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⚽ World Cup 2026 — Group E

Ecuador

Capital: Quito · Population: 18.0m

Coach: S. Beccacece · Argentina · 1 yr 11 mo

4 matches this tournament

Position
3
Group E

Points

4

3 matches played

Record

1W 1D 1L

33% win rate

Goals For

2

0.67 per game

Goals Against

2

0.67 per game

FIFA Rank

#23

Current FIFA world ranking

Team Intelligence

Ecuador are appearing in their 5th World Cup, having first qualified in 2002. Their best finish remains Round of 16 (2006). This is their 2nd consecutive World Cup appearance. They enter the tournament ranked 23rd in the world by FIFA. The market (20th) is more bullish than our model (26th) on their chances.

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Fixtures & Results

All times UTC

Sunday 14 June

Sunday 21 June

Thursday 25 June

Wednesday 1 July

Squad

Squad Avg Age25.1

Youngest18K. Páez

Oldest38H. Galíndez

Squad Size26

GoalkeepersAvg 30.7

1

H. Galíndez

H. Galíndez38 yrs

12

M. Ramírez

M. Ramírez25 yrs

22

G. Valle

G. Valle29 yrs

DefendersAvg 25.3

2

F. Torres

F. Torres28 yrs

4

J. Ordoñez

J. Ordoñez21 yrs

6

W. Pacho

W. Pacho24 yrs

17

A. Preciado

A. Preciado27 yrs

21

A. Franco

A. Franco27 yrs

25

J. Porozo

J. Porozo25 yrs

MidfieldersAvg 23.2

3

P. Hincapié

P. Hincapié23 yrs

5

J. Alcívar

J. Alcívar26 yrs

7

P. Estupiñán

P. Estupiñán27 yrs

14

A. Minda

A. Minda22 yrs

15

P. Vite

P. Vite23 yrs

18

D. Castillo

D. Castillo21 yrs

20

N. Angulo

N. Angulo22 yrs

23

M. Caicedo

M. Caicedo24 yrs

26

Y. Medina

Y. Medina21 yrs

AttackersAvg 24.9

8

A. Valencia

A. Valencia22 yrs

9

J. Yeboah

J. Yeboah25 yrs

10

K. Páez

K. Páez18 yrs

11

K. Rodríguez

K. Rodríguez25 yrs

13

E. Valencia

E. Valencia36 yrs

16

J. Caicedo

J. Caicedo28 yrs

19

G. Plata

G. Plata25 yrs

24

Jeremy Arévalo

Jeremy Arévalo20 yrs

Team Insights

Model Probabilities

Qualify

84.2%

Semi-final

4.1%

Win

0.2%

Pre-Tournament Performance

WDDWW

Last 5 matches before the tournament — newest right

Last 5 Matches

06-07Guatemala3–0WFriendly

05-30Saudi Arabia2–1WFriendly

03-31Netherlands1–1DFriendly

03-27Morocco1–1DFriendly

11-18New Zealand2–0WFriendly

Betting Insights

Market Performance

Bet This Team

+48.3%

Bet Opponents

+18.2%

Flat-stake ROI across 4 matches (model fair-value odds)

Win / Draw / Loss

W 25%D 25%L 50%

1W 1D 2L from 4 tournament matches

Game State Behaviour

Drawing at HT1 game

W 100%D 0%L 0%

Trailing at HT1 game

W 0%D 0%L 100%

Market Expectation

3.86

Avg Starting Odds

Favourite in: 1 of 4 matches

Avg Implied Win %: 26%

Goals Profile

1.5Low Scoring

Over 1.5

50%

Over 2.5

25%

Over 3.5

0%

Common Scorelines

0–1

25%

0–0

25%

2–1

25%

0–2

25%

Tournament Statistics

Goals & Defence

Goals For

2

0.5 per game

Goal Diff

-2

vs opponents

Goals Against

4

1.0 per game

Clean Sheets0 from 4

Both Teams Scored0%

Avg Match Goals1.50

Player Stats

🟨 Bookings

A. Franco2

FIFA Rankings History

Source: FIFA — lower rank = better

Past World Cup Performance

All-Time World Cup Record

W

5

D

2

L

6

GF

14

GA

14

Win %

38%

Matches played13

Average goals for1.08

Average goals against1.08

Over 1.5 goals77%

Over 2.5 goals46%

Both teams score38%

Biggest win3–0 vs Costa Rica (2006)

Heaviest loss0–3 vs Germany (2006)

Recent World Cup Appearances

Year	P	GF	GA	Results
2022	3	4	3	WDL
2014	3	3	3	WDL
2006	4	5	4	WWLL
2002	3	2	4	WLL

WC Head-to-Head Records

Opponent	P	W	D	L
Italy	1	0	0	1
Mexico	1	0	0	1
Croatia	1	1	0	0
Poland	1	1	0	0
Costa Rica	1	1	0	0
Germany	1	0	0	1
England	1	0	0	1
Switzerland	1	0	0	1