High-scoring forward Agustin Delgado and attacking midfielder Alex Aguinaga, both of whom play for Mexican club Necaxa, lead the Ecuador team that faces the United States June 7 (ESPN, live, 7 pm ET) in Columbus, Ohio. Colombian Hernan Dario Gomez, Ecuador’s head coach, remained with the team after being shot and beaten up recently in an attempt on his life. Ecuador, poised to qualify for the World Cup finals for the first time, puts its four game winning streak on the line tomorrow at Peru in South American qualifying action. In seven meetings against the United States, Ecuador is undefeated, with a 4-0-3 record against the U.S. that includes a 1-0 victory in the teams’ last meeting on Aug. 7, 1997 in Baltimore. Ecuador National Team
| Name | Pos. | Ht. | Birthdate | Caps/G | Club (Country) |
| Aguinaga, Alex | M | 5-8 | 7/9/68 | 77/17 | Necaxa (Mexico) |
| Aguinaga, Juan Francisco | M | 5-7 | 1/4/78 | 0/0 | Espoli (Ecuador) |
| Ayovi, Marlon | D | 5-5 | 8/27/71 | 19/0 | Deportivo Quito (Ecuador) |
| Cevallos, Jose Francisco | GK | 6-1 | 4/11/71 | 45/0 | Barcelona (Ecuador) |
| Chala, Kleber | M | 6-0 | 6/29/71 | 45/5 | El Nacional (Ecuador) |
| De La Cruz, Ulises | D | 5-9 | 2/8/74 | 28/2 | Barcelona (Ecuador) |
| Delgado, Agustin | F | 6-1 | 7/23/74 | 35/16 | Necaxa (Mexico) |
| Espinosa, Geovanny | D | 6-2 | 4/12/77 | 6/0 | Aucas (Ecuador) |
| Fernandez, Angel | F | 5-8 | 8/21/71 | 21/2 | El Nacional (Ecuador) |
| Guerron, Raul | D | 6-0 | 10/12/76 | 6/0 | Deportivo Quito (Ecuador) |
| Hurtado, Ivan | D | 5-10 | 8/16/74 | 64/3 | Tigres (Mexico) |
| Ibarra, Geovanny | GK | 6-0 | 9/8/69 | 16/0 | El Nacional (Ecuador) |
| Kaviedes, Ivan | F | 6-1 | 10/24/77 | 12/5 | Valladolid (Ecuador) |
| Mendez, Edison | M | 5-9 | 3/16/79 | 13/0 | Deportivo Quito (Ecuador) |
| Obregon, Alfonso | M | 6-0 | 5/12/72 | 21/0 | Delfin (Ecuador) |
| Porozo, Augusto | D | 5-10 | 4/13/74 | 18/0 | Emelec (Ecuador) |
| Sanchez, Wellington | M | 5-8 | 6/19/75 | 26/3 | Emelec (Ecuador) |
| Tenorio, Edwin | M | 5-9 | 6/16/76 | 12/0 | Tiburones (Mexico) |