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Ecuador
Group E · Pot 2

Ecuador
La Tri.

The tournament's youngest squad — average age 24.5. Solid defense (Pacho at PSG, Ordóñez at Brugge), midfield anchored by Caicedo (Chelsea) and Paes. Coach Sebastián Beccacece (Argentina) builds structure around pressing and quick transitions.

Route · Group E
Sun · 14 JUNIvory Coast — Ecuador — · —Philadelphia · 19:00 Sat · 20 JUNEcuador — Curaçao — · —Kansas City · 19:00 Thu · 25 JUNEcuador — Germany — · —New York / NJ · 16:00
Tue 30 JUNRound of 16 · E vs ?Kansas City
National anthem
Salve, Oh Patria
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Full path · 7 stages

National team
calendar.

Matchday 1
14 JUN · SUN · 19:00
away at Ivory Coast
Philadelphia · Lincoln Financial Field
Matchday 2
20 JUN · SAT · 19:00
vs Curaçao
Kansas City · "Arrowhead Stadium"
Matchday 3
25 JUN · THU · 16:00
vs Germany
New York / NJ · MetLife Stadium
Round of 16
28 JUN–3 JUL · FRI
if they qualify
Atlanta · Boston · Vancouver · Guadalajara and 12 more
Round of 16
4 JUL–7 JUL · TUE
if they qualify
Atlanta · Dallas · Kansas City · Los Angeles and 4 more
Quarterfinals
9 JUL–11 JUL · SAT
if they qualify
Atlanta · New York / NJ · San Francisco · Philadelphia
Semifinals
14 JUL–15 JUL · WED
if they qualify
Atlanta · Dallas
Final
19 JUL · SUN
if they qualify
New York / NJ

Group stage confirmed, playoffs — date range and potential venues. Playoff schedule to be finalized after Round of 16 draw.

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#23
FIFA Ranking
151
Odds to win
Coaching staff

Beccacece —
Argentine in Quito.

Sebastian Beccacece

Sebastian Beccacece

Head Coach · Ecuador · since August 2024

Argentine, ex-Racing and Defensa y Justicia. Took over in August 2024. 5-3-2 structure with compact defense and quick counterattacks through the wing-back. Unbeaten in South American qualifying.

Unbeaten in qualifying 22 matches · 13 wins 5-3-2
Stars

Four players
to watch.

Moisés Caicedo

Moisés Caicedo

Midfielder · № 6 · 24 years old

Chelsea midfielder. £115 million in 2023 — a record British transfer at that time.

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Willian Pacho

Willian Pacho

Defender · № 3 · 24 years old

Center-back at PSG. Champions League winner 2024/25.

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CB

Joel Ordoñez

Defender · № 5 · 22 years old

Center-back at Brugge, 191 cm. Belgian champion 2023/24.

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Kendry Páez

Kendry Páez

Midfielder · № 7 · 18 years old

Number 10 at River Plate. At 16 — youngest CONMEBOL qualifying scorer in history.

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Squad · preliminary list

Twenty-six players
under one roof.

Preliminary Final FIFA squad list — by May 27, 2026.

Goalkeepers

1
Ernan GalindezHuracán39 years · 191 cm
12
Gonzalo ValleLDU Quito30 years · 188 cm
23
Moises RamirezKifisia25 years · 184 cm

Defenders

2
Angelo PreciadoAtlético Mineiro28 years · 175 cm
3
Willian PachoPSG24 years · 188 cm
4
Felix TorresInternacional29 years old · 188 cm
5
Joel OrdoñezBrugge22 years old · 191 cm
15
Jose HurtadoBragantino24 years old · 178 cm
13
Pervis EstupiñánMilan28 years · 175 cm
16
Jackson PorozoTijuana25 years old · 191 cm
20
Leonardo RealpeFamalicão25 years · 184 cm

Midfielders

6
Moisés CaicedoChelsea24 years old · 178 cm
7
Kendry PáezRiver Plate18 years old · 178 cm
8
Alan FrancoAtlético Mineiro27 years old · 184 cm
10
Gonzalo PlataFlamengo25 years old · 175 cm
14
Jordi AlcivarIndependiente del Valle26 years old · 178 cm
17
Alan MindaAtlético Mineiro22 years old · 175 cm
18
Pedro VitePumas24 years old · 174 cm
21
Yáimar MedinaGenk21 years old

Forwards

9
Kevin RodríguezUnion Saint-Gilloise26 years old · 188 cm
11
Entoni ValensiaAntwerp22 years old · 178 cm
19
Enner ValenciaPachuca36 years old · 178 cm
22
Jeremy ArévaloStuttgart21 years old · 184 cm
24
John YeboahVenezia25 years old · 178 cm
25
John MercadoSparta Prague23 years old
26
Leonardo CampanaSantos25 · 188 cm
History

Five tournaments,
three times in the Round of 16.

Steady breakthrough.

5 tournaments — 2002, 2006, 2014, 2022, 2026. Best — Round of 16 in 2006 (England 0:1 in Stuttgart). In Doha they opened the tournament with a 2:0 victory over Qatar.

2006 1/8
2022GroupQatar 2:0, Netherlands 1:1, Senegal 1:2Group
2014GroupSwitzerland 1:2, Honduras 2:1, France 0:0Group
20061/8England 0:1, StuttgartRound of 16
2002GroupItaly 0:2, Mexico 1:2, Croatia 1:0Group
Chants

Stadium chants
on matchday.

Real fan chants for the national team — original, phonetic in Russian, translation and context.

Sí se puede
Sí se puede, sí se puede
[Sí se puede, sí se puede]
Yes, we can!

Latin American mantra-chant. Rises when the team attacks.