Ecuador are the second youngest squad at the 2026 World Cup, with an average age of 25.58.
Ecuador
CONMEBOL · 5th World Cup appearance · Group E
Featured facts
Ecuador finished second in South American qualification despite scoring only 14 goals in 18 matches; they conceded just 5 and had 7 games end 0-0.
Ecuador have scored in each of their last 3 World Cup matches, netting 4 goals in total.
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Ecuador’s World Cup opening-match record is 2W-0D-2L across 4 appearances (5-4 goals). They have failed to score 1 time and kept 2 clean sheets in those opening games.
2026 Fixtures
Ivory Coast1–0Ecuador
Sun 14 Jun · Group E
Sun 14 Jun
Group EIvory CoastvsEcuador1–0→Ecuador0–0Curaçao
Sat 20 Jun · Group E
Sat 20 Jun
Group EEcuadorvsCuraçao0–0→Ecuador2–1Germany
Thu 25 Jun · Group E
Thu 25 Jun
Group EEcuadorvsGermany2–1→Mexico2–0Ecuador
Tue 30 Jun · Round of 32
Tue 30 Jun
Round of 32MexicovsEcuador2–0→World Cup record
5
World Cup appearances
Best result: Round of 16
17
matches played
6 won · 3 drawn · 8 lost
-2
goal difference
16 scored · 18 conceded
Recent World Cups
2022Group stageW1 D1 L1→2014Group stageW1 D1 L1→2006Round of 16W2 D0 L2→
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All-time top scorers
1Enner Valencia20266goals
2Agustín Javier Delgado3goals
3Carlos Tenorio2goals
4Nilson Angulo20261goal
5Gonzalo Plata20261goal
6Moisés Caicedo20261goal
7Edison Méndez1goal
8Ivan Kaviedes1goal
Team profile
Ecuador's best World Cup finish is the round of 16, reached in 2006.
Ecuador have an average squad age of 25.6 at the 2026 World Cup.
Atlético Mineiro supply 3 players to Ecuador's 2026 World Cup squad, more than any other club.
2026 Squad
| # | Name | Birthdate (Age) | Club | WC Apps | WC Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hernán GalíndezG | 30 Mar 1987(39) | Huracán | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Félix TorresD | 11 Jan 1997(29) | Internacional | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Piero HincapiéD | 9 Jan 2002(24) | Arsenal | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | Joel OrdóñezD | 21 Apr 2004(22) | Club Brugge | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Jordy AlcívarM | 5 Aug 1999(26) | Independiente del Valle | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Willian PachoD | 16 Oct 2001(24) | Paris Saint- Germain | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Pervis EstupiñánD | 21 Jan 1998(28) | Milan | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Anthony ValenciaM | 21 Jul 2003(23) | Antwerp | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | John YeboahF | 23 Jun 2000(26) | Venezia | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Kendry PáezM | 4 May 2007(19) | River Plate | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Kevin RodríguezF | 4 Mar 2000(26) | Union Saint-Gilloise | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | Moisés RamírezG | 9 Sept 2000(25) | Kifisia | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Enner ValenciaF | 4 Nov 1989(36) | Pachuca | 10 | 6 |
| 14 | Alan MindaM | 14 May 2003(23) | Atlético Mineiro | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Pedro ViteM | 9 Mar 2002(24) | UNAM | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Jordy CaicedoF | 18 Nov 1997(28) | Huracán | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Ángelo PreciadoD | 18 Feb 1998(28) | Atlético Mineiro | 7 | 0 |
| 18 | Denil CastilloM | 24 Mar 2004(22) | Midtjylland | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Gonzalo PlataF | 1 Nov 2000(25) | Flamengo | 7 | 1 |
| 20 | Nilson AnguloF | 19 Jun 2003(23) | Sunderland | 4 | 1 |
| 21 | Alan FrancoM | 21 Aug 1998(27) | Atlético Mineiro | 6 | 0 |
| 22 | Gonzalo ValleG | 28 Feb 1996(30) | LDU Quito | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Moisés CaicedoM | 2 Nov 2001(24) | Chelsea | 7 | 1 |
| 24 | Jeremy ArévaloF | 19 Mar 2005(21) | VfB Stuttgart | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Jackson PorozoD | 4 Aug 2000(25) | Tijuana | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Yaimar MedinaD | 5 Nov 2004(21) | Genk | 1 | 0 |