Ecuador's all-time FIFA World Cup statistics

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In this continuously-updated article, we take a look at Ecuador's all-time FIFA World Cup statistics.

All-time record across 5 FIFA World Cup appearances (2002–2026)

Confederation	CONMEBOL
Best FIFA World Cup achievement	Round of 16 (2006)
FIFA World Cup appearances (inc 2026)	5 (2002, 2006, 2014, 2022, 2026)
First FIFA World Cup	2002 (group stage)
Most recent FIFA World Cup	2022 (group stage)
Current sequence of successive qualifications (inc 2026)	2 (since 2022)
FIFA World Cup hosts	n/a

Record by tournament

Year - Host	Result	Head coach	Top scorer	P	W	D	L	F	A
1930 - URU	Did not participate
1934 - ITA	Did not participate
1938 - FRA	Did not participate
1950 - BRA	Did not participate
1954 - SUI	Did not participate
1958 - SWE	Did not participate
1962 - CHI	Did not qualify
1966 - ENG	Did not qualify
1970 - MEX	Did not qualify
1974 - FRG	Did not qualify
1978 - ARG	Did not qualify
1982 - ESP	Did not qualify
1986 - MEX	Did not qualify
1990 - ITA	Did not qualify
1994 - USA	Did not qualify
1998 - FRA	Did not qualify
2002 - JPN/KOR	Group stage	Hernan GOMEZ, COL	Agustin Delgado, Edison Mendez (1)	3	1	0	2	2	4
2006 - GER	Round of 16	Luis SUAREZ, COL	Agustin Delgado, Carlos Tenorio (2)	4	2	0	2	5	4
2010 - RSA	Did not qualify
2014 - BRA	Group stage	Reinaldo RUEDA, COL	Enner Valencia (3)	3	1	1	1	3	3
2018 - RUS	Did not qualify
2022 - QAT	Group stage	Gustavo Alfaro, ARG	Enner Valencia (3)	3	1	1	1	4	3
OVERALL RECORD				13	5	2	6	14	14

P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · F = Goals for · A = Goals against · GD = Goal difference

All-time World Cup record

Phase	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Overall	13	5	2	6	14	14	0
Group stage	12	5	2	5	14	13	1
Knockout phase	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1

GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference

General team records

Biggest win	3-0: vs Costa Rica (group stage, 15/06/2006)
Biggest defeat	0-3: vs Germany (group stage, 20/06/2006)
Highest scoring draw	1-1: vs Netherlands (group stage, 25/11/2022)
Highest scoring match	3 goals: six times, most recently, 1-2 vs Senegal (group stage, 29/11/2022)
Most goals scored in a match	3 goals: 3-0 vs Costa Rica (group stage, 15/06/2006)
Most goals conceded in a match	3 goals: 0-3 vs Germany (group stage, 20/06/2006)
Most goals scored at a FIFA World Cup	5: 2006 (4 matches)
Fewest goals scored at a FIFA World Cup	2: 2002 (2 matches)
Most goals conceded at a FIFA World Cup	4: 2006 (4 matches), 2002 (3 matches)
Fewest goals conceded at a FIFA World Cup	3: 2014, 2022 (3 matches)

Streaks

Successive wins	3: 13/06/2002 - 15/06/2006
Successive defeats	3: 20/06/2006 - 15/06/2014
Successive draws	1: twice, most recently, 25/11/2022
Successive matches without a defeat	4: 20/06/2014 - 25/11/2022
Successive matches without a win	3: 20/06/2006 - 15/06/2014
Successive matches with a goal scored	4: 09/06/2002 - 15/06/2006
Successive matches without scoring	2: 20/06/2006 - 25/06/2006
Successive clean sheets	3: 13/06/2002 - 15/06/2006

Knockout records

Round by round WL record *ties won or lost

Round of 16 - W0 L1

Extra time

N/A

Penalty shoot-outs

W0 L0

Player records

Most FIFA World Cup participations

3 - Edison Mendez (2002, 2006, 2014)

Most FIFA World Cup matches

8 - Edison Mendez (3-2002; 4-2006; 1-2014)

7 - Ulises De La Cruz (3-2002; 4-2006)

7 - Antonio Valencia (4-2006; 3-2014)

6 - Agustin Delgado (3-2002; 3-2006)

6 - Jorge Guagua (3-2006; 3-2014)

6 - Ivan Hurtado (3-2002; 3-2006)

6 - Ivan Kaviedes (2-2002; 4-2006)

6 - Carlos Tenorio (3-2002; 3-2006)

6 - Edwin Tenorio (2-2002; 4-2006)

6 - Enner Valencia (3-2014; 3-2022)

Most FIFA World Cup goals scored

6 - Enner Valencia (3-2014; 3-2022)

3 - Agustin Delgado (1-2002; 2-2006)

2 - Carlos Tenorio (2-2006)

1 - Moises Caicedo (1-2022)

1 - Ivan Kaviedes (1-2006)

1 - Edison Mendez (1-2002)

Most FIFA World Cup tournaments with a goal

2 - Agustin Delgado (2002, 2006)

2 - Enner Valencia (2014, 2022)

Youngest player to make an appearance at a FIFA World Cup

19y 57d - Carlos Gruezo vs Switzerland (15/06/2014)

