Ecuador follows Argentina and Brazil to qualify for the 2026 World Cup finals

Ecuador team qualified for the 2026 World Cup finals. (Source: Getty Images)

Although Ecuador was rated higher, they only managed a goalless draw against Peru in the 16th round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in South America.

However, this result is enough for Coach Sebastian Beccacece's team to soon qualify for the biggest football festival on the planet next year.

After 16 matches, Ecuador has 25 points, 7 points more than Venezuela - the team in the play-off position - while the regional qualifying round has only two more matches to end.

This is the 5th time in history that Ecuador has participated in the World Cup. The best achievement this team has ever achieved was reaching the round of 16 at the 2006 World Cup.

In addition to the three teams mentioned above, teams such as Uruguay, Paraguay (24 points), Colombia (22 points) are having an advantage in the race.

Thus, the South American region has officially determined three teams for the 2026 World Cup including Argentina, Brazil and Ecuador.

Argentina is the first team to qualify for North America and this team is sure to keep the top spot with 35 points in hand.

Meanwhile, Brazil qualified after the morning match on June 11 thanks to a 1-0 victory over rival Paraguay.

Thus, up to now, the 2026 World Cup finals have officially determined the 13 participating teams.

The 13 teams include the US, Mexico and Canada (three co-host teams), Iran, Uzbekistan, South Korea, Jordan, Japan, Australia (Asia), New Zealand (Oceania), Argentina, Brazil and Ecuador (South America)./.

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