The Ecuador national football team has appeared at four FIFA World Cups, the world's premier football tournament for national football teams. 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.

Qualification history

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.

Year Position Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Ref.
1930did not enter
1934
1938
1950Withdrew[1]
1954did not enter
1958
19622 in Group 12002311−80[2]
19663 in Group 34103410−62[3]
19703 in Group 3401328−61[4]
19743 in Group 1402238−52[5]
19783 in Group 3401319−81[6]
19822 in Group 3411225−33[7]
19863 in Group 24013411−71[8]
19903 in Group 2411245−13[9]
19944 in Group 281347705[10]
19986166372221+121[11]
20022189452320+331[12]
20063188462319+428[13]
20106186572226−423[14]
20144167452016+425[15]
201881862102629−320
20224187562719+826
TotalN/A161543869194218−24-

World Cup record

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.

FIFA World Cup finals record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 did not enter
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950 Withdrew
Switzerland 1954 did not enter
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962 did not qualify
England 1966
Mexico 1970
West Germany 1974
Argentina 1978
Spain 1982
Mexico 1986
Italy 1990
United States 1994
France 1998
South Korea Japan 2002 Group stage 24th 3 1 0 2 2 4
Germany 2006 Round of 16 12th 4 2 0 2 5 4
South Africa 2010 did not qualify
Brazil 2014 Group stage 17th 3 1 1 1 3 3
Russia 2018 did not qualify
Qatar 2022 Group stage 18th 3 1 1 1 4 3
Canada Mexico United States 2026 to be determined
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total Round of 16 4/25 13 5 2 6 14 14

2002 FIFA World Cup

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 2–0 by courtesy of a Christian Vieri double. Their next match against Mexico went better, but ended in their 2–1 defeat. Agustín 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 Édison Méndez did seal a 1–0 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 standings
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Mexico 321042+27
 Italy 311143+14
 Croatia 310223−13
 Ecuador 310224−23
June 3, 2002 Group Stage Italy  2–0  Ecuador Sapporo
20:30 UTC+09:00 Vieri 7', 27' Report Stadium: Sapporo Dome
Attendance: 31,081
Referee: Brian Hall (United States)
June 9, 2002 Group Stage Mexico  2–1  Ecuador Miyagi
15:30 UTC+09:00 Borgetti 28'
Torrado 57'
Report Delgado 5' Stadium: Miyagi Stadium
Attendance: 45,610
Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)
June 13, 2002 Group Stage Ecuador  1–0  Croatia Yokohama
20:30 UTC+09:00 Méndez 48' Report Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama
Attendance: 65,862
Referee: William Mattus (Costa Rica)
Squad statistics[16]
NumPosPlayerDate of birth (age)ClubMinutes played
ITAMEXCROTotal
1GKJosé Francisco CevallosApril 17, 1971 (aged 31)Ecuador Barcelona909090270
2DFAugusto PorozoApril 13, 1974 (aged 28)Ecuador Emelec909090270
3DFIván HurtadoAugust 16, 1974 (aged 27)Ecuador Barcelona909090270
4DFUlises de la CruzFebruary 8, 1974 (aged 28)Scotland Hibernian909090270
5MFAlfonso ObregónMay 12, 1972 (aged 30)Ecuador LDU Quito905840188
6DFRaúl GuerrónOctober 12, 1976 (aged 25)Ecuador Deportivo Quito909090270
7MFNicolás AsencioApril 26, 1975 (aged 27)Ecuador Barcelona5005
8DFLuis GómezApril 20, 1972 (aged 30)Ecuador Barcelona0000
9FWIván KaviedesOctober 24, 1977 (aged 24)Ecuador Barcelona0531467
10MFÁlex AguinagaJuly 9, 1968 (aged 33)Mexico Necaxa453250127
11FWAgustín DelgadoDecember 23, 1974 (aged 27)England Southampton909090270
12GKOswaldo IbarraSeptember 8, 1969 (aged 32)Ecuador El Nacional0000
13FWÁngel FernándezAugust 2, 1971 (aged 30)Ecuador El Nacional0000
14MFJuan Carlos BurbanoFebruary 15, 1969 (aged 33)Ecuador El Nacional0000
15DFMarlon AyovíSeptember 27, 1971 (aged 30)Ecuador Deportivo Quito315590176
16MFCléber ChaláJune 29, 1971 (aged 30)Ecuador El Nacional859090265
17DFGiovanny EspinozaApril 12, 1977 (aged 25)Ecuador Aucas0000
18MFCarlos TenorioMay 14, 1979 (aged 23)Ecuador LDU Quito453776158
19MFÉdison MéndezMarch 16, 1979 (aged 23)Ecuador Deportivo Quito909090270
20MFEdwin TenorioJune 16, 1976 (aged 25)Ecuador Barcelona5935094
21MFWellington SánchezJune 19, 1974 (aged 27)Ecuador Emelec0000
22GKDaniel ViteriDecember 12, 1981 (aged 20)Ecuador Emelec0000
23MFWalter AyovíAugust 11, 1979 (aged 22)Ecuador Emelec0000
Manager: Colombia Hernán Darío Gómez

