Ecuador against Ecuador. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Ecuador · 1995–2008 · ST
Five minutes into the game against Mexico in Miyagi on 9 June 2002, El Tín scored the first World Cup goal in Ecuador's history. Thirty-one goals in 72 caps stood as Ecuador's record until Enner Valencia passed it, and he was in the LDU Quito squad that won the 2008 Copa Libertadores, with league titles at Barcelona SC in 1995 and 1997 and El Nacional in 1996. Career record: 71 caps and 31 goals for Ecuador; club career at Club Deportivo El Nacional, Club Necaxa, Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito.
Ecuador · 1992–2022 · CB
South America's caps record belonged to him until Lionel Messi passed it in December 2022, 168 games for Ecuador between 1992 and 2014 by a defender known as Bam Bam for the power in his kicking. Serie A titles with Emelec in 1993 and 1994, the Colombian championship with Atlético Nacional in 2007, six Copa Américas, and both of Ecuador's first two World Cups, wearing the armband in Germany in 2006. Career record: 168 caps and 5 goals for Ecuador; club career at Club Sport Emelec, Atlético Celaya, Tigres UANL.
The almanac puts Iván Hurtado ahead by 1 rating point, 84 against 83.
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