Ecuador at the FIFA World Cup
The Ecuadorian national football team has appeared at three 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 did not enter to qualify in the FIFA World Cup. Ecuador first entered to the World Cup qualifiers for the 1950 tournament, but withdrew from qualification. Ecuador did not enter for 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. For the 2010 tournament, Ecuador finished 6th in South America and failed to qualify for a third successive World Cup finals.
Year | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Ref |
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1930 | Did not enter | |||||||||
1934 | ||||||||||
1938 | ||||||||||
1950 | Withdrew | [1] | ||||||||
1954 | Did not enter | |||||||||
1958 | ||||||||||
1962 | 2 in Group 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 | [2] |
1966 | 3 in Group 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 2 | [3] |
1970 | 3 in Group 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 1 | [4] |
1974 | 3 in Group 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2 | [5] |
1978 | 3 in Group 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 1 | [6] |
1982 | 2 in Group 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | [7] |
1986 | 3 in Group 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 1 | [8] |
1990 | 3 in Group 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | [9] |
1994 | 4 in Group 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | [10] |
1998 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 21 | [11] |
2002 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 31 | [12] |
2006 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 28 | [13] |
2010 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 23 | [14] |
2014 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 25 | [15] |
Total | N/A | 124 | 40 | 30 | 54 | 140 | 176 | −36 | - |
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 a 2–1 defeat for the Ecuadorians. Agustín Delgado 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. They finished the tournament last in their group.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
June 3, 2002 Group Stage | Italy ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
Sapporo |
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20:30 UTC+09:00 | Vieri ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Sapporo Dome Attendance: 31,081 Referee: Brian Hall (United States) |
June 9, 2002 Group Stage | Mexico ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
Miyagi |
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15:30 UTC+09:00 | Borgetti ![]() Torrado ![]() |
Report | Delgado ![]() |
Stadium: Miyagi Stadium Attendance: 45,610 Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia) |
June 13, 2002 Group Stage | Ecuador ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
Yokohama |
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20:30 UTC+09:00 | Méndez ![]() |
Report | Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama Attendance: 65,862 Referee: William Mattus (Costa Rica) |
Num | Pos | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | Minutes played | |||
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ITA | MEX | CRO | Total | |||||
1 | GK | José Francisco Cevallos | April 17, 1971 (aged 31) | ![]() | 90 | 90 | 90 | 270 |
2 | DF | Augusto Porozo | April 13, 1974 (aged 28) | ![]() | 90 | 90 | 90 | 270 |
3 | DF | Iván Hurtado | August 16, 1974 (aged 27) | ![]() | 90 | 90 | 90 | 270 |
4 | DF | Ulises de la Cruz | February 8, 1974 (aged 28) | ![]() | 90 | 90 | 90 | 270 |
5 | MF | Alfonso Obregón | May 12, 1972 (aged 30) | ![]() | 90 | 58 | 40 | 188 |
6 | DF | Raúl Guerrón | October 12, 1976 (aged 25) | ![]() | 90 | 90 | 90 | 270 |
7 | MF | Nicolás Asencio | April 26, 1975 (aged 27) | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
8 | DF | Luis Gómez | April 20, 1972 (aged 30) | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | FW | Iván Kaviedes | October 24, 1977 (aged 24) | ![]() | 0 | 53 | 14 | 67 |
10 | MF | Álex Aguinaga | July 9, 1968 (aged 33) | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | FW | Agustín Delgado | December 23, 1974 (aged 27) | ![]() | 90 | 90 | 90 | 270 |
12 | GK | Oswaldo Ibarra | September 8, 1969 (aged 32) | ![]() | 45 | 32 | 50 | 127 |
13 | FW | Ángel Fernández | August 2, 1971 (aged 30) | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | MF | Juan Carlos Burbano | February 15, 1969 (aged 33) | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | DF | Marlon Ayoví | September 27, 1971 (aged 30) | ![]() | 31 | 55 | 90 | 176 |
16 | MF | Cléber Chalá | June 29, 1971 (aged 30) | ![]() | 85 | 90 | 90 | 265 |
17 | DF | Giovanny Espinoza | April 12, 1977 (aged 25) | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | MF | Carlos Tenorio | May 14, 1979 (aged 23) | ![]() | 45 | 37 | 76 | 158 |
19 | MF | Édison Méndez | March 16, 1979 (aged 23) | ![]() | 90 | 90 | 90 | 270 |
20 | MF | Edwin Tenorio | June 16, 1976 (aged 25) | ![]() | 59 | 35 | 0 | 94 |
21 | MF | Wellington Sánchez | June 19, 1974 (aged 27) | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | GK | Daniel Viteri | December 12, 1981 (aged 20) | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | MF | Walter Ayoví | August 11, 1979 (aged 22) | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Manager: ![]() |
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 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]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0 |
June 9, 2006 Group Stage | Poland ![]() |
0–2 | ![]() |
Gelsenkirchen |
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21:00 UTC+02:00 | Report | C. Tenorio ![]() Delgado ![]() |
