Ecuador World Cup Team Blog » Group A

Joffre Guerron, The Fastest Footballer in the World

Carlos — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 02:42:53 +0000

I just saw on the homepage how Chris asks “Who is the Fastest Footballer in the World?” I think without a doubt it is our very own Joffre Guerron besides his awesome dribbling and strenght he has incredible pace. Don’t believe me? Look for yourself.

Look how he dashes pass the defenders, I have never seen a football player do that.

Vacation Time!

Carlos — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:36:30 +0000

Hey guys I am going to Ecuador for the next two weeks to spend time with my family and enjoy our beautiful country. . Unfortunately, I won’t be able to post anything until I get back. No worries, I assure you guys that while there aside from filling myself with our delicious typical food, I will also keep abreast of everything that is happening there fútbol wise and get back to you guys with the scoop.

All the best,
Carlos

In a Perfect World

Carlos — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 14:23:00 +0000

Ecuador’s unfortunate results have left us with a miniscule chance of qualifying for the third consecutive time to the World Cup. Many Ecuadorians such as myself lay awake at night and think, “What if Julio Cesar didn’t do all those amazing saves during the Ecuador vs Brazil game,what if we beat Venezuela,Paraguay and Colombia at home and Argentina away as we truly deserved to?”

Well I whipped up some of my photoshop magic and saw if this was to happen:

Here is Ecuador’s current position

And now is the one where we won the games we were suppose to:

In this table Ecuador beat Venezuela, Colombia & Paraguay home 1-0, Beat Argentina away, and beat Brazil 3-0 (we should have)
Note: There might be some minor caluclation errors here and there but the main positions of the tables are still the same.

Shocking isn’t it? We would be on top with one foot in South Africa already. It is fun to dream but don’t give up hope just yet, even though its unlikely, it is still mathematically possible for Ecuador to still go to the World Cup. Si Se Puede!

The Revival Of The WCB: Ecuador

Carlos — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 03:43:44 +0000

Hello my name is Carlos and I will take over this blog. I see nothing has been posted here since the last World Cup so I will regularly update this blog about Ecuador’s National Team and also the Ecuadorian League. I hope I can get many readers in the future and keep you informed to the best of my ability.

In Case You Were Wondering…

Trent — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 20:22:09 +0000

There are changes afoot at World Cup Blog. Posting is light at least until the changes are implemented. Check out Bob’s main post here.

Many of you have been readers and commenters since the early days nearly two years ago. Thanks!…and I hope you continue to participate in the World Cup Blog community.

After all, 2010 WC qualifiers are right around the corner. ¡Sí se puede!

Felipe Caicedo Turning Heads

Trent — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 01:08:56 +0000

We’ve been high on Caicedo for a long time, and have followed his career in Europe such as it is. Now it seems that some of the big boys are considering vying for his services.

Try these on for size: Valencia, Atletico Madrid, Sevilla, Milan, Juventus, Fiorentina, Udinese and Palermo. Rumors at this point, but we will keep abreast of the situation. I’d love to see more Ecuas in Spain / Italy.

Honduras 2-1 Ecuador

Trent — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:02:37 +0000

Ecuador’s very brief winning streak is over, as La Tricolor crashed 1-2 at Honduras in a friendly match held yesterday.

Jorge Guagua’s 88th-minute penalty was not enough to overcome two late Honduran goals, one each by the Italian Serie A-based duo of Julio Cesar de Leon and David Suazo.

Ecuador 5- 1 El Salvador

Trent — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 01:14:59 +0000

Ecuador have emphatically defeated El Salvador 5-1 in a friendly held today in Quito. It didn’t help that from halftime the visitors were down to ten men, and then spent the last half hour with only nine.

La Tricolor were paced by Cristian Benitez, who is quickly showing that he is the goal-scoring future for Ecuador. Other goals came from Cristian Lara, Felipe Caicedo and Patricio Urrutia. Excepting Urrutia (who has admittedly been playing well of late), the scorers are amongst the youngsters, and therefore the future, of the Ecuador national team.

Sure, El Salvador has not been playing well lately. But this is only a good sign.

R.I.P. Jairo Andres Nazareno

Trent — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 01:33:36 +0000

The latest in what seems like a rash of recent football player deaths is Ecuadorian Jairo Andres Nazareno. Nazareno, who plays for Chimborazo in Ecaudor’s third division, suffered chest pains during a match last week and died of an apparent cardiac arrest.

Thoughts and prayers.

LFS: S’up, UDLC?

Trent — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:57:16 +0000

Ecuador national coach Luis Fernando Suarez is publicly wondering what the hell Reading defender Ulises de la Cruz is up to these days.

UDLC was a no-show for the recent Bolivia friendly, and has thusly been left out of the upcoming matches against El Salvador and Honduras.

Sez the gaffer: “I’m waiting for him to talk directly to me to know the reasons for not being with the team. Until I get an explanation I feel he has got a lot of things to sort out. So I’m not counting on him for these games.”

Seems like UDLC, who is as we’ve said before one of the better guys in all of professional football, has some ’splaining to do to his coach.