The World Cup is very close to starting and more and more teams have revealed their 26 summoned to dispute the fair maxim and on this occasion it was the turn for the whole of Ecuadorwho did it this Sunday, May 31, through a video.
In addition to their great figures, who play in top teams, as is the case of Willian Pacho, Piero Hincapié or Moisés Caicedowho are active in the Premier League of England, it is also striking that Sebastián Beccacece included three elements of Liga MX; Pedro Vite by Pumas, Jackson Porozo from Tijuana and Enner Valencia from Pachuca.
Who are Ecuador’s squad for the World Cup?
The recent winner of the Champions League Willian Pachothe finalist of the tournament Piero Hincapié and the national team’s historic scorer, Enner Valenciahead the final list of 26 players who will compete with Ecuador the World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
The names were announced by the Guayaquil singer-songwriter Hector Napolitano in a video published this Sunday by the Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF) on its official channels.
Another of the references of the team led by the Argentine Sebastián Beccacece will be the midfielder Moisés Caicedowho lived months of uncertainty after his expulsion on the last date of the playoffs and the suspension of a match, but finally obtained permission from the FIFA to play since the World Cup debut against Ivory Coast.
Ecuador’s objective will be to achieve the best performance in its history in a World Cupafter having reached the round of 16 in Germany 2006. In their other World Cup participations, in Korea and Japan 2002, Brazil 2014 and Qatar 2022, they were eliminated in the group stage.
The main strength of the Tricolor will be the defensive solidity that allowed it to conclude the last qualifying rounds with the best defense in South America, by barely conceding five goals in 18 games.
Ecuadorians also place a large part of their hopes in their historic goalscorer, Enner Valenciaauthor of 49 goals in 105 matches with the national team. The attacker, known as ‘Superman’, has six goals in his World Cup appearances.
Ecuador is part of Group E along with Germany, Ivory Coast and Curaçao. He will debut on June 14 against the Ivorian team, then he will face Curacao and will close the group stage against Germany.
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Goalkeepers: Hernán Galíndez (Huracán-ARG), Moisés Ramírez (Kifisia-GRE) and Gonzalo Valle (Quito League).
Defenses: Willian Pacho (Paris Saint Germain-FRA), Piero Hincapié (Arsenal-GBR), Pervis Estupiñán (AC Milan-ITA), Joel Ordóñez (Brujas-BEL), Félix Torres (Internacional-BRA), Jackson Porozo (Tijuana-MEX) and Ángelo Preciado (Atlético Minero-BRA).
Midfielders: Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea-GBR), Anthony Valencia (Royal Antwerp-BEL), Denil Castillo (Midtjylland-DIN), Jordy Alcívar (Independiente del Valle), Alan Franco (Atlético Mineiro-BRA), Pedro Vite (Pumas UNAM-MEX), Kendry Páez (River Plate-ARG), Alan Minda (Atlético Mineiro-BRA) and Yaimar Medina (Genk-BEL).
Fronts: Gonzalo Plata (Flamengo-BRA), John Yeboah (Venecia-ITA), Nilson Angulo (Anderlecht-BEL), Kevin Rodríguez (Union Saint Gilloise-BEL), Jordy Caicedo (Huracán-ARG), Jeremy Arévalo (Stuttgart-GER) and Enner Valencia (Pachuca-MEX)