Stadium: FIFA WM Stadion Gelsenkirchen Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan) |
June 15, 2006 Group Stage | Ecuador ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
Hamburg |
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15:00 UTC+02:00 | C. Tenorio ![]() Delgado ![]() Kaviedes ![]() |
Report | Stadium: FIFA WM Stadion Hamburg Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin) |
June 20, 2006 Group Stage | Ecuador ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
Berlin |
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16:00 UTC+02:00 | Report | Klose ![]() Podolski ![]() |
Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 72,000 Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia) |
June 25, 2006 Round of 16 | England ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
Stuttgart |
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17:00 UTC+02:00 | Beckham ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium) |
Num | Pos | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | Minutes played | ||||
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POL | CRC | GER | ENG | Total | |||||
1 | GK | Edwin Villafuerte | March 12, 1979 (aged 27) | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | DF | Jorge Guagua | September 28, 1981 (aged 24) | ![]() | 21 | 21 | 90 | 0 | 132 |
3 | DF | Iván Hurtado | August 16, 1974 (aged 31) | ![]() | 69 | 90 | 0 | 90 | 249 |
4 | DF | Ulises de la Cruz | February 8, 1974 (aged 32) | ![]() | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 360 |
5 | DF | José Luis Perlaza | October 6, 1981 (aged 24) | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | MF | Patricio Urrutia | October 15, 1977 (aged 28) | ![]() | 7 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 46 |
7 | MF | Christian Lara | April 27, 1980 (aged 26) | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 27 | 21 | 48 |
8 | MF | Édison Méndez | March 16, 1979 (aged 27) | ![]() | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 360 |
9 | FW | Félix Borja | April 2, 1983 (aged 23) | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 45 |
10 | FW | Iván Kaviedes | October 24, 1977 (aged 28) | ![]() | 25 | 45 | 90 | 18 | 178 |
11 | FW | Agustín Delgado | December 23, 1974 (aged 31) | ![]() | 83 | 90 | 0 | 90 | 263 |
12 | GK | Cristian Mora | August 26, 1979 (aged 26) | ![]() | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 360 |
13 | DF | Paúl Ambrosi | October 14, 1980 (aged 25) | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
14 | MF | Segundo Castillo | May 15, 1982 (aged 24) | ![]() | 90 | 90 | 0 | 90 | 270 |
15 | MF | Marlon Ayoví | August 27, 1971 (aged 34) | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 68 |
16 | MF | Antonio Valencia | August 4, 1985 (aged 20) | ![]() | 90 | 73 | 63 | 90 | 316 |
17 | DF | Giovanny Espinoza | April 12, 1977 (aged 29) | ![]() | 90 | 69 | 90 | 90 | 339 |
18 | DF | Néicer Reasco | July 23, 1977 (aged 28) | ![]() | 90 | 90 | 0 | 90 | 270 |
19 | MF | Luis Saritama | October 20, 1983 (aged 22) | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | MF | Edwin Tenorio | June 16, 1976 (aged 29) | ![]() | 90 | 90 | 90 | 69 | 339 |
21 | FW | Carlos Tenorio | May 14, 1979 (aged 27) | ![]() | 65 | 45 | 0 | 72 | 182 |
22 | GK | Damián Lanza | April 10, 1982 (aged 24) | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | FW | Christian Benítez | May 1, 1986 (aged 20) | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
Coach: ![]() |
List of goalscorers in World Cups
- 3 goals
- Agustín Delgado (2002, 2006)
- Enner Valencia (2014)
- 2 goals
- Carlos Tenorio (2006)
- 1 goal
- Iván Kaviedes (2006)
- Édisor Valencia (2014)
References
- ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tables/50q.html
- ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tables/62qual.html#gr11
- ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tables/66qual.html#gr11
- ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tables/70qual.html#gr11
- ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tables/74qual.html#gr10
- ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tables/78qual.html#gr10
- ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tables/82qual.html#gr10
- ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tables/86qual.html#gr9
- ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tables/90qual.html#gr9
- ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tables/94qual.html#gr8
- ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tables/98qual.html#sam
- ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tables/2002q.html
- ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tables/2006q.html#sam
- ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tables/2010q.html#sam
- ↑ http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/southamerica/standings/round1.html
- ↑ http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/afdeveloping/technicaldevp/50/08/38/fwc%5fkorea%5fjapan%5f2002%5fa%5fpart2%5f264.pdf
- ↑ "Hosts Germany delighted with draw". FIFA. December 10, 2005. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
- ↑ "Ecuador's win is sweet for Suarez". FIFA. June 10, 2006. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
- ↑ "ECUADOR 3-0 COSTA RICA". FIFA. June 15, 2006. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
- ↑ "ECUADOR 0-3 GERMANY". FIFA. June 20, 2006. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
- ↑ "ENGLAND 1-0 ECUADOR". FIFA. June 25, 2006. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
- ↑ http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/afdeveloping/technicaldevp/50/08/32/fwc%5f2006%5fgermany%5f1%5f2%5f262.pdf
External links
- Official website of the Ecuadorian Football Federation (Spanish)
- Ecuador at FIFA.com