Cristian Rafael Mora
Made his debut for Ecuador in June 2005, against Italy, aged 22. Currently playing for Ecuadorian side LDU de Quito, Mora has won 4 caps for Ecuador (as at December 2005).
Date of birth: August 28, 1982
Height: unknown
Fact: Mora saved a penalty in his first appearance for Ecuador.

Edwin Villafuerte
Made his debut for Ecuador in September 2004, against Uruaguay, aged 25. Currently playing for Ecuadorian side Barcelona De Guayaquil, Villlafuerte has won 14 caps for Ecuador (as at December 2005).
Date of birth: March 12, 1979
Height: 1.86m (6ft 1in)
Fact: A contraversial refereeing decision marked Villafuerte's international debut; Uruguayan striker Carlos Bueno scored the only goal of the game, although many of Ecuador's players called for the referee to disallow the goal, claiming that the ball did not actually cross the goal line.

Damian Lanza
Made his debut for Ecuador in July 2004, against Mexico, aged 22. Currently playing for Ecuadorian side Aucas, Lanza has won 5 caps for Ecuador (as at December 2005).
Date of birth: April 10, 1982
Height: 1.86m (6ft 1in)

Defenders

Vicente Paul Ambrosi
Made his debut for Ecuador on August 20, 2003, against Guatemala, aged 22. Currently playing for Ecuadorian side LDU Quito, Ambrosi has won 21 caps for Ecuador and scored 0 goals for his country (as at December 2005).
Date of birth: October 14, 1980
Height: 1.77m (5ft 9in)

Jose Luis Perlaza
Currently playing for Olmedo, Cortez has won 2 caps for Ecuador and has scored 0 goals for his country (as at December 2005).
Date of birth: October 6, 1981
Height: unknown
Fact: Central defender Perlaza was seen by many as a shock inclusion in Ecuador's final squad.

Jorge Guagua
Made his debut for Ecuador on June 2, 2001, against Peru, aged 19. Currently playing for Ecuadorian side El Nacional, Guagua has won 14 caps for Ecuador and has scored 1 goal for his country (as at December 2005).
Date of birth: September 28, 1981
Height: 1.79m (5ft 10in)
Fact: Guagua impressed while playing for Ecuador's U20 side at the World Youth Championships in Argentina in 2001; the following summer he travelled to Korea and Japan as part of the senior World Cup side.

Ivan Jacinto Hurtado
Made his debut for Ecuador on May 24, 1992, against Guatemala, aged 17. Currently playing for Al Arabi in Qatar, has won 128 caps for Ecuador and has scored 5 goals for his country (as at December 2005).
Date of birth: August 16, 1974
Height: 1.78m (5ft 10in)
Fact: Captain of his national side, Hurtado is one of the world's most capped players of all time; he scored on his international debut, 14 years ago.

Néicer Reasco
Made his debut for Ecuador on October 14, 1998, against Brazil, aged 21. Currently playing for LDU Quito, Reasco has won 27 caps for Ecuador and has scored 0 goals for his country (as at December 2005).
Date of birth: July 23, 1977
Height: 1.70m (5ft 7in)
Fact: Reasco has secured a high profile transfer to Brazilian side Sao Paolo after this summer's World Cup.

Ulises De la Cruz
Made his debut for Ecuador in May 1995, against Japan, aged 20. Currently playing for Aston Villa, De la Cruz has won 81 caps for Ecuador and has scored 5 goals for his country (as at December 2005).
Date of birth: August 8, 1974
Height: 1.80m (5ft 11in)
Fact: While playing for his former club Hibernian in 2001, De la Cruz scored his fastest-ever goal—finding the back of the net just 36 seconds after the starting whistle.

Giovanny Patricio Espinoza
Made his debut for Ecuador on June 25, 2000, against Panama, aged 23. Currently playing for LDU Quito, Espinoza has won 52 caps for Ecuador and has scored 2 goals for his country (as at December 2005).
Date of birth: April 12, 1977
Height: 1.86m (6ft 1in)
Fact: Espinoza scored the first goal of Ecuador's World Cup qualifying campaign when he found the back of the net five minutes into the game against Venezuela in September 2003.