Team profile: Ecuador

Sadly for the Ecuadorians their World Cup matches have been scheduled for venues such as Berlin rather than the top of Germany’s highest mountain The Zugspitze.  Germany’s towering peak is the only place which has a comparable altitude to Ecuador’s capital Quito and “La Tricolour” will need

FIFA Ranking: 39

Coach: Luis Fernando Suarez

Key players: Agustin Delgado, Ivan Kaviedes, Geovanny Espinoza

World Cup record: Second appearance

Best finish: First Round 2002

Last finish: First Round 2002

Qualifying route: Third in South American qualifiers

Key question: Can Ecuador compete away from the high altitude of Quito?

Squad:

Goalkeepers#
Edwin Villafuerte1
Cristian Mora12
Damian Lanza22
Defenders
Jorge Guagua2
Ivan Hurtado3
Ulises de la Cruz4
Jose Luis Perlaza5
Paul Ambrossi13
Geovanny Espinoza17
Neicer Reasco18
Midfielders
Patricio Urrutia6
Cristian Lara7
Edison Mendez8
Segundo Castillo14
Marlon Ayovi15
Antonio Valencia16
Luis Saritama19
Edwin Tenorio20
Forwards
Felix Borja9
Ivan Kaviedes10
Agustin Delgado11
Carlos Tenorio21
Christian Benitez23

Group matches:

v Poland, 19:00 GMT, Friday 9th June – Gelsenkirchen

v Costa Rica, 13:00 GMT, Thursday 15th June – Hamburg

v Germany, 14:00 GMT, Tuesday 20th June – Berlin

 

Source: Al Jazeera