8

8

72

34

2

27

1

Goals

0

0

0

3

0

1

1

0

0

0

2

2

1

7

0

5

2

3

1

0

0

35

8

0

3

0