ECUADOR
Elite talent. New outlook.
FIFA Ranking
#25
Team Nickname
La Tricolor
WC26 Expectation
Knockouts
Congrats, Ecuador has Qualified for the 2026 World Cup! There are no tickets available just yet for Ecuador but in the mean time...
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Other Ecuador Team Events
All 2026 World Cup Matches
- Jun 11, 2026THU•(TBD)Jun11thu(TBD) - World Cup 26: Group Stage - Match 02Estadio Akron, Zapopan, MX●2 Tickets Left!
- Jun 11, 2026THU•(TBD)Jun11thu(TBD) - World Cup 26: Group Stage - Match 01Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, MX●27 Tickets Left!
- Jun 12, 2026FRI•(TBD)Jun12fri(TBD) - World Cup 26: Group Stage - Match 03BMO Field, Toronto, CA●20 People Viewing Right Now●3 Tickets Left!
- Jun 12, 2026FRI•(TBD)Jun12fri(TBD) - World Cup 26: Group Stage - Match 04SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA●22 People Viewing Right Now●8 Tickets Left!
- Jun 13, 2026SAT•(TBD)Jun13sat(TBD) - World Cup 26: Group Stage - Match 07MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ●31 People Viewing Right Now●34 Tickets Left!
TEAM OVERVIEW
Ecuador began their 2026 qualifying campaign in a three-point hole, thanks to accusations of falsified player documents in the run-up to the 2022 tournament. But a squad loaded with talent playing across some of Europe’s top leagues has transformed La Tricolor from underdogs into contenders, teeing up an arc around not redemption, but vindication.
Pressing With Purpose
Bringing a preference for proactive, high-intensity play and relentless high pressing, coach Sebastián Beccacece’s La Tri is capable of executing sophisticated systems thanks to European experience up and down the roster. They also batten down against elite squads, surrendering only five goals across a recent 16-game qualifying stretch.
Three Regions, One Voice
Ecuador’s domestic soccer landscape features not only rival organized fan groups, but distinct fan cultures due to the country’s diverse coastal, highland and Amazon regions. Differences, however, are put aside on the national stage – after all, these are the fans whose “We want beer!” chants at Qatar were so moving that Budweiser offered to buy them a round.
Home Grown, Foreign-Forged
Moisés Caicedo, Chelsea’s £100 million man and ‘24-’25 Player of the Season, enters 2026 as one of the world’s most complete box-to-box players. Meanwhile, defenders Piero Hincapié (Bayer Leverkusen), Pervis Estupiñán (AC Milan) and Willian Pacho (PSG) form one of the most vaunted backlines in the tournament.
Moving On Up
Long considered a second-tier player in the CONMEBOL ecosystem, Ecuador is poised to rewrite that narrative. Rounding out their core European talent with both legendary veterans and next-big-thing wonderkids, this group expects to progress to the country’s first-ever knockout round.
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