Ecuador

South America · COMNEBOL

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#17Elo 1935· 2026-11-02#24FIFA· 2026-10-07

Title chances

This side's chance in each title race we forecast, frozen and scored like every forecast here.

Full odds: Copa América · every title race

Greatest games

Ecuador's top tournament matches by the site's Game Score (ELO).Methodology.

1
W 2-1 v Germany
2026-06-25 · World Cup · Group Stage
2.012
2
W 3-1 v Paraguay
1959-12-25 · South American Championship · Final Group Stage
1.893
3
L 1-1 v Argentina(pens 2-4)
2024-07-04 · Copa América · Quarterfinals
1.853
4
D 1-1 v Netherlands
2022-11-25 · World Cup · Group Stage
1.738
5
L 0-1 v Côte d'Ivoire
2026-06-14 · World Cup · Group Stage
1.541
6
D 0-0 v Brazil
2016-06-04 · Copa América · Group Stage
1.478
7
D 0-0 v France
2014-06-25 · World Cup · Group Stage
1.449
8
L 1-2 v United States
2016-06-16 · Copa América · Quarterfinals
1.425
9
L 0-2 v Mexico
2026-06-30 · World Cup · Round of 32
1.423
10
L 1-2 v Senegal
2022-11-29 · World Cup · Group Stage
1.393

Footprint

Tournament appearances
36
Trophies
0
Major trophies
0
Last appearance
2026
World Cup appearances
5
Continental appearances
31
Last final reached
-
Last trophy
-

Comparable programs

Methodology

Five national programs whose honors profile and historical footprint sit closest to Ecuador. Scored across World Cup pedigree, continental dominance (tier-adjusted), intercontinental wins, tournament span, and decade coverage. The labels describe the shared trait that drove the match.

Romania
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.00 · distance 0.47
Switzerland
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.00 · distance 0.49
Cuba
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.00 · distance 0.62
El Salvador
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.00 · distance 0.77
Trinidad & Tobago
Repeated continental champions
Honors 0.00 · distance 0.81

Tournament history

Most recent first. Every senior international tournament appearance on file: World Cups, continental cups, intercontinental tournaments, and selected others. The Name column shows what the team was called at the time of that appearance (Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, etc. on rows played under a predecessor identity).

2026WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 2026
Ecuador
2024Copa
Quarterfinal
Copa América 2024
Ecuador
2022WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 2022
Ecuador
2021Copa
Quarterfinal
Copa América 2021
Ecuador
2019Copa
Appearance
Copa América 2019
Ecuador
2016Copa
Quarterfinal
Copa América 2016
Ecuador
2015Copa
Appearance
Copa América 2015
Ecuador
2014WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 2014
Ecuador
2011Copa
Appearance
Copa América 2011
Ecuador
2007Copa
Appearance
Copa América 2007
Ecuador
2006WC
Round of 16
FIFA World Cup 2006
Ecuador
2004Copa
Appearance
Copa América 2004
Ecuador