Willian Pacho and Piero Hincapie headline Ecuador's World Cup squad

[p]AC Milan full-back [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/estupinan-pervis/OIhsN1nG/"]Pervis Estupinan[/a] has ‌also been called up, while Chelsea defensive ‌midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/caicedo-moises/tIqaAkDs/"]Moises Caicedo[/a] providing a strong backline with some added protection.[/p][p]Caicedo is eligible for their [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/ecuador-8tbm8Tri/ivory-coast-G2FRjBgn/?mid=h8pzQySI"]opening World ‌Cup game[/a] against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ivory-coast/G2FRjBgn/"]Ivory Coast[/a] on ⁠June 14 after ‌FIFA last month changed its rules over minor suspensions ​picked up in qualifiers.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ecuador/8tbm8Tri/"]Ecuador[/a]'s attack will be spearheaded by 36-year-old Enner Valencia, who ​is the side's captain and all-time top scorer with 49 goals in 105 appearances.[/b][/p][embed guid="2d511169-4297-4a45-be6a-b7b61fd5c27b" url="https://x.com/WorldCup26HQ/status/2061358966433611945" social-type="twitter" /][p]Valencia will ⁠feature in his ​third World Cup and will look to add to his tally of six goals in football's global showpiece, which runs from June 11 ‌to July 19 in the US, Mexico and Canada.[/p][p][b]Ecuador, who play a warm-up match against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/guatemala/8KhCLQs3/"]Guatemala[/a] on Sunday, also face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/curacao/bLLGpOkQ/"]Curacao[/a] on June 20 and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/germany/ptQide1O/"]Germany[/a] five days later in Group E.[/b][/p][p]They are playing at their fifth World Cup, with their best finish coming at the 2006 edition in Germany when they lost ‌to England in the round of 16.[/p][h2]Squad[/h2][p][b]Goalkeepers[/b]: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/galindez-hernan/CMsj4Kx5/"]​Hernan Galindez[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ramirez-moises/UmIQDown/"]Moises Ramirez[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/valle-gonzalo/nFMM2GkQ/"]Gonzalo Valle[/a][/p][p][b]Defenders[/b]: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hincapie-pedro/2TTElOLP/"]Piero Hincapie[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pacho-william/KA5AQsy0/"]Willian ‌Pacho[/a], Pervis Estupinan, Felix Torres, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ordonez-joel/SUpVHdbj/"]Joel Ordonez[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/porozo-jackson/AufokyHE/"]Jackson Porozo[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/preciado-angelo/bD6W0ocH/"]Angelo Preciado[/a][/p][p][b]Midfielders[/b]: Moises Caicedo, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/franco-alan/YuAt5xNE/"]Alan Franco[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/paez-kendry/4lejvsU1/"]Kendry Paez[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vite-pedro/tAgQRmS5/"]Pedro Vite[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alcivar-jordy/4KYDMBic/"]Jordy Alcivar[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/castillo-denil/ptYFkuQk/"]Denil Castillo[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/medina-yaimar/Qw6aitAM/"]Yaimar Medina[/a][/p][p][b]Forwards[/b]: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/enner-valencia/KELXYJ3s/"]Enner Valencia[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/plata-gonzalo/hUCYdK7J/"]Gonzalo Plata[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/minda-alan/p0fhrWzP/"]Alan Minda[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/yeboah-john/jHriw9D2/"]John Yeboah[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rodriguez-kevin/zidM8dFE/"]⁠Kevin Rodriguez[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/caicedo-jordy/KhlL7ig1/"]Jordy Caicedo[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/angulo-nilson/GtWYwr5H/"]Nilson Angulo[/a], ⁠Anthony Valencia, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/arevalo-jeremy/I5Wp9VUq/"]Jeremy ‌Arevalo[/a][/p]