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Ecuador’s first participation in the World Cup was in 2002. Their best performance was in 2006, where they were eliminated in the round of 16.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Table of ContentsQualification history[edit]World Cup record[edit]2002 FIFA World Cup[edit]2006 FIFA World Cup[edit]2014 FIFA World Cup[edit]2022 FIFA World Cup[edit]Group stage[edit]Player records[edit]Most matches[edit]Most goals[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Qualification history[edit]From 1930 to 1938, Ecuador refrained from FIFA World Cup qualification tournaments. Its first entry was the 1950 qualifiers tournament, but withdrew from qualification. Ecuador did not enter the 1954 and 1958 tournaments. From 1962 to 1998, Ecuador failed to qualify for the world’s premier football tournament. They earned their first qualification in 2002 after finishing 2nd in South America. The qualification for the second tournament in 2006 was achieved after finishing 3rd in South America. Ecuador finished 6th in South America but did not qualify for a third consecutive World Cup qualification tournament. Ecuador returned at the 2014 qualifier edition before they were eliminated from 2018 edition.YearPosition1930did not enter193419381950Withdrew[1]1954did not enter195819622 in Group 12002311\u221280[2]19663 in Group 34103410\u221262[3]19703 in Group 3401328\u221261[4]19743 in Group 1402238\u221252[5]19783 in Group 3401319\u221281[6]19822 in Group 3411225\u221233[7]19863 in Group 24013411\u221271[8]19903 in Group 2411245\u221213[9]19944 in Group 281347705[10]19986166372221+121[11]20022189452320+331[12]20063188462319+428[13]20106186572226\u2212423[14]20144167452016+425[15]201881862102629\u221232020224187562719+826TotalN\/A161543869194218\u221224–World Cup record[edit]Although Ecuador has advanced past the group stage only once, nonetheless they have managed to win at least one match in each tournament they participated in. In three of the four World Cups Ecuador has played, they were coached by Colombian managers.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x42002 FIFA World Cup[edit]Ecuador qualified for their first FIFA World Cup by finishing second in the CONMEBOL qualification tournament, finishing ahead of Brazil. Ecuador were drawn into Group G, alongside Mexico, Italy, and Croatia.Ecuador made a losing World Cup debut against worldpowers Italy, falling 2\u20130 by courtesy of a Christian Vieri double. Their next match against Mexico went better, but ended in their 2\u20131 defeat. Agust\u00edn Delgado scored for Ecuador’s first ever World Cup goal and put them ahead, but goals from Jared Borgetti and Gerardo Torrado canceled the early strike and effectively eliminated them from the tournament. A second-half goal from \u00c9dison M\u00e9ndez did seal a 1\u20130 consolation win in the final match against Croatia. Although they finished the tournament last in their group, they managed to eliminate Croatia, previous third-place in 1998 World Cup, from the competition.Final Group G standingsTeam\u00a0Mexico321042+27\u00a0Italy311143+14\u00a0Croatia310223\u221213\u00a0Ecuador310224\u221223Squad statistics[16]NumPosPlayerDate of birth (age)ClubMinutes playedITAMEXCROTotal1GKJos\u00e9 Francisco Cevallos (1971-04-17)April 17, 1971 (aged 31) Barcelona9090902702DFAugusto Porozo (1974-04-13)April 13, 1974 (aged 28) Emelec9090902703DFIv\u00e1n Hurtado (1974-08-16)August 16, 1974 (aged 27) Barcelona9090902704DFUlises de la Cruz (1974-02-08)February 8, 1974 (aged 28) Hibernian9090902705MFAlfonso Obreg\u00f3n (1972-05-12)May 12, 1972 (aged 30) LDU Quito9058401886DFRa\u00fal Guerr\u00f3n (1976-10-12)October 12, 1976 (aged 25) Deportivo Quito9090902707MFNicol\u00e1s Asencio (1975-04-26)April 26, 1975 (aged 27) Barcelona50058DFLuis G\u00f3mez (1972-04-20)April 20, 1972 (aged 30) Barcelona00009FWIv\u00e1n Kaviedes (1977-10-24)October 24, 1977 (aged 24) Barcelona053146710MF\u00c1lex Aguinaga (1968-07-09)July 9, 1968 (aged 33) Necaxa45325012711FWAgust\u00edn Delgado (1974-12-23)December 23, 1974 (aged 27) Southampton90909027012GKOswaldo Ibarra (1969-09-08)September 8, 1969 (aged 32) El Nacional000013FW\u00c1ngel Fern\u00e1ndez (1971-08-02)August 2, 1971 (aged 30) El Nacional000014MFJuan Carlos Burbano (1969-02-15)February 15, 1969 (aged 33) El Nacional000015DFMarlon Ayov\u00ed (1971-09-27)September 27, 1971 (aged 30) Deportivo Quito31559017616MFCl\u00e9ber Chal\u00e1 (1971-06-29)June 29, 1971 (aged 30) El Nacional85909026517DFGiovanny Espinoza (1977-04-12)April 12, 1977 (aged 25) Aucas000018MFCarlos Tenorio (1979-05-14)May 14, 1979 (aged 23) LDU Quito45377615819MF\u00c9dison M\u00e9ndez (1979-03-16)March 16, 1979 (aged 23) Deportivo Quito90909027020MFEdwin Tenorio (1976-06-16)June 16, 1976 (aged 25) Barcelona593509421MFWellington S\u00e1nchez (1974-06-19)June 19, 1974 (aged 27) Emelec000022GKDaniel Viteri (1981-12-12)December 12, 1981 (aged 20) Emelec000023MFWalter Ayov\u00ed (1979-08-11)August 11, 1979 (aged 22) Emelec0000Manager:  Hern\u00e1n Dar\u00edo G\u00f3mez2006 FIFA World Cup[edit]Ecuador qualified for their second FIFA World Cup by finishing third in the CONMEBOL qualification tournament. They were drawn into Group A, alongside hosts Germany, Poland, and Costa Rica.[17]Ecuador campaign got off with a shock 2\u20130 win against Poland in their first game in Gelsenkirchen, with goals from Carlos Tenorio and Agust\u00edn Delgado.[18] They then beat Costa Rica 3\u20130 in Hamburg with goals coming from Carlos Tenorio, Agust\u00edn Delgado, and Iv\u00e1n Kaviedes.[19] The win advanced them to the next round. Their qualification complete, they rested key players against the hosts Germany and were beaten 3\u20130.[20] Ecuador finished second in Group A behind Germany and faced England in the Round of 16. A second-half free-kick from David Beckham was the only goal of the game, which eliminated Ecuador from the World Cup.[21]Squad statistics[22]NumPosPlayerDate of birth (age)ClubMinutes playedPOLCRCGERENGTotal1GKEdwin Villafuerte (1979-03-12)March 12, 1979 (aged 27) Deportivo Quito000002DFJorge Guagua (1981-09-28)September 28, 1981 (aged 24) El Nacional21219001323DFIv\u00e1n Hurtado (1974-08-16)August 16, 1974 (aged 31) Al-Arabi69900902494DFUlises de la Cruz (1974-02-08)February 8, 1974 (aged 32) Aston Villa909090903605DFJos\u00e9 Luis Perlaza (1981-10-06)October 6, 1981 (aged 24) Olmedo000006MFPatricio Urrutia (1977-10-15)October 15, 1977 (aged 28) LDU Quito717220467MFChristian Lara (1980-04-27)April 27, 1980 (aged 26) El Nacional002721488MF\u00c9dison M\u00e9ndez (1979-03-16)March 16, 