Ecuador World Cup 2026 squad: Sebastian Beccacece's latest selection

Ecuador's World Cup 2026 squad: Moisés Caicedo of Ecuador and teammates celebrates after winning the South American FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier match between Ecuador and Venezuela at Rodrigo Paz Delgado Stadium on March 21, 2025 in Quito, Ecuador. — Moises Caicedo of Ecuador and teammates celebrate (Image credit: Franklin Jacome/Getty Images)

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The Ecuador World Cup 2026 squad could be one of the surprise packages in the United States, Canada and Mexico in the summer.

Reaching World Cup 2026 means Ecuador have qualified for a second consecutive World Cup for only the second time in their history. They might well have enough firepower to at least raise a few eyebrows.

Ecuador were impressive in World Cup qualifying. They lost just twice, both away from home and against Argentina and Brazil, picking up eight wins and eight draws in mostly very tight matches.

In CONMEBOL's 18-match qualification programme, Ecuador scored just 14 goals. Conceding only five means they grabbed a whopping 29 points, more than two per goal.

Suffice to say Sebastian Beccacece has made Ecuador very hard to beat. In a 48-team tournament that could be enough to get them through the group and might see them squeeze a knock-out game or two to penalties too.

There are individual talents in amongst this team effort. Beccacece has assimilated them into an organised team and it's paid off so far.

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Ecuador World Cup 2026 squad: The latest selection

GK: Hernan Galindez (Huracan)
GK: Moises Ramirez (Kifisia)
GK: Gonzalo Valle (LDU Quito)
GK: David Cabezas (Libertad)
DF: Angelo Preciado (Atletico Mineiro)
DF: Pervis Estupinan (Milan)
DF: Piero Hincapie (Arsenal)
DF: Felix Torres (Internacional)
DF: Willian Pacho (Paris Saint-Germain)
DF: Joel Ordonez (Club Brugge)
DF: Jose Hurtado (Red Bull Bragantino)
DF: Jackson Porozo (Tijuana)
DF: Leonardo Realpe (Famalicao)
MF: Moises Caicedo (Chelsea)
MF: Alan Franco (Atletico Mineiro)
MF: Gonzalo Plata (Flamengo)
MF: Kendry Paez (River Plate)
MF: John Yeboah (Venezia)
MF: Alan Minda (Atletico Mineiro)
MF: Pedro Vite (UNAM)
MF: Jordy Alcivar (Independiente del Valle)
MF: Denil Castillo (Midtjylland)
MF: Yaimar Medina (Genk)
MF: Patrik Mercado (Independiente del Valle)
MF: Bryan Ramirez (Cincinnati)
FW: Enner Valencia (Pachuca)
FW: Kevin Rodriguez (Union Saint-Gilloise)
FW: Jordy Caicedo (Huracan)
FW: Nilson Angulo (Sunderland)
FW: Janner Corozo (LDU Quito)
FW: John Mercado (Sparta Prague)
FW: Jeremy Arevalo (VfB Stuttgart)
FW: Elias Legendre (Rennes)
FW: Anthony Valencia (Antwerp)

Fixtures

June 14, 2026: Ivory Coast vs Ecuador, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, United States
June 20, 2026: Ecuador vs Curacao, Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, United States
June 25, 2026: Ecuador vs Germany, MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, United States

Manager

Sebastian Beccacece, Head Coach of Ecuador reacts during the FIFA World Cup 2026 South American Qualifier match between Peru and Ecuador at Estadio Nacional de Lima on June 10, 2025 in Lima, Peru. — Sebastian Beccacece (Image credit: Raul Sifuentes/Getty Images)

Who is Ecuador's manager?

Sebastian Beccacece never played professional football, instead following Jorge Sampaoli around as his assistant manager until 2016 when he took on his first managerial role with Universidad de Chile.

Since then he's had three spells at Defensa y Justicia, been Argentina's assistant manager, and taken charge of Independiente, Racing Club and Elche. He has been Ecuador's manager since August 2024.

He has impressed since taking over, leading Ecuador to a second-placed finish in CONMEBOL qualification, finishing only behind Argentina.

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Who is Ecuador's star player?

Ecuador and Paraguay drew 0-0 last time out back in October — Moises Caicedo in action for Ecuador (Image credit: Getty Images)

Moises Caicedo is the fourth-most expensive Premier League player of all time, and for good reason.

He has been one of the outstanding players in European football over the past few years, with his all-action midfield displays consistently catching the eye.

If Ecuador are to deliver at the World Cup this summer, they'll need the same strong defence that got them there. Having someone in the shape of Caicedo in front of it is always going to help.

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Ewan is a freelance writer and social media manager who has worked for The Athletic, GOAL, 90min and OneFootball. From Gelsenkirchen to Riyadh, he has covered some of the biggest games in football in his three years in the industry.

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