Ecuador — World Cup 2026 Squad & Fixtures

Ecuador finished as CONMEBOL runners-up and landed in Group E with Germany, Curaçao and Côte d'Ivoire. Their best World Cup run is the round of 16 from 2006, which makes this another chance to prove they belong beyond the first phase. Germany are the clear top seed, but the rest of the group feels unsettled and physical. Ecuador should view second place as an achievable target, not a generous one.