Ecuador National Team, renowned as La Tri( The Tricolors) South American country, succeed in booking its place in the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar. It is in Group with the nations like Qatar, Senegal and Netherlands. Ecuador's national team symbolizes the Ecuadorian men's international football and is governed and directed by the Ecuadorian Football Federation. They joined FIFA in 1926. The team has 46th standing in the world FIFA ranking, and their highest was 10th in 2013.
The Tricolors played their first global match with Bolivia on 8 August 1938, and recently they played a draw match with Mexico on June 6, 2022. As of 2022, Ecuador has competed in three global tournaments such as the World Cup for the 4th time since 2002, 29 times for Copa America since 1939 and CONCACAF Gold Cup for the first time since 2002. They are also the gold medalists of the Pan-American Games and the 2x-time champion of the Bolivarian games in 1965 and 1985.
At the moment, the squad is managed by the head coach Gustavo Alfaro. The team is led by Enner Valencia, the captain as well as the highest goal scorer of the team. Likewise, Ivan Hurtado is the player with the most capped record of 168 caps.
The following players are eligible candidates for the Ecuador FIFA World Cup squad.
Goalkeeper
Alexander Dominguez
Hernan Galindez
Moises Ramirez
Jorge Pinos
Pedro Ortiz
Defender
Robert Arboleda
Pervis Estupinan
Angelo Preciado
Piero Hincapie
Xavier Arreaga
Felix Torres
Diego Palacios
Byron Castillo
Jackson Porozo
Fernando Leon
Andres Lopez
Romario Caicedo
Williuam Pacho
Frankilin Guerra
Mario Pineida
Midfielder
Carlos Gruezo
Angel Mena
Jhegson Mendez
Gonzalo Plata
Moises Ciecedo
Romario Ibarra
Alan Franco
Jose Cifuntes
Jereny Sarmiento
Alexander Alvarado
Dixon Arroyo
Joao Rojas
Michael Carcelen
Jhojan Julio
Jose Carabali
Jordy Alcivar
Jhonny Quinonez
Forward
Enner Valencia
Michael Estrada
Leonardo Campana
Jordy Caicedo
Djorkaeff Reasco
Jose Angulo
Nilson Angulo
Bryan Angulo
Walter Chala
Janner Corozo
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