Ecuador in the World Cup Finals

Ecuador qualified for the 2006 World Cup Finals on October 8th, 2005.

World Cup Appearances:
Germany 2006 is Ecuador's 2nd appearance in the World Cup Finals.

Best World Cup Performance:
Beat Croatia in Korea-Japan 2002.

Ecuador World Cup Preparations

Ecuador Team Hotel
Bristol Hotel:
Ecuador have chosen to stay in Chancellor Bismarck's favourite resort of Bad Kissingen, in Bavaria. The Ecuadorians will make use of the training facilities at the Dr. Hans Weiß Sportpark.

Ecuador fans who would like to stay nearby, might consider the Hotel Frankenland.

Bad Kissingen, located east of Frankfurt and north of Munich, is an open-minded resort with Mediterranean flair and festival character. Both guests from Germany and abroad enjoy the unique atmosphere in Germany’s premier spa resort.

Ecuador Friendly Matches
Lost to Holland (0-1), Wednesday 1st March.

Lost to Japan (0-1), Thursday 30th March.

Colombia, Wednesday 24th May.

Macedonia, Sunday 28th May.

Ecuador in the 2006 World Cup
Group A
Friday, 9th June
Poland vs Ecuador
Gelsenkirchen -- (21:00)

Thursday, 15th June
Ecuador vs Costa Rica
Hamburg -- (15:00)

Tuesday, 20th June
Ecuador vs Germany
Berlin -- (16:00)

Knockout Stage
Group A winner travels to Munich and the runner-up goes to Stuttgart.

Ecuador World Cup Squad 2006
Amarillos

Goalkeepers:
1 Edwin Villafuerte (Deportivo Quito)
12 Cristian Mora (LDU)
22 Damian Lanza (Aucas)

Defenders:
2 Jorge Guagua (El Nacional)
3 Ivan Hurtado (Al Arabi, Qatar)
4 Ulises De la Cruz (Aston Villa, England)
5 Jose Luis Perlaza (Olmedo)
13 Paul Ambrossi (LDU)
17 Geovanny Espinoza (LDU)
18 Neicer Reasco (LDU)

Midfielders:
6 Patricio Urrutia (LDU)
7 Cristian Lara (El Nacional)
8 Edison Mendez (LDU)
14 Segundo Castillo (El Nacional)
15 Marlon Ayovi (Deportivo Quito)
16 Luis Antonio Valencia (Villarreal, on loan to Recreativo Huelva, Spain)
19 Luis Fernando Saritama (Deportivo Quito)
20 Edwin Tenorio (Barcelona, Spain)

Forwards:
9 Felix Borja (El Nacional)
10 Ivan Kaviedes (Argentinos Juniors, Argentina)
11 Agustin Delgado (LDU)
21 Carlos Tenorio (Al Sadd, Qatar)
23 Cristian Benitez (El Nacional)

Trainer:
Luis Fernando Suarez.

Players to watch:
11 Agustin Delgado (LDU)
7 Cristian Lara (El Nacional)
8 Edison Mendez (LDU)
16 Luis Antonio Valencia (Villarreal, on loan to Recreativo Huelva, Spain)

Destination Ecuador

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