There were no major surprises in Reinaldo Rueda’s squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifying games. The attacking line will consist of players plying their trade in Mexico’s Premier Liga while Antonio Valencia, Renato Ibarra,Christian Noboa and Jefferson Montero provide the European experience after long seasons abroad.
Ecuadorian Squad for games against Argentina away (02/06/2012) and Columbia home (10/06/2012).
Goalkeepers
Maximum Banguera (Barcelona) Adrian Bone (Deportivo Quito) Alexander Dominguez (Liga de Quito).
Defenders
Gabriel Achilier (Emelec) Walter Ayovi (Monterrey, Mexico), Diego Calderon (Liga Quito) Jairo Campos (Barcelona) Giovanni Espinoza (Deportivo Quito) Jorge Guagua (Atlante, Mexico) Juan Carlos Paredes (Deportivo Quito) Frickson Erazo (Barcelona).
MIDFIELDERS
Segundo Castillo (Pachuca, Mexico) Renato Ibarra (Vitesse, Netherlands) Oswaldo Minda (Chivas USA-USA) Jefferson Montero (Villarreal, Spain) Cristhian Noboa (Dynamo-Russia) Pedro Quinonez (Emelec) Luis Saritama (Deportivo Quito), Antonio Valencia (Manchester United, England) Edison Mendez (LDU Quito).
Forwards
Jaime Ayovi (Pachuca, Mexico) Christian Benítez (America-Mexico) Joao Rojas (Morelia, Mexico) Christian Suarez (Santos-Mexico).