Ecuador Football Selection

Read all about the Ecuador football squad at the 2022 World Cup. What do we know about the players of Ecuador and how do the bookmakers think about the chances of Ecuador at the World Cup in Qatar?

Ecuador managed to place itself nicely directly in front of the World Cup 2022 . In doing so, it trumped a number of larger countries from South America, including Chile and Columbia. Ecuador is opposed to New Zealand in Group A.

In this World Cup preview you will learn all the ins and outs of this South American country.

Ecuador Football World Cup 2022

Hardly anyone expected Ecuador to qualify for the 2022 World Cup. Because the country has not performed so well in recent years. Ecuador missed the 2018 World Cup. At the Copa America tournaments since 2015, it did not get beyond an eleventh, tenth and two eighth places.

Nevertheless, Ecuador managed to keep as many as 6 countries behind in the pool of 10 countries in South America.

The 2022 World Cup will be Ecuador's fourth participation in a world championship. The best performance was in 2010 when the second round was reached. There were 4 matches won, but especially the 0-0 against France in 2014 is still a lot of people.

If we look at the National League of Ecuador, it is not immediately known as a nursery for the greatest talents in the world. Even though there are some players coming to dollarpa now. The most famous is Antonio Valencia, who previously played at Manchester United. However, that was some time ago.

Nevertheless, the experts see something in the composition of the current selection of Ecuador. There is a small chance that the South Americans will surprise at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, although the betting offices do not rate those chances highly. If you want to bet on Football, check us out bookmakers New Zealand page.

World Cup qualification Ecuador

Ecuador had to compete for a place at the 2022 World Cup until the end of the qualifying round. In the end, the 26 points turned out to be enough to stay ahead of countries like Chile and Colombia.

Home advantage air humidity

In Ecuador football is known for having a great home advantage. The national stadium is located at a high altitude. As a result, the humidity is different and this causes a lot of problems for the playing teams. Only 1 out of 9 home games was lost. This qualification also fared better away from home, which allowed them to reach the world championship.

Top Scorers Ecuador

If we look at the current selection of Ecuador, it is noticeable that the goals often come from one man. It is about the most experienced man Enner Valencia who runs 1 on 2 with 35 goals from 70 matches.

By the way, this is not the Valencia who once played at Manchester United. It is the Valencia that previously plays at West Ham United and today at Fenerbahce.

If it doesn't come from Valencia, it has to come from Michael Estrada, for example. The forward of the American DC United has already scored 8 times. Sporting Portugal's youngster Gonzalo Plata (21) has also scored 5 goals in his still young career.

Enner Valencia top scorer of the World Cup?

The probability that Enner Valencia will become the top scorer of the tournament is not considered very high by the bookmakers. Do you dare to bet on it and does it work out that way? Then you can count yourself rich right away. You will then get 250 to 300 times your bet back, depending on where you bet.

Maybe it's even better to put your money on Michael Estrada. Although the bookmakers consider his chances smaller than those of Valencia. He did score more goals in qualifying, 6 for Estrada and 4 for Valencia. The big contenders to become top scorer are of course men like Kylian Mbappé (France), Harry Kane (England) and Neymar (Brazil).

Betting offices: Ecuador quickly returns home

The legal bookmakers are remarkably united when it comes to Ecuador's chances at the 2022 World Cup. All bookmakers give you 150/1 for a world title.

Group A: New Zealand, Senegal, Qatar and Ecuador

In Group A, New Zealand is the clear favorite according to the bookmakers. Ecuador is fighting Senegal. about Place 2. For the Senegalese, the probability is 5/1, for Ecuador 6/1.

The mutual match on the last matchday of the group stage could therefore become very important. For Ecuador, the maximum achievable seems to be a victory over host country Qatar.

Ecuador World Cup

Ecuador football matches

New Zealand Ecuador

The New Zealand-Ecuador match will be played on Friday 25 november at 16: 00 in the World Cup stadium Khalifa International Stadium in Al Rayyan.

New Zealand are favourites with odds hovering around 1.65 while a win by Ecuador has odds of around 5.50.

New Zealand and Ecuador have played each other twice. In 2006, New Zealand won 1-0 and in 2014 it was 1-1.

Better performance than ever?

Will Ecuador be able to deliver a better performance than ever at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar? For that, it has to take the necessary hurdles. Should Ecuador survive the group stage, then the strong England will probably wait in the eighth final. The unfavorable World Cup 2022 schedule it doesn't really help the Ecuadorians.

This also explains why the odds are stuck at 150/1. Ecuador has to overcome a lot of difficult opponents for a good performance.

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Ecuador Football Selection

National coach Gustavo Alfaro of Ecuador will announce the Ecuador squad ahead of the World Cup. As soon as it is known, here you will find the complete selection with all Ecuador football players of the Ecuador national team 2022. Below you can see the Ecuador football selection of the friendly match against Cape Verde that was played on June 12 (1-0).

