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 Villafuerte | 1 |
Cristian Mora | 12 |
Damian Lanza | 22 |
Defenders | |
Jorge Guagua | 2 |
Ivan Hurtado | 3 |
Ulises de la Cruz | 4 |
Jose Luis Perlaza | 5 |
Paul Ambrossi | 13 |
Geovanny Espinoza | 17 |
Neicer Reasco | 18 |
Midfielders | |
Patricio Urrutia | 6 |
Cristian Lara | 7 |
Edison Mendez | 8 |
Segundo Castillo | 14 |
Marlon Ayovi | 15 |
Antonio Valencia | 16 |
Luis Saritama | 19 |
Edwin Tenorio | 20 |
Forwards | |
Felix Borja | 9 |
Ivan Kaviedes | 10 |
Agustin Delgado | 11 |
Carlos Tenorio | 21 |
Christian Benitez | 23 |
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