Group
Group E
Ecuador
Hard, physical, and set-piece oriented. They defend from the front and make games ugly when they need to. Enner Valencia's legacy looms large even in his absence. The lack of creativity through the middle is a real ceiling, and their style depends heavily on conditions and referee tolerance.
This profile summarizes Ecuador's World Cup 2026 simulation path from the latest current-state snapshot: group outlook, finish distribution, possible knockout routes, opponent pools, squad context, and title chances.
This profile is based on 10k current-state simulations using the WC26 simulator engine. The numbers are a model snapshot, not a guarantee. Team ratings, squads and injury updates may change over time.
Latest result included: France 0-2 Spain
Guide
How to read this team profile
Group finish and stage reach values are model outputs from the latest current-state team profile snapshot. Path sections show how Ecuador's route changes by group finish, while opponent pools summarize the teams most often appearing in each round.
This page uses Knockout-phase current-state snapshot using latest committed Match Updates, official locked results, current ratings, and fixed knockout bracket state as of 15 Jul 2026 1:47 PM UTC+3. Other public forecast pages may still use root compatibility datasets until they are updated separately, and custom Team Strength settings can change future tournament paths in the live simulator.
Tournament
Stage reach probabilities
Conditional path
Path by group finish
| Finish | Sample | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | Final | Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | No longer possible | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2nd | No longer possible | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd | 100.0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Overall opponent pool
Most common opponents by round
If reached shows the opponent split among this team's matches in that round. All sims shows how often the matchup happens across the latest current-state snapshot.
R32
R16
No opponent samples.
QF
No opponent samples.
SF
No opponent samples.
Final
No opponent samples.
Finish 1st
Ecuador opponent pool if finishing 1st
For group-finish paths, If reached is measured within that finish path and round. Path sims shows how often the matchup happens among simulations where the team finished in that position.
R32
No longer possible
R16
No longer possible
QF
No longer possible
SF
No longer possible
Final
No longer possible
Finish 2nd
Ecuador opponent pool if finishing 2nd
For group-finish paths, If reached is measured within that finish path and round. Path sims shows how often the matchup happens among simulations where the team finished in that position.
R32
No longer possible
R16
No longer possible
QF
No longer possible
SF
No longer possible
Final
No longer possible
Finish 3rd
Ecuador opponent pool if finishing 3rd
For group-finish paths, If reached is measured within that finish path and round. Path sims shows how often the matchup happens among simulations where the team finished in that position.
R32
R16
Not enough samples.
QF
Not enough samples.
SF
Not enough samples.
Final
Not enough samples.
Squad
Current squad
| Pos | Player | Age | Height | Club | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Gonzalo Valle | 30 | 1,85m | LDU Quito | €1.8m |
| GK | Moisés Ramírez | 25 | 1,85m | AE Kifisia | €800k |
| GK | Hernán Galíndez | 39 | 1,89m | CA Huracán | €300k |
| CB | Willian Pacho | 24 | 1,88m | Paris Saint-Germain | €80.0m |
| CB | Piero Hincapié | 24 | 1,84m | Arsenal FC | €50.0m |
| CB | Joel Ordóñez | 22 | 1,88m | Club Brugge KV | €33.0m |
| CB | Jackson Porozo | 25 | 1,93m | Club Tijuana | €2.5m |
| CB | Félix Torres | 29 | 1,87m | Sport Club Internacional | €1.0m |
| LB | Pervis Estupiñán | 28 | 1,75m | AC Milan | €12.0m |
| LB | Yaimar Medina | 22 | 1,78m | KRC Genk | €4.0m |
| RB | Angelo Preciado | 28 | 1,73m | Clube Atlético Mineiro | €3.5m |
| DM | Moisés Caicedo | 25 | 1,78m | Chelsea FC | €110.0m |
| DM | Jordy Alcívar | 26 | 1,75m | Independiente del Valle | €1.8m |
| CM | Denil Castillo | 22 | 1,89m | FC Midtjylland | €7.0m |
| CM | Alan Franco | 27 | 1,76m | Clube Atlético Mineiro | €4.5m |
| AM | Kendry Páez | 19 | 1,78m | CA River Plate | €8.0m |
| AM | Pedro Vite | 24 | 1,73m | UNAM Pumas | €6.0m |
| LW | Nilson Angulo | 22 | 1,83m | Sunderland AFC | €17.0m |
| RW | Gonzalo Plata | 26 | 1,78m | CR Flamengo | €9.0m |
| RW | Alan Minda | 23 | 1,71m | Clube Atlético Mineiro | €3.0m |
| RW | Anthony Valencia | 22 | 1,74m | Royal Antwerp FC | €1.0m |
| SS | John Yeboah | 25 | 1,70m | Venezia FC | €5.0m |
| CF | Jeremy Arévalo | 21 | 1,82m | VfB Stuttgart | €7.0m |
| CF | Kevin Rodríguez | 26 | 1,90m | Union Saint-Gilloise | €5.0m |
| CF | Jordy Caicedo | 28 | 1,85m | CA Huracán | €2.0m |
| CF | Enner Valencia | 37 | 1,77m | CF Pachuca | €1.0m |
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