Ecuador
Ecuador arrive at their fifth tournament — second consecutive — with a generation that announced itself in Qatar 2022. Sebastián Beccacece, the Argentine appointed in 2024, has built around midfielder Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea), one of the most expensive transfers in football history. Pero Hincapié (Bayer Leverkusen) anchors the back line; Kendry Páez, the teenager bound for Chelsea, is the creative future; Enner Valencia provides veteran finishing. La Tri qualified comfortably from CONMEBOL with a defensively-disciplined identity, conceding the second-fewest goals in the region. Group E with Germany, Curaçao and Côte d'Ivoire offers a realistic path to second place; the round of 16 — matched only once, in 2006 — is the realistic ceiling.
Upcoming matches
Group E standings
| # | Teams | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Curaçao | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Ecuador | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |