World Cup 2026: the six wins achieved with under 40% possession
Six completed World Cup 2026 matches were won by a team with strictly less than 40% possession. Across the 104-match scope, that is 5.8% of (…)
Ecuador’s men’s national team, widely known as La Tri, carries the country’s yellow, blue and red into senior international football. Governed by the Ecuadorian Football Federation, the selection connects supporters across the Andean highlands and coastal cities. Its identity combines national pride, demanding South American competition and a pathway shaped by both established internationals and emerging talent. The team profile brings together the latest selection context, coaching chronology, competition record and the traditions that have defined Ecuador on the international stage.
Xtra rating
1736
Conservative: 1074
Rank national
16
Updated: 1 July 2026
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Ecuador Team Roster
Ecuador’s recorded senior squad contains 26 players across four positional groups. The selection includes three goalkeepers, six defenders, nine midfielders and eight attackers, with midfield providing the largest unit. H. Galíndez, M. Ramírez and G. Valle form the goalkeeper group, while W. Pacho, P. Hincapié and F. Torres are among the defensive names. M. Caicedo, P. Estupiñán and K. Páez are among the midfield entries. G. Plata, J. Yeboah, Jeremy Arévalo and the two Valencia entries join the attacking group alongside K. Rodríguez and J. Caicedo. The roster presents broad role coverage for the senior selection.
position Goalkeeper
1
Hernán Ismael Galíndez
GK
Argentina
12
Wellington Moisés Ramírez Preciado
GK
Ecuador
22
Gonzalo Roberto Valle Bustamante
GK
Ecuador
position Defender
2
Félix Eduardo Torres Caicedo
DEF
Ecuador
4
Joel Leandro Ordóñez Guerrero
DEF
Ecuador
6
Willian Joel Pacho Tenorio
DEF
Ecuador
17
Angelo Smit Preciado Quiñónez
DEF
Ecuador
21
Alan Steven Franco Palma
DEF
Ecuador
25
Jackson Gabriel Porozo Vernaza
DEF
Ecuador
position Midfielder
3
Piero Martín Hincapié Reyna
MID
Ecuador
5
Jordy José Alcívar Macías
MID
Ecuador
7
Pervis Josué Estupiñán Tenorio
MID
Ecuador
14
Alan Steve Minda García
MID
Ecuador
15
Pedro Jeampierre Vite Uca
MID
Ecuador
18
Denil Daniel Castillo Preciado
MID
Ecuador
20
Nilson David Angulo Ramírez
MID
Ecuador
23
Moisés Isaac Caicedo Corozo
MID
Ecuador
26
Yaimar Abel Medina Ortiz
MID
Ecuador
position Attacker
8
Anthony Lenín Valencia Bajaña
FWD
Ecuador
9
John Yeboah Zamora
FWD
Germany
10
Ray Kendry Páez Andrade
FWD
Ecuador
11
Kevin José Rodríguez Cortez
FWD
Ecuador
13
Enner Remberto Valencia Lastra
FWD
Ecuador
16
Jordy Josué Caicedo Medina
FWD
Ecuador
19
Gonzalo Jordy Plata Jiménez
FWD
Ecuador
24
Jeremy Alberto Arévalo Mera
FWD
Spain
Last Ecuador Coachs
Sebastián Beccacece is recorded as Ecuador’s current head coach, having begun his latest appointment on 1 August 2024. The coaching chronology also lists Félix Sánchez Bas from March 2023 to July 2024 and Gustavo Alfaro from August 2020 to February 2023. Jordi Cruijff preceded them between January and June 2020. This sequence places Beccacece’s latest appointment after Sánchez Bas and continues the recent national-team coaching record within the federation’s senior selection.
Sebastián Andrés Beccacece
Argentina
Coach since
1 August 2024
Coach until
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastián Andrés Beccacece | Argentina | 1 August 2024 | |
| Sebastián Andrés Beccacece | Argentina | 1 September 2023 | 1 May 2026 |
| Félix Sánchez Bas | Spain | 1 March 2023 | 1 July 2024 |
| Gustavo Julio Alfaro | Argentina | 1 August 2020 | 1 February 2023 |
| Jordi Cruijff | Netherlands | 1 January 2020 | 1 June 2020 |
| Jorge César Fortunato Célico | Argentina | 1 August 2019 | 1 December 2019 |
| Hernán Darío Gómez Jaramillo | Colombia | 1 August 2018 | 1 July 2019 |
| Jorge César Fortunato Célico | Argentina | 1 September 2017 | 1 June 2018 |
| Gustavo Domingo Quinteros Desábato | Argentina | 1 March 2015 | 1 September 2017 |
| Reinaldo Rueda Rivera | Colombia | 1 August 2010 | 1 July 2014 |
| Luis Fernando Suárez Guzman | Colombia | 1 September 2004 | 1 October 2007 |
| Hernán Darío Gómez Jaramillo | Colombia | 1 October 1999 | 1 July 2004 |
Ecuador Transfers
Ecuador has no club-market arrivals because it is a national selection rather than a club. Additions to the senior group occur through international call-ups, eligibility decisions and returns to selection after earlier absences. The recorded 26-player roster therefore represents the latest named selection context, not a list of signings, loans or transfer fees. Players can join the squad from clubs during an approved international window, while their club registration remains unchanged. No individual arrival movement is recorded for this selection cycle.
No transfers in
Ecuador has no club-market departures because national-team movement is governed by selection rather than sales or loans. Players may be omitted from a squad, withdraw through availability or eligibility issues, or return to their clubs when an international gathering ends. The recorded roster does not identify a specific departure event. It should therefore be understood as a selection snapshot, with changes between windows reflecting selection decisions and availability rather than permanent movement away from the team.
No transfers out
Transfers Synthesis
For Ecuador, the movement cycle is built around international selection and the federation’s competition calendar. The senior team assembles eligible players for windows, qualifiers, friendlies and tournament squads, with additions shaped by call-ups, returns to selection and the latest roster decisions. Departures are correspondingly temporary selection outcomes: a player may be left out, withdraw or return to club duties after the gathering without changing his underlying club registration. The recorded 26-player group offers a snapshot of one selection phase, not a complete history of every player considered or every change between windows. The recorded World Cup and South American qualification entries place these decisions within a high-stakes international cycle. The senior side remains distinct from Ecuador’s youth teams, even though the federation’s broader development pathway can support progression into the full national selection.
Leagues Ecuador has participated in
Ecuador’s recorded competition programme spans the World Cup, South American World Cup qualification, Friendlies and Copa América. World Cup participation is recorded from 2014 through 2026, while the South American qualifying cycle runs from 2018 through 2026; both remain recent in the 2026 profile. Friendlies are recorded from 2017 to 2025 and also form part of the recent schedule. Copa América entries run from 2015 to 2024 and are historical in this profile rather than part of the latest recorded cycle. Together, these entries reflect Ecuador’s senior international pathway across global, continental and preparatory fixtures.
More about Ecuador
Ecuador’s senior men’s national football team, commonly known as La Tri or La Tricolor, represents the country under the Ecuadorian Football Federation. The federation was founded in 1925, and Ecuador joined FIFA in 1926 and CONMEBOL in 1927. The senior side is part of South America’s established international structure while remaining distinct from the country’s Under-20, Under-17 and other youth teams.
The team’s visual identity is closely tied to Ecuador’s flag. Yellow shirts, blue shorts and red socks have become the traditional home combination, while alternative designs often draw on white and blue. The modern federation badge uses a navy shield and FEF monogram, with a stylised reference to the wings of the Andean condor. These symbols connect the national side to the country’s geography and public identity.
Ecuador’s modern football history reached a defining point with qualification for the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan, the nation’s first appearance at the tournament. The 2006 team in Germany went further, advancing from its group to the Round of 16, still the senior side’s landmark World Cup run. Copa América has provided another enduring stage, with historical fourth-place finishes achieved on home soil. World Cup qualification remains a demanding South American round-robin pathway, while matches against Peru and Colombia carry particular regional intensity.
La Tri does not rely on one permanent home venue. Quito’s Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa and Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado have been associated with high-altitude home fixtures, while Guayaquil’s Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo offers a major coastal setting for qualifiers and friendlies. Support follows the same national breadth, bringing yellow, blue and red displays from the Andean highlands to the coast. The federation’s integrated youth pathway also helps connect emerging talent with the senior selection without blurring the distinction between age groups.
Last matches statistics for Ecuador
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Canada
0 - 0
Ecuador
|
0 / 4 |
|
90 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
|
Ecuador
2 - 0
New Zealand
|
8 / 24 |
|
86 | 24 | 1 | 2 |
|
Morocco
1 - 1
Ecuador
|
2 / 8 |
|
84 | 8 | - | 2 |
|
Netherlands
1 - 1
Ecuador
|
3 / 17 |
|
91 | 16 | 2 | 1 |
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Ecuador
2 - 1
Saudi Arabia
|
6 / 11 |
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85 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
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Ecuador
3 - 0
Guatemala
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6 / 18 |
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91 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
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Ivory Coast
1 - 0
Ecuador
|
1 / 12 |
|
85 | 13 | 1 | 3 |
|
Ecuador
0 - 0
Curaçao
|
15 / 28 |
|
90 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
|
Ecuador
2 - 1
Germany
|
3 / 7 |
|
83 | 15 | 3 | 2 |
|
Mexico
2 - 0
Ecuador
|
1 / 7 |
|
84 | 14 | 3 1 | 1 |
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Mexico vs Ecuador
World Cup 2026 - 1567306
Ecuador vs Germany
World Cup 2026 - 1489410
Ecuador vs Curaçao
World Cup 2026 - 1489392
Ivory Coast vs Ecuador
World Cup 2026 - 1489375
Ecuador vs Saudi Arabia
Friendlies 2026 - 1540948
Morocco vs Ecuador
Friendlies 2026 - 1522229
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1st shirt
2021
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