The Ecuador national soccer team has qualified for its fifth World Cup in 2026, dating back to 2002.
Ecuador was a force in the CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifying Tournament, finishing second in the table, and losing only once in 12 matches.
Ecuador has one of the strongest defenses in global soccer, but can struggle to find the back of the net. The nation will rely heavily on it's 36-year-old all-time scoring leader, Enner Valencia at the 2026 World Cup in North America.
Ecuador Men's National Team Results
Date | Competition | Opponent | Result |
March 31, 2026 | Friendly | Netherlands | 1-1 D |
March 27, 2026 | Friendly | Morocco | 1-1 D |
Nov. 18, 2025 | Friendly | New Zealand | 2-0 W |
Nov. 13, 2025 | Friendly | Canada | 0-0 D |
Oct. 14, 2025 | Friendly | Mexico | 1-1 D |
Oct. 10, 2025 | Friendly | USA | 1-1 D |
Sept. 9, 2025 | World Cup Qualification CONMEBOL | Argentina | 1-0 W |
Sept. 4, 2025 | World Cup Qualification CONMEBOL | Paraguay | 0-0 D |
June 10, 2025 | World Cup Qualification CONMEBOL | Peru | 0-0 D |
June 5, 2025 | World Cup Qualification CONMEBOL | Brazil | 0-0 D |
March 25, 2025 | World Cup Qualification CONMEBOL | Chile | 0-0 D |
Ecuador Men's National Team World Cup Schedule
Date | Competition | Opponent |
June 14, 2026 | World Cup | Ivory Coast |
June 20, 2026 | World Cup | Curacao |
June 25, 2026 | World Cup | Germany |
How to Watch the Ecuador Men's National Team in the World Cup
All of Ecuador's World Cup matches will be broadcast on either FS1 or Fox for an English broadcast, and Telemundo for a Spanish broadcast. Their matches will also all be available to stream on Peacock.
Previous World Cup Summary (2022)
Ecuador qualified for the most recent World Cup, hosted by Qatar in 2022. Ecuador finished third in Group A, behind the Netherlands and Senegal, and ahead of Qatar.
The Ecuadorians defeated Qatar 2-0 in the opening fixture, drew the Netherlands 1-1, but failed to reach the knockout phase after a 2-1 loss to Senegal in the final group stage match.
Enner Valencia scored three of Ecuador's four goals in the 2022 tournament.
Ecuador World Cup History
Ecuador have participated in four World Cup tournaments (2002, 2006, 2014, 2022), and have qualified for the fifth time in 2026.
The South American nation qualified for their first ever World Cup in 2002, and have proceeded to qualify for four of the last six tournaments since.
Ecuador has only made it out of the group stage once (2006), and ended up losing to England in the Round of 16.
Ecuador's Copa America History
Ecuador have participated in 18 Copa America tournaments, but have never won.
Ecuador have been eliminated in the Group stage in 14 of their 18 appearances, but have reached the knockout stages in each of the last two tournaments (2021, 2024). Each time they were eliminated by Argentina in the quarterfinals.
The nations' best finish was in 1993 when they reached the semifinals, but lost in the Third Place Play-Off to Colombia.
Ecuador's Olympic Soccer History
Ecuador's national soccer team has never qualified for the Olympic Games.
Ecuador Soccer Team Manager
Sebastien Beccacece is the current manager of the Ecuador national team, and has only lost one of his first 18 matches entering the World Cup.
Beccacece is of Argentine and Mexican heritage, and was appointed as the manager on August 1st, 2024. He is also acting sporting director of the Ecuador national team.
Key Active Ecuador Players
Name | Position | Age | Ecuador Caps | Ecuador Goals | Ecuador Assists | Club |
Moises Caicedo | Midfield | 24 | 60 | 2 | 7 | Chelsea |
Willian Pacho | Defender | 24 | 34 | 2 | 0 | PSG |
Enner Valencia | Forward | 36 | 105 | 49 | 15 | Pachuca |
Piero Hincapie | Defender | 24 | 51 | 3 | 1 | Arsenal |
Pervis Estupinan | Defender | 28 | 52 | 4 | 4 | AC Milan |
Kendry Paez | Midfield | 18 | 24 | 2 | 3 | River Plate |
Ecuador Stats
Most Appearances - Top 5 Active Ecuador Players
Enner Valencia | 105 caps |
Carlos Gruezo | 65 caps |
Moises Caicedo | 60 caps |
Alan Franco | 57 caps |
Pervis Estupinan | 52 caps |
Most Goals - Top 5 Active Ecuador Players
Enner Valencia | 49 goals |
Jaime Ayovi | 10 goals |
Miler Bolanos | 8 goals |
Michael Estrada | 8 goals |
Gonzalo Plata | 8 goals |
Most Appearances All-Time - Top 5 Ecuador Players
Ivan Hurtado | 154 caps |
Walter Ayovi | 119 caps |
Edison Mendez | 109 caps |
Enner Valencia | 105 caps |
Antonio Valencia | 98 caps |
Most Goals All-Time - Top 5 Ecuador Players
Enner Valencia | 49 goals |
Agustin Delgado | 31 goals |
Christian Benitez | 24 goals |
Felipe Caicedo | 22 goals |
Alex Aguinaga | 20 goals |
Ecuador Men's National Team FIFA World Ranking
Ecuador is currently ranked No. 23 in the FIFA World Rankings
Ecuador's highest ranking of all-time was 10th, achieved in 2013. They were ranked as low as 64th in 2020, but have steadily climbed back inside the top-25.
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