2006 FIFA World Cup

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 2–0 win against Poland in their first game in Gelsenkirchen, with goals from Carlos Tenorio and Agustín Delgado.[18] They then beat Costa Rica 3–0 in Hamburg with goals coming from Carlos Tenorio, Agustín Delgado, and Iván Kaviedes.[19] The win advanced them to the next round. Their qualification complete, they rested key players against the hosts Germany and were beaten 3–0.[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]

Final Group A standings
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 330082+69
 Ecuador 320153+26
 Poland 310224−23
 Costa Rica 300339−60
June 9, 2006 Group Stage Poland  0–2  Ecuador Gelsenkirchen
21:00 UTC+02:00 Report C. Tenorio 24'
Delgado 80'
Stadium: FIFA WM Stadion Gelsenkirchen
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
June 15, 2006 Group Stage Ecuador  3–0  Costa Rica Hamburg
15:00 UTC+02:00 C. Tenorio 8'
Delgado 54'
Kaviedes 90+2'
Report Stadium: FIFA WM Stadion Hamburg
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
June 20, 2006 Group Stage Ecuador  0–3  Germany Berlin
16:00 UTC+02:00 Report Klose 4', 44'
Podolski 57'
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
June 25, 2006 Round of 16 England  1–0  Ecuador Stuttgart
17:00 UTC+02:00 Beckham 60' Report Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
Squad statistics[22]
NumPosPlayerDate of birth (age)ClubMinutes played
POLCRCGERENGTotal
1GKEdwin VillafuerteMarch 12, 1979 (aged 27)Ecuador Deportivo Quito00000
2DFJorge GuaguaSeptember 28, 1981 (aged 24)Ecuador El Nacional2121900132
3DFIván HurtadoAugust 16, 1974 (aged 31)Qatar Al-Arabi6990090249
4DFUlises de la CruzFebruary 8, 1974 (aged 32)England Aston Villa90909090360
5DFJosé Luis PerlazaOctober 6, 1981 (aged 24)Ecuador Olmedo00000
6MFPatricio UrrutiaOctober 15, 1977 (aged 28)Ecuador LDU Quito71722046
7MFChristian LaraApril 27, 1980 (aged 26)Ecuador El Nacional00272148
8MFÉdison MéndezMarch 16, 1979 (aged 27)Ecuador LDU Quito90909090360
9FWFélix BorjaApril 2, 1983 (aged 23)Ecuador El Nacional0045045
10FWIván KaviedesOctober 24, 1977 (aged 28)Argentina Argentinos Juniors25459018178
11FWAgustín DelgadoDecember 23, 1974 (aged 31)Ecuador LDU Quito8390090263
12GKCristian MoraAugust 26, 1979 (aged 26)Ecuador LDU Quito90909090360
13DFPaúl AmbrosiOctober 14, 1980 (aged 25)Ecuador LDU Quito009000
14MFSegundo CastilloMay 15, 1982 (aged 24)Ecuador El Nacional9090090270
15MFMarlon AyovíAugust 27, 1971 (aged 34)Ecuador Deportivo Quito0068068
16MFAntonio ValenciaAugust 4, 1985 (aged 20)Spain Recreativo de Huelva90736390316
17DFGiovanny EspinozaApril 12, 1977 (aged 29)Ecuador LDU Quito90699090339
18DFNéicer ReascoJuly 23, 1977 (aged 28)Ecuador LDU Quito9090090270
19MFLuis SaritamaOctober 20, 1983 (aged 22)Ecuador Deportivo Quito00000
20MFEdwin TenorioJune 16, 1976 (aged 29)Ecuador Barcelona90909069339
21FWCarlos TenorioMay 14, 1979 (aged 27)Qatar Al-Sadd6545072182
22GKDamián LanzaApril 10, 1982 (aged 24)Ecuador Aucas00000
23FWChristian BenítezMay 1, 1986 (aged 20)Ecuador El Nacional000450
Coach: Colombia Luis Fernando Suárez

2014 FIFA World Cup

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 Brasília, 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 2–1. 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.