1979 (aged 27) LDU Quito909090903609FWF\u00e9lix Borja (1983-04-02)April 2, 1983 (aged 23) El Nacional004504510FWIv\u00e1n Kaviedes (1977-10-24)October 24, 1977 (aged 28) Argentinos Juniors2545901817811FWAgust\u00edn Delgado (1974-12-23)December 23, 1974 (aged 31) LDU Quito839009026312GKCristian Mora (1979-08-26)August 26, 1979 (aged 26) LDU Quito9090909036013DFPa\u00fal Ambrosi (1980-10-14)October 14, 1980 (aged 25) LDU Quito00900014MFSegundo Castillo (1982-05-15)May 15, 1982 (aged 24) El Nacional909009027015MFMarlon Ayov\u00ed (1971-08-27)August 27, 1971 (aged 34) Deportivo Quito006806816MFAntonio Valencia (1985-08-04)August 4, 1985 (aged 20) Recreativo de Huelva9073639031617DFGiovanny Espinoza (1977-04-12)April 12, 1977 (aged 29) LDU Quito9069909033918DFN\u00e9icer Reasco (1977-07-23)July 23, 1977 (aged 28) LDU Quito909009027019MFLuis Saritama (1983-10-20)October 20, 1983 (aged 22) Deportivo Quito0000020MFEdwin Tenorio (1976-06-16)June 16, 1976 (aged 29) Barcelona9090906933921FWCarlos Tenorio (1979-05-14)May 14, 1979 (aged 27) Al-Sadd654507218222GKDami\u00e1n Lanza (1982-04-10)April 10, 1982 (aged 24) Aucas0000023FWChristian Ben\u00edtez (1986-05-01)May 1, 1986 (aged 20) El Nacional000450Coach:  Luis Fernando Su\u00e1rez2014 FIFA World Cup[edit]Ecuador qualified for their third FIFA World Cup by finishing fourth in the CONMEBOL qualification tournament. Ecuador was drawn into Group E, alongside France, Honduras and Switzerland.Ecuador played its first match in Bras\u00edlia, capital of Brazil. Enner Valencia scored the first goal of the match for Ecuador against Switzerland, but the squad happened to allow the European team to win 2\u20131. In the second match, played in the city of Curitiba, Honduras scored the first goal, but Enner Valencia scored twice, giving Ecuador its first victory at the 2014 World Cup. The last match of the group was played in Rio de Janeiro against France, but nobody scored any goal. These results were not enough to make the country qualify to the next phase of the tournament.Squad statistics[23]NumPosPlayerDate of birth (age)ClubMinutes playedSUIHONFRATotal1GKM\u00e1ximo Banguera (1985-12-16)December 16, 1985 (aged 28) Barcelona00002DFJorge Guagua (1981-09-28)September 28, 1981 (aged 32) Emelec9090902703DFFrickson Erazo (1988-05-05)May 5, 1988 (aged 26) Flamengo9090902704DFJuan Carlos Paredes (1987-07-08)July 8, 1987 (aged 26) Barcelona9090902705MFRenato Ibarra (1991-01-20)January 20, 1991 (aged 23) Vitesse0027276MFChristian Noboa (1985-04-09)April 9, 1985 (aged 29) Dynamo Moscow9090892697MFJefferson Montero (1989-09-01)September 1, 1989 (aged 24) Atl\u00e9tico Morelia7790632308MF\u00c9dison M\u00e9ndez (1979-03-16)March 16, 1979 (aged 35) Santa Fe08089MFJoao Rojas (1989-06-14)June 14, 1989 (aged 24) Cruz Azul13001310DFWalter Ayov\u00ed (1979-08-11)August 11, 1979 (aged 34) Pachuca000011FWFelipe Caicedo (1988-09-05)September 5, 1988 (aged 25) Al-Jazira7082115312GKAdri\u00e1n Bone (1988-09-08)September 8, 1988 (aged 25) El Nacional000013FWEnner Valencia (1989-04-11)April 11, 1989 (aged 25) Pachuca90909027014MFOswaldo Minda (1983-07-26)July 26, 1983 (aged 30) Chivas USA0839017715MFMichael Arroyo (1987-04-23)April 23, 1987 (aged 27) Atlante2008210216MFAntonio Valencia (1985-08-04)August 4, 1985 (aged 28) Manchester United90905023017FWJaime