Selection Ecuador 2022

Ecuador football squad: Alexander Dominguez Carabali, Byron David Castillo Segura, Angelo Smit Preciado Quiñónez, Captain Jackon Gabriel Porozo Vernaza, Pervis Josué Estupiñán Tenorio, Piero Martín Hincapié Reyna, Carlos Armando Grueso Arboleda, Gonzalo Jordy Plata Jiménez, Alexander Antonio Alvarado Carriel, Moisés Isaac Caicedo Corozo, Ángel Israel Mena Delgado, Enner Valencia, Jeremy Leonel Sarmiento Mozodiace, Romario Andrés Ibarra Mina, Jordy Josué Caicedo Medina, Leonardo Campana Romero.

Players from Ecuador

Ecuador must have it above all from the collective. It's a close-knit team. That does not change the fact that in the qualification in South America it turned out that there are a number of real strongholds. They must carry the land in Qatar.

Enner Valencia

That the name best known to New Zealanders is also Ecuador's biggest star is not surprising. Enner Valencia played in the English Premier League at West Ham United and Everton. Today he earns his money at the Turkish Fenerbahce. He has already scored 35 goals for Ecuador and is still an important link in the team. Even though he turns 33 just before the tournament starts. Will this be his last trick?

Michael Estrada

The world championship is still a tournament where players are discovered. Michael Estrada can be such a surprise.

He is under contract in Mexico with Pachuca, but has been loaned to DC United in the US MLS. There he competes with former Feyenoord talent Nigel Robertha.

In the World Cup qualification, he knew his breakthrough. He scored six times for Ecuador. He seems loose with that and now also wants to show his football talent at the world championship.

Pervis Estupinan

Estupinan has played an important role in the rise of the Spanish Villarreal in recent years. The Spanish club won the dollarpa League in 2021 and reached the semi-finals of the Champions League in 2022. Estupinan played in 74 games in those two seasons.

So he had a decent share of success. The defender is also one of the most important links in the national team of. Estupinan is calm off the field, but ruthless in the field.

Ecuadorian Football Facts

Thank you for the first World Cup

History could have been very different for Ecuador. It was one of the invited countries for the very first World Football Championship in Ecuador in 1930. The minister of sports rejected the offer because no good fees were offered.

The stadium is the key to success

Since 1998, the World Cup qualification in South America is decided in a competition with away and home duels. This has proven to be a golden grip for Ecuador. The stadium in Quito is located at a high altitude in the mountains. As a result, the country has reached 4 out of 7 World Cups since 1998. Opponents find it very difficult to tackle Ecuador in Quito, so there is almost never a loss.

Is the golden generation coming?

The 2022 World Cup in Qatar could be the beginning of a new era for Ecuador. In 2019, the Under-20 selection won the Copa America. The only major football award for the country ever. In the meantime, four players from that selection have already made their debut in the national team and more are coming. This can sometimes help the country to achieve new successes.

History of World Cup soccer Ecuador

Ecuador football has become more and more a familiar sight at the World Cup in the last 30 years. It never actually participated before. After the rejection of the invitation to the 1930 World Cup, it actually never managed to qualify afterwards. That changed in 2002, when a World Cup ticket was obtained for the first time. On June 13, 2002, Croatia was defeated in Yokohama, Japan. The first ever win at the tournament for Ecuador. This laid the foundation for later years.

The success of 2006

The 2006 World Cup in Germany is still considered Ecuador's best ever. It was in Group A with, among others, homeland Germany. However, it already won against the other group mates Poland (0-2) and Costa Rica (3-0).

As a result, the 0-3 defeat against the Germans was one without consequences. Ecuador was allowed to compete in the knockouts of a world championship for the first time in the country's history.

On 25 June 2006, it played against the No. 1 of Group B. That group had been won by England. The English had a pretty tough time with Ecuador and only a goal from superstar David Beckham in the sixtieth minute could drive the English from a departure.

Also present in 2014

After failing in the qualifying round in 2010, Ecuador returned to the world championship in 2014 on its own continent of South America. That was not a great success. Although they lost only once, they were eliminated in the group stage. A 0-0 against the strong France was therefore not rewarded.

For Enner Valencia, the 2014 World Cup was a success. He scored all 3 goals for Ecuador at that tournament. With that, he finished in sixth place on the top scorers list.

Ecuador World Cup 2022 prediction

Ecuador is not going far. In Group A, New Zealand will most likely become Group Head. Ecuador will then compete with host country Qatar for the coveted second place in Group A. Bookmakers estimate the chances for Qatar just a little higher.

But even if Ecuador manages to get second place, an impossible task awaits. It then plays against the number 1 from Group B. That is very likely one of the big favorites on final win of the World Cup, England. We at AlpineHolidayHomes believe in fairy tales, but we do not see Ecuador winning against England in the eighth final.

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