Final Group E standings
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 321082+67
  Switzerland 320176+16
 Ecuador 31113304
 Honduras 300318−70
June 15, 2014 Group Stage Switzerland  2–1  Ecuador Brasília
13:00 UTC-03:00 Mehmedi 48'
Seferovic 90+3'
Report E. Valencia 22' Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Attendance: 68,351
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
June 20, 2014 Group Stage Honduras  1–2  Ecuador Curitiba
19:00 UTC-03:00 Costly 31' Report E. Valencia 34', 65' Stadium: Arena da Baixada
Attendance: 39,224
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)
June 25, 2014 Group Stage Ecuador  0–0  France Rio de Janeiro
17:00 UTC-03:00 Report Stadium: Estádio do Maracanã
Attendance: 73,749
Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)
Squad statistics[23]
NumPosPlayerDate of birth (age)ClubMinutes played
SUIHONFRATotal
1GKMáximo BangueraDecember 16, 1985 (aged 28)Ecuador Barcelona0000
2DFJorge GuaguaSeptember 28, 1981 (aged 32)Ecuador Emelec909090270
3DFFrickson ErazoMay 5, 1988 (aged 26)Brazil Flamengo909090270
4DFJuan Carlos ParedesJuly 8, 1987 (aged 26)Ecuador Barcelona909090270
5MFRenato IbarraJanuary 20, 1991 (aged 23)Netherlands Vitesse002727
6MFChristian NoboaApril 9, 1985 (aged 29)Russia Dynamo Moscow909089269
7MFJefferson MonteroSeptember 1, 1989 (aged 24)Mexico Monarcas Morelia779063230
8MFÉdison MéndezMarch 16, 1979 (aged 35)Colombia Independiente Santa Fe0808
9MFJoao RojasJune 14, 1989 (aged 24)Mexico Cruz Azul130013
10DFWalter AyovíAugust 11, 1979 (aged 34)Mexico Pachuca0000
11FWFelipe CaicedoSeptember 5, 1988 (aged 25)United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira70821153
12GKAdrián BoneSeptember 8, 1988 (aged 25)Ecuador El Nacional0000
13FWEnner ValenciaApril 11, 1989 (aged 25)Mexico Pachuca909090270
14MFOswaldo MindaJuly 26, 1983 (aged 30)United States Chivas USA08390177
15MFMichael ArroyoApril 23, 1987 (aged 27)Mexico Atlante20082102
16MFAntonio ValenciaAugust 4, 1985 (aged 28)England Manchester United909050230
17FWJaime AyovíFebruary 21, 1988 (aged 26)Mexico Tijuana0000
18DFÓscar BagüíDecember 10, 1982 (aged 31)Ecuador Emelec0000
19MFLuis SaritamaOctober 20, 1983 (aged 30)Ecuador Barcelona0000
20MFFidel MartínezFebruary 15, 1990 (aged 24)Mexico Tijuana0000
21DFGabriel AchilierMarch 24, 1985 (aged 29)Ecuador Emelec02810
22GKAlexander DomínguezJune 5, 1987 (aged 27)Ecuador LDU Quito909090270
23MFCarlos GruezoApril 19, 1995 (aged 19)Germany VfB Stuttgart907097
Manager: Colombia Reinaldo Rueda

2022 FIFA World Cup

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Advanced to knockout stage
2  Senegal 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3  Ecuador 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4  Qatar (H) 3 0 0 3 1 7 6 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Qatar 0–2 Ecuador
Report
Attendance: 67,372