Ayov\u00ed (1988-02-21)February 21, 1988 (aged 26) Tijuana000018DF\u00d3scar Bag\u00fc\u00ed (1982-12-10)December 10, 1982 (aged 31) Emelec000019MFLuis Saritama (1983-10-20)October 20, 1983 (aged 30) Barcelona000020MFFidel Mart\u00ednez (1990-02-15)February 15, 1990 (aged 24) Tijuana000021DFGabriel Achilier (1985-03-24)March 24, 1985 (aged 29) Emelec0281022GKAlexander Dom\u00ednguez (1987-06-05)June 5, 1987 (aged 27) LDU Quito90909027023MFCarlos Gruezo (1995-04-19)April 19, 1995 (aged 19) Stuttgart907097Manager:  Reinaldo Rueda2022 FIFA World Cup[edit]Group stage[edit]NumPosPlayerDate of birth (age)ClubMinutes playedQATNEDSENTotal1GKHern\u00e1n Gal\u00edndez (1987-03-30)March 30, 1987 (aged 35) Aucas9090902702DFF\u00e9lix Torres (1997 -01-11)January 11, 1997  (aged 25) Santos Laguna9090902703DFPiero Hincapi\u00e9 (2002-01-09)January 9, 2002 (aged 20) Bayer 04 Leverkusen9090902704DFRobert Arboleda (1991-10-22)October 22, 1991 (aged 31) S\u00e3o Paulo00005MFJos\u00e9 Cifuentes (1999-03-12)March 12, 1999 (aged 23) Los Angeles FC13045586DFWillian Pacho (2001-10-16)October 16, 2001 (aged 21) Royal Antwerp00007DFPervis Estupi\u00f1\u00e1n (1998-01-21)January 21, 1998 (aged 24) Brighton & Hove Albion9090902708MFCarlos Gruezo (1995-04-19)April 19, 1995 (aged 27) Augsburg0045459MFAyrton Preciado (1994-07-17)July 17, 1994 (aged 28) Santos Laguna000010MFRomario Ibarra (1994-09-24)September 24, 1994 (aged 28) Pachuca68106911FWMichael Estrada (1996-04-07)April 7, 1996 (aged 26) Cruz Azul90746422812GKW. Mois\u00e9s Ram\u00edrez (2000-09-09)September 9, 2000 (aged 22) Independiente del Valle000013FWEnner Valencia (1989-11-04)November 4, 1989 (aged 33) Fenerbah\u00e7e77909025714DFXavier Arreaga (1994-09-28)September 28, 1994 (aged 28) Seattle Sounders000015MF\u00c1ngel Mena (1988-01-21)January 21, 1988 (aged 34) Le\u00f3n000016MFJeremy Sarmiento (2002-06-16)June 16, 2002 (aged 20) Brighton & Hove Albion2216458317DFAngelo Preciado (1998-02-18)February 18, 1998 (aged 24) Genk90908526518DFDiego Palacios (1999-07-12)July 12, 1999 (aged 23) Los Angeles FC000019MFGonzalo Plata (2000-11-01)November 1, 2000 (aged 22) Real Valladolid90909027020MFJhegson M\u00e9ndez (1997-04-26)April 26, 1997 (aged 25) Los Angeles FC9090018021MFAlan Franco (1998-08-21)August 21, 1998 (aged 24) Talleres (C)10454622GKAlexander Dom\u00ednguez (1987-06-05)June 5, 1987 (aged 35) LDU Quito000023MFMois\u00e9s Caicedo (2001-11-02)November 2, 2001 (aged 21) Brighton & Hove Albion0909027024FWDjorkaeff Reasco (1999-01-18)January 18, 1999 (aged 23) Newell’s Old Boys00262625DFJackson Porozo (2000-08-04)August 4, 2000 (aged 22) ES Troyes AC09059526FWKevin Rodr\u00edguez (2000-03-04)March 4, 2000 (aged 22) Imbabura SC1102Manager:  Gustavo AlfaroPlayer records[edit]Most matches[edit]Most goals[edit]References[edit]^ “World Cup 1950 Qualifying”.^ “World Cup 1962 qualifications”.^ “World Cup 1966 qualifications”.^ “World Cup 1970 qualifications”.^ “World Cup 1974 qualifications”.^ “World Cup 1978 qualifications”.^ “World Cup 1982 qualifications”.^ “World Cup 1986 qualifications”.^ “World Cup 1990 qualifications”.^ “World Cup 1994 qualifications”.^ “World Cup 1998 qualifications”.^ “World Cup 2002 Qualifying”.^ “World Cup 2006 Qualifying”.^ “World Cup 2010 Qualifying”.^ “FIFA”. 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