with call delivered this Saturday by the coach Felix Sanchez Bass continue working Ecuador team face a new double date for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

were 26 of those chosen by the Spanish coachlist in which There are no players who were the foundation of the teamin case of Pervis Estupiñánthe most sensitive loss in Tri, not considered due to injury.

John Yeboah Zamora, the German-Ecuadorian winger, is a surprise addition to Ecuador’s squad to face Bolivia and Colombia in the 2026 qualifying round.

AND left hamstring tear will rule Estupiñán out of Brighton & Hove Albion for “a few weeks”, according to the defender, which It also ends a streak of ten official matches with the Tricolor, seven in the qualifying rounds.

Emerald He was the most present player of Tricolor in the last preliminary round and it is with midfielder Moisés Caicedo that they have the most minutes under coach Félix Sánchez Bas, with the presence in six games led by the Spaniard.

Another name that does not appear in this quote is the name Gonzalo Platawhich, although it is usually considered by Sánchez Bas, He has only 146 minutes in two games. The native of Guayaquil was called up for the friendly matches against Australia (March), but the injury left him out. He returned for friendlies in the United States and was also called up for the start of the qualifying round, with one game added to each call-up.

“It is not a benefit for the Ecuadorian team that Gonzalo Plata is going to Qatar,” says Jorge Célico, former coach of the Under-20 Tri.

Plata was a starter at the 2022 World Cupbut his signing for qatar football would be one of the factors considered by the coach to look for other options, after Don’t consider Qatar among the “competitive” leagues.

“The players have their contracts, there are changes in the clubs and obviously we always want the best for the players so that they can help the national team, and We want them to go to the most competitive leagues possible, but the Qatar league is not one of themSánchez Bas said in August.

The second absence, also due to injury, is that of the center back Robert Arboleda, starter in the first two games from the South American World Cup, this time absent due to injury.

Grove He was injured in the Copa do Brasil final. Sao Paulo confirmed the fibrosis for a ten-day recovery, which lasts while La Tri already has to concentrate for the meeting with Bolivia.

From the first call for elimination, Another name that does not repeat is defender Joel Ordóñezquoted twice since the arrival of Sánchez Bas, but without minutes on the pitch.

Players such as striker Leonardo Campana and midfielder Dixon Arroyo remain out of the squad., featured in Inter Miami CF’s recent MLS campaign. In the case of Campana, an injury last week left him out of the squad, while Arroyo is still waiting for a chance to join the national team, 16 months after his last appearance for the Tricolore. (D)