Ecuador's national football team has competed in three FIFA World Cups, the world's greatest football competition for national teams, with a fourth appearance scheduled for 2022. Their finest result came in 2006 when they lost in the Round of 16.
The Ecuador national football squad (Spanish: Selección de ftbol de Ecuador) is administered by the Ecuadorian Football Federation and represents Ecuador in men's international football (FEF). They became members of FIFA in 1926 and CONMEBOL the following year.Ecuador did not compete in the first FIFA World Cup, which was hosted in Uruguay, and did not make their tournament debut until 2002. After placing ahead of Brazil and Uruguay in the rankings, Ecuador's qualifying campaign saw the development of numerous players, including Agustn Delgado, Lex Aguinaga, Iván Hurtado, Ulises de la Cruz, Iván Kaviedes, who would pave the way for the country's success over the another decade. After reaching the Round of 16 in the 2006 World Cup, they were anticipated to produce in the 2007 Copa América, but were ousted in the group stage.They, like Venezuela, failed to win the continental championship.La Tri's best finish was fourth in 1959 and 1993, all on home soil.
The bulk of Ecuador's home matches are played at the Estadio Olmpico Atahualpa in Quito. It was scheduled to be razed in late 2020 to make room for a newer, more contemporary arena.
The Netherlands struggled in the new Nations League season without Ronald Koeman, joining Poland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Italy. After a tough encounter in which Poland played very defensively against the Netherlands, the Netherlands prevailed 1-0 at home thanks to Steven Bergwijn. However, the Netherlands were defeated by Italy by the same score at home, and the Dutch lost their advantage as well. The Netherlands eventually improved, winning critical home games against Bosnia and away games against Poland, but a poor away tie against Bosnia proved essential. Despite a great performance in their last group encounter against Italy, the match in Bergamo ended in a tie.However, the then-Minister of Social Security and Sports denied the offer since the budgetary allocation was not approved.