World Cup

1930 to 1938 - Did not enter
1950 - Withdrew
1954 - Did not enter
1958 - Did not enter
1962 to 1998 - Did not qualify
2002 - Round 1
2006 - Round 2

World Cup Games

Korea - Japan 2002
Ecuador was placed in group G, alongside Mexico, Italy and Croatia.

3 June 2002 Italy 2-0 Ecuador 
8 June 2002 Ecuador 1-2 Mexico 
13 June 2002 Ecuador 1-0 Croatia 

Ecuador squad - 2002 World Cup 

1 Cevallos | 2 Porozo | 3 Hurtado | 4 de la Cruz | 5 Obreg

   Federacion Ecuatoriana de Futbol

They first participated in qualifying in the 1962 campaign but were well beaten by Argentina over two games. However, the 1966 qualifying campaign pitted the side, regarded as one of the finest teams Ecuador has ever produced, against 1962 hosts and third-place finishers Chile and a weakened Colombia. Ecuador, featuring stars such as Washington Mu