Despite its validated ticket for the 2026 World Cup, this country fell in the FIFA ranking.
In the 2026 World Cup race in the United States, this country won its qualification after two draws against Brazil (0-0) and Peru (0-0). However, updating the FIFA ranking of Ecuador slightly tarnished this qualification.
Before these two qualifying meetings, the Ecuadorian selection pointed to a pretty 24th place in the world with 1567.95 points. But despite the accession to the World Cup, it slides by a row (25th) even if it sees its capital increase (1570.68 points) in the FIFA ranking. The formation of Félix Sanchez Low has been overtaken by Australia, victorious in Japan (1-0) and Saudi Arabia (1-2) in Asian Qualifications at the World Cup.
A decline which perfectly illustrates the complexity of the calculation of FIFA points which is based on an algorithm taking into account the force of the opponent, the importance of the match and the competition played. In the example of the Ecuador, dummies against Brazil and Peru have less than two victories against Japan and Saudi Arabia.
Despite this little disappointment, the Ecuador savor the fifth qualification for the World Cup in his history after 2002, 2006, 2014 and 2022. On the last two worldwide, the “sorting” failed to get out of the hens, contrary to 2006 where the Ecuador had rallied the knockout stages against England (1-0 defeat on a free kick David Beckham).