20y 50d - Cristian Benitez vs Germany (20/06/2006)

20y 157d - Jeremy Sarmiento vs Qatar (20/11/2022)

20y 309d - Antonio Valencia vs Poland (09/06/2006)

20y 315d - Piero Hincapie vs Qatar (20/11/2022)

Youngest goalscorer at a FIFA World Cup

21y 27d - Moises Caicedo vs Senegal (29/11/2022)

23y 89d - Edison Mendez vs Croatia (13/06/2002)

24y 223d - Enner Valencia vs Switzerland (15/06/2014)

27y 26d - Carlos Tenorio vs Poland (09/06/2006)

27y 168d - Agustin Delgado vs Mexico (09/06/2002)

Oldest player to make an appearance at a FIFA World Cup

35y 244d - Hernan Galindez vs Senegal (29/11/2022)

35y 96d - Edison Mendez vs Honduras (20/06/2014)

34y 318d - Walter Ayovi vs France (25/06/2014)

34y 266d - Marlon Ayovi vs Germany (20/06/2006)

33y 339d - Alex Aguinaga vs Croatia (13/06/2002)

Oldest goalscorer at a FIFA World Cup

33y 21d - Enner Valencia vs Netherlands (25/11/2022)

31y 174d - Agustin Delgado vs Costa Rica (15/06/2006)

28y 234d - Ivan Kaviedes vs Costa Rica (15/06/2006)

27y 32d - Carlos Tenorio vs Costa Rica (15/06/2006)

23y 89d - Edison Mendez vs Croatia (13/06/2002)

Most consecutive appearances with a goal

2 - Agustin Delgado (09/06/2006 - 15/06/2006)

2 - Carlos Tenorio (09/06/2006 - 15/06/2006)

2 - Enner Valencia (15/06/2014 - 20/06/2014)

2 - Enner Valencia (20/11/2022 - 25/11/2022)

Most goals in a match

2 - Enner Valencia vs Honduras (2014, group stage)

2 - Enner Valencia vs (2022, group stage)

Hat-tricks

N/A

Fastest goal scored

5' - Agustin Delgado vs Mexico (2002, group stage)

8' - Carlos Tenorio vs Costa Rica (2006, group stage)

15' 48'' - Enner Valencia vs Qatar (2022, group stage)

Most clean sheets (GK)

2 - Cristian Mora (2-2006)

Red cards

Antonio Valencia vs France (2014, group stage)

Coaches

Most final tournaments

1 - Luis Suarez, COL (2006)

1 - Hernan Gomez, COL (2002)

1 - Reinaldo Rueda, COL (2014)

1 - Gustavo Alfaro, ARG (2022)

Most matches

4 - Luis Suarez, COL (4-2006)

3 - Hernan Gomez, COL (3-2002)

3 - Reinaldo Rueda, COL (3-2014)

3 - Gustavo Alfaro, ARG (3-2022)

Most matches won

2 - Luis Suarez, COL (2-2006)

Youngest coach

46y 120d - Hernan Gomez vs Italy (03/06/2002)

46y 168d - Luis Suarez vs Poland (09/06/2006)

57y 60d - Reinaldo Rueda vs Switzerland (15/06/2014)

Oldest coach

60y 107d - Gustavo Alfaro vs Senegal (29/11/2022)

57y 70d - Reinaldo Rueda vs France (25/06/2014)

46y 184d - Luis Suarez vs England (25/06/2006)

Penalties taken

Min.	Span	Player	Date	Match	Execution	Reason
16'	1H	Enner Valencia, ECU	20/11/2022	QAT vs ECU	scored	Goal

Penalties faced

Min.	Span	Goalkeeper	Opposition player	Team	Date	Match	Execution
44'	1H	Hernan Galindez	Ismaila Sarr	Senegal	29/11/2022	ECU vs SEN	Conceded

Complete World Cup match results

Tournament	Date	Match
2002	03/06/2002	Italy 2-0 Ecuador, Group stage (Sapporo-JPN)
2002	09/06/2002	Mexico 2-1 Ecuador, Group stage (Miyagi-JPN)
2002	13/06/2002	Ecuador 1-0 Croatia, Group stage (Yokohama-JPN)
2006	09/06/2006	Poland 0-2 Ecuador, Group stage (Gelsenkirchen-GER)
2006	15/06/2006	Ecuador 3-0 Costa Rica, Group stage (Hamburg-GER)
2006	20/06/2006	Ecuador 0-3 Germany, Group stage (Berlin-GER)
2006	25/06/2006	England 1-0 Ecuador, Round of 16 (Stuttgart-GER)
2014	15/06/2014	Switzerland 2-1 Ecuador, Group stage (Brasilia-BRA)
2014	20/06/2014	Honduras 1-2 Ecuador, Group stage (Curitiba-BRA)
2014	25/06/2014	Ecuador 0-0 France, Group stage (Rio de Janeiro-BRA)
2022	20/11/2022	Qatar 0-2 Ecuador, Group stage (Al Khor-QAT)
2022	25/11/2022	Netherlands 1-1 Ecuador, Group stage (Al Rayyan-QAT)
2022	29/11/2022	Ecuador 1-2 Senegal, Group stage (Al Rayyan-QAT)