Ecuador Soccer Team

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Ecuador Soccer Team General Information

Country - Ecuador
Capital - Quito
Continent - South America
Captain - Alex Aguinaga

Ecuador Soccer Team History
Founded 1925
Affiliated 1926
WC participations 1 (2002)
WC honours None

Continental Titles None

World Cup Record:
Year Host Performance
1930 Uruguay -
1934 Italy -
1938 France -
1950 Brazil -
1954 Switzerland -
1958 Sweden -
1962 Chile -
1966 England -
1970 Mexico -
1974 West Germany -
1978 Argentina -
1982 Spain -
1986 Mexico -
1990 Italy -
1994 U.S.A. -
1998 France -
2002 S.Korea/Japan Fourth, Group G
2006 Germany in Group A with Germany, Poland, Costa Rica
ECUADOR Football Team for 2006 FIFA World Cup

Coach:
Luis Fernando Suarez

Goalkeepers:
Edwin Villafuerte, Cristian Mora, Damian Lanza.

Defenders:
Jorge Guagua, Ivan Hurtado, Ulises De la Cruz, Jose Luis Perlaza, Paul Ambrossi, Giovanny Espinoza, Neicer Reasco.

Midfielders:
Patricio Urrutia, Christian Lara, Edison Mendez, Segundo Castillo, Marlon Ayovi, Luis Antonio Valencia, Luis Fernando Saritama, Edwin Tenorio.

Forwards:
Felix Borja, Ivan Kaviedes, Agustin Delgado, Carlos Tenorio, Christian Benitez.

Ecuador Statistics in Group A with Germany, Poland, Costa Rica

Jersey No. Name of the Player
1 Edwin Villafuerte
2 Jorge Guagua
3 Ivan Hurtado
4 Ulises De la Cruz
5 Jose Luis Perlaza
6 Patricio Urrutia
7 Christian Lara
8 Edison Mendez
9 Felix Borja
10 Ivan Kaviedes
11 Agustin Delgado
12 Cristian Mora
13 Paul Ambrossi
14 Segundo Castillo
15 Marlon Ayovi
16 Luis Antonio Valencia
17 Giovanny Espinoza
18 Neicer Reasco
19 Luis Fernando Saritama
20 Edwin Tenorio
21 Carlos Tenorio
22 Damian Lanza
23 Christian Benitez

Ecuador Soccer Team will be playing in Group A along with Germany, Costa Rica and Poland. It's the second successive World Cup for Ecuador. Last time Ecuador participated in the world cup in the year 2002.

Ecuador Soccer Team sealed a place in the finals with a game in hand with a home draw against Uruguay. In July 2004 Hernan Dario Gomez stepped down seeing the dismal performance in seven qualifying games. Gomez led the team to their first FIFA World Cup participation in Korea/Japan.

Under the guidance of new coach Suarez, Ecuador secured qualification. Ecuador had an enviable home record in its kitty with 23 points. Ecuador's overall qualifying record was eight wins, four draws and six defeats with 23 goals for and 19 against.

It was not expected that Ecuador would cross the knockout phase. Edison Mendez's goal helped in getting a 1-0 win over Croatia.

Equador was at the 71st position in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking. After securing their place in Germany finals, their rank went up to 30s. They secured a win against Brazil as well. Suarez successfully blended the youth and experience of his team and is training them to improvise on four-year old achievements.

Forward Augustin Delgardo is a player to watch this FIFA season. Equador's hope of success depends on Young performers like Christian Lara, Luis Valencia and Franklin Salas. The country is also banking on the experience of Ulises de La Cruz, Ivan Hurtado, Mendez and Agustin Delgado. Luiz Fernandez Suarez is the coach of the team and Ivan Hurtado is the captain.

It might be tough for Equador to qualify for the last 16 but surprise wins are always there. Ecuador won their first World Cup game last time by defeating Croatia. The fans of 'Los Tricolors' have high expectations from their team this time.