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Ecuador national football team
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{{National football team |
Name = Ecuador |
Badge = Ecuador_football_association.gif |
Nickname = La Tri[color]|
Association =
Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol Federación Ecuatoriana
de Fútbol |
Coach =
Luis Fernando Suárez Luis Suárez |
Most caps =
Iván Hurtado (122) |
Top scorer =
AgustÃn Delgado (31) |
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First game =
Bolivia national football team Bolivia 1 - 1 Ecuador
(
Santiago, Bolivia Santiago,
Bolivia;
8 August,
1938) |
Largest win = Ecuador 6 - 0
Peru national football team Peru(
Quito,
Ecuador;
22 June,
1975) |
Largest loss =
Argentina national football team Argentina 12 - 0 Ecuador
(
Montevideo,
Uruguay;
22 January,
1942) |
World cup apps = 2 |
World cup first = 2002 |
World cup best = Round 1,
Football World Cup 2002 2002 |
Regional name =
Copa América |
Regional cup apps = 23 |
Regional cup first =
South American Championship 1939 1939 |
Regional cup best = Fourth place,
South American Championship 1959 (Ecuador) 1959,
Copa America 1993 1993
}}
The '''Ecuador national football team''' is the national team of
Ecuador and is governed by the
Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol. It was known in the past as one of the weakest teams in
CONMEBOL, but it has been on the rise for the past decade, making their first
Football World Cup World Cup qualification for the
Football World Cup 2002 2002, and qualifying again for the
Football World Cup 2006 2006 World Cup. In 2002 a victory over
Croatia national football team Croatia was not enough to get them into the second round of this World Cup. Without a doubt, Ecuador is the most improved member of Conmebol in the past years.
Ecuador was the undisputed revelation of
Football World Cup 2002 (qualification CONMEBOL) qualifying for the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japanâ„¢ in the South American zone. For a relatively small federation in one of the most difficult Confederations of the world, Ecuador's second place finish in the trying group was a counterpoint of joy to
Brazil national football team Brazil's struggle -- the Ecuadorians finished one point ahead of the later world champions and second only to
Argentina. Top class players,
Agustin Delgado,
Alex Aguinaga,
Iván Kaviedes,
Iván Hurtado and
Ulises de la Cruz lead the way, with Agustin "Tin" Delgado finishing co-top goal scorer with the
Argentina Argentine,
Hernan Crespo with 9 goals.
Although they didn't make it past the first round, they were certainly no disgrace, and in their last match even beat the reigning bronze medallists,
Croatia national football team Croatia, 1-0 through a trademark Edison Mendez mid-range rocket.
At the start of the last South American qualifiers,
Ecuador was in the 71st position in the
FIFA World Rankings FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings. Since then, they have climbed well into the 30s -- a movement that shows how their international standing has improved. The start of the last qualifying did not go well and four of their five losses came within their first eight matches of the long 18 match schedule. They put themselves in the reckoning for a spot at Asia's first finals with five consecutive victories -- including the historic victory over Brazil.
Not for the first time, Ecuador made a shaky start to their FIFA World Cupâ„¢ qualifiers. On this occasion, however, they have managed to bounce back and are again in contention for a qualifying place. Unfortunately, the side’s very poor showing at the Copa América in Peru led to the resignation of their respected manager, Hernán DarÃo Gómez.
With the departure of Bolillo, as he was affectionately known, the baton was passed to fellow
Colombia Colombian Luis Fernando Suárez Luis Suárez. The new coach saw his side finish
2004 on a high after repeating their historic
2001 win against Brazil in Quito. A good omen for a similarly happy ending to this year’s qualifiers? The players and public certainly hope so.
They have the results to back up this claim. Most recently, Ecuador have picked up valuable points away in La Paz, Bolivia and
Peru in Lima, and need only a point to secure qualification for a second straight World Cup finals. In these qualifiers, Ecuador also had impressives displays against Brasil, defeating them through Edison Mendez, 1-0,
Colombia national football team Colombia, 2-1 with Franklin Salas scoring the game winner, a Kaviedes inspired 2-0 win over
Chile national football team Chile, an easy 2-0 win over
Venezuela national football team Venezuela and a historic 5-2 win against
Paraguay national football team Paraguay in a game when Ecuador were down 2-0 in under 20 minutes. But Ecuador did not give up and showed how strong they are when their backs are up against the wall.