Netherlands 1–1 Ecuador
Report

Ecuador 1–2 Senegal
Report
NumPosPlayerDate of birth (age)ClubMinutes played
QATNEDSENTotal
1GKHernán GalíndezMarch 30, 1987 (aged 35)Ecuador Aucas909090270
2DFFélix TorresJanuary 11, 1997 (aged 25)Mexico Santos Laguna909090270
3DFPiero HincapiéJanuary 9, 2002 (aged 20)Germany Bayer 04 Leverkusen909090270
4DFRobert ArboledaOctober 22, 1991 (aged 31)Brazil São Paulo0000
5MFJosé CifuentesMarch 12, 1999 (aged 23)United States Los Angeles FC1304558
6DFWillian PachoOctober 16, 2001 (aged 21)Belgium Royal Antwerp0000
7DFPervis EstupiñánJanuary 21, 1998 (aged 24)England Brighton & Hove Albion909090270
8MFCarlos GruezoApril 19, 1995 (aged 27)Germany Augsburg004545
9MFAyrton PreciadoJuly 17, 1994 (aged 28)Mexico Santos Laguna0000
10MFRomario IbarraSeptember 24, 1994 (aged 28)Mexico Pachuca681069
11FWMichael EstradaApril 7, 1996 (aged 26)Mexico Cruz Azul907464228
12GKW. Moisés RamírezSeptember 9, 2000 (aged 22)Ecuador Independiente del Valle0000
13FWEnner ValenciaNovember 4, 1989 (aged 33)Turkey Fenerbahçe779090257
14DFXavier ArreagaSeptember 28, 1994 (aged 28)United States Seattle Sounders0000
15MFÁngel MenaJanuary 21, 1988 (aged 34)Mexico León0000
16MFJeremy SarmientoJune 16, 2002 (aged 20)England Brighton & Hove Albion22164583
17DFAngelo PreciadoFebruary 18, 1998 (aged 24)Belgium Genk909085265
18DFDiego PalaciosJuly 12, 1999 (aged 23)United States Los Angeles FC0000
19MFGonzalo PlataNovember 1, 2000 (aged 22)Spain Real Valladolid909090270
20MFJhegson MéndezApril 26, 1997 (aged 25)United States Los Angeles FC90900180
21MFAlan FrancoAugust 21, 1998 (aged 24)Argentina Talleres (C)104546
22GKAlexander DomínguezJune 5, 1987 (aged 35)Ecuador LDU Quito0000
23MFMoisés CaicedoNovember 2, 2001 (aged 21)England Brighton & Hove Albion09090270
24 FW Djorkaeff Reasco January 18, 1999 (aged 23) Argentina Newell's Old Boys 0 0 26 26
25 DF Jackson Porozo August 4, 2000 (aged 22) France ES Troyes AC 0 90 5 95
26 FW Kevin Rodríguez March 4, 2000 (aged 22) Ecuador Imbabura SC 1 1 0 2
Manager: Argentina Gustavo Alfaro

Player records

Most matches

Rank Player Matches World Cups
1Édison Méndez82002, 2006 and 2014
2 Ulises de la Cruz72002 and 2006
Antonio Valencia72006 and 2014
4 Agustín Delgado62002 and 2006
Iván Hurtado62002 and 2006
Iván Kaviedes62002 and 2006
Carlos Tenorio62002 and 2006
Edwin Tenorio62002 and 2006
Jorge Guagua62006 and 2014
Enner Valencia62014 and 2022

Most goals

Player Goals 2002 2006 2014 2022
Enner Valencia 6 - - 3 3
Agustín Delgado 3 1 2 - -
Carlos Tenorio 2 - 2 - -
Iván Kaviedes 1 - 1 - -
Édison Méndez 1 1 - - -
Moisés Caicedo 1 - - - 1
Total 14 2 5 3 4

See also

References

  1. "World Cup 1950 Qualifying".
  2. "World Cup 1962 qualifications".
  3. "World Cup 1966 qualifications".
  4. "World Cup 1970 qualifications".
  5. "World Cup 1974 qualifications".
  6. "World Cup 1978 qualifications".
  7. "World Cup 1982 qualifications".
  8. "World Cup 1986 qualifications".
  9. "World Cup 1990 qualifications".
  10. "World Cup 1994 qualifications".
  11. "World Cup 1998 qualifications".
  12. "World Cup 2002 Qualifying".
  13. "World Cup 2006 Qualifying".
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