Antonio Valencia, a young talent getting his first competetive international, scored the first for his country with a long range effort at the 30 minute mark, which was poorly misjudged by the Paraguayan keeper, Justo Villar. Then in first half injury time,
Edwin Tenorio fed a marvelous ball to Mendez, which he held on to and while under heavy marking, took a 35 yard thunderous shot with a marvelous curve and beat Villar! This goal was one of the most impressive goals in these qualifiers.
In the second half, it took Ecuador just 3 minutes to take the lead. Tin Delgado laid off the ball for the ever present Mendez and "la Luz" made no misatke with another mid-range effort. With the ball crossing the line and hitting the back of the net, the 47000 plus at the Estadio Olimpico Atahualpa were in exstacy. But they would have more reason to celebrate just 5 minutes later. After a relentless attack by the Ecuadorians, a Justo Villar stop landed for Valencia, and yet again, took powerful a mid-range effort which took a deflection off a Paraguayan defender and into the back of the net. Ecuador finished off the day when
Franklin Salas was "brought down" by Sarabia and
Marlon Ayovà made no mistake with the spot kick, firing a powerful and unstopable effort in the top left corner.
With just a month away from the final 2 rounds, Ecuador look set to qualify again to the big dance and this time, will not only participate to "learn", but have higher aspirations. Ecuador have shown with the right attitude and dedication, that nothing is impossible and now is a side that demands respect and is highly considered the 3rd team in the South American region, on equal terms with the likes of Paraguay,
Uruguay national football team Uruguay and Colombia, and are capable against top international teams, as a recent friendly against
Italy national football team Italy ended in a 1-1 draw.
Their best finish in
Copa América was fourth in
Copa America 1993 1993 (they also finished fourth in the 'extra' South American Championship in
South American Championship 1959 (Ecuador) 1959). The Ecuadorians have now qualified to the World Cup right behind Brazil and Argentina followed by Paraguay. They were drawn into Group A with Germany, Poland, and Costa Rica.
World Cup record
*
Football World Cup 1930 1930 to
Football World Cup 1938 1938 - ''Did not enter''
*
Football World Cup 1950 1950 - ''Withdrew''
*
Football World Cup 1954 1954 - ''Did not enter''
*
Football World Cup 1958 1958 - ''Did not enter''
*
Football World Cup 1962 1962 to
Football World Cup 1998 1998 - ''Did not qualify''
*
Football World Cup 2002 2002 - Round 1
*
Football World Cup 2006 2006 - Qualified
Copa América record
{|
|valign="top"|
*
South American Championship 1916 1916 to
South American Championship 1937 1937 - ''Did not enter''
*
South American Championship 1939 1939 - Fifth place
*
South American Championship 1941 1941 - Fifth place
*
South American Championship 1942 1942 - Seventh place
*
South American Championship 1945 1945 - Seventh place
*
South American Championship 1946 1946 - ''Withdrew''
*
South American Championship 1947 1947 - Sixth place
*
South American Championship 1949 1949 - Seventh place
*
South American Championship 1953 1953 - Sixth place
*
South American Championship 1955 1955 - Seventh place
*
South American Championship 1956 1956 - ''Withdrew''
*
South American Championship 1957 1957 - Seventh place
*
South American Championship 1959 (Argentina) 1959 - ''Withdrew''
*
South American Championship 1959 (Ecuador) 1959 - Fourth place
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*
South American Championship 1963 1963 - Sixth place
*
South American Championship 1967 1967 - ''Did not qualify''
*
Copa América 1975 1975 - Round 1
*
Copa América 1979 1979 - Round 1
*
Copa América 1983 1983 - Round 1
*
Copa América 1987 1987 - Round 1
*
Copa América 1989 1989 - Round 1
*
Copa América 1991 1991 - Round 1
*
Copa América 1993 1993 - Fourth place
*
Copa América 1995 1995 - Round 1
*
Copa América 1997 1997 - Quarterfinals
*
Copa América 1999 1999 - Round 1
*
Copa América 2001 2001 - Round 1
*
Copa América 2004 2004 - Round 1
|}
Famous players
*
Ã?lex Aguinaga
*
AgustÃn Delgado
*
Eduardo Hurtado
*
Iván Hurtado
*
Alberto Spencer
External links
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Ecuador FA
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Category:South American national football teams
Category:Football in Ecuador
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