Willian Pacho
Ecuador
Age
24
Appearances
0
Tackles won
0
About Willian Pacho
Ecuador turn to Willian Pacho at the 2026 World Cup, a centre-back in Sebastián Beccacece's 26. The Paris Saint-Germain defender is 24 at kick-off and is valued at around EUR 80.00m, a composed presence at the back. Ecuador were drawn in Group E alongside Germany, Curacao and the Ivory Coast. They open against the Ivory Coast at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on 14 June, then face Curacao at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City on 20 June before meeting Germany at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on 25 June. Ecuador reached the finals by finishing runner-up in CONMEBOL round-robin qualifying, qualifying on 10 June 2025. The group stage runs through June as Sebastián Beccacece's side look to make their mark.
World Cup 2026 Stats
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Minutes played
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Playing Style
A quick, left-footed centre-back valued for positional discipline, ball-carrying and near ever-present availability, Pacho is an aggressive, composed defender central to PSG's European success. He stands 1.88 m and is left-footed, and has played 1,915 minutes this season. At 24 he is part of Sebastián Beccacece's plans for the 2026 group stage.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup will be Willian Pacho's second. He was part of Ecuador's squad at the 2022 finals, and Sebastián Beccacece has named the defender once more for 2026. Pacho arrives with 34 senior caps for Ecuador, a composed presence at the back this summer.
National Team
Ecuador
Tier 4
£10m
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Goal Rush Impact
Pacho stands among the Ecuador choices, where the side land at Tier 4 for £10m. He has 34 caps and 2 goals for Ecuador, a back-to-back UEFA Champions League winner with PSG in 2024-25 and 2025-26 and the first Ecuadorian to win the competition, also a two-time Ligue 1 champion. On the card that £10m price is Ecuador's as a group, the Tier 4 slot a squad call rather than a line on any one centre-back.
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Pacho at the 2026 World Cup
Pacho is a confirmed centre-back in Sebastián Beccacece's 26-man Ecuador squad for the 2026 World Cup, in the Ecuador side opening their Group E campaign in June.
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Ecuador are a Tier 4 side on the card at £10m, drawn into Group E with the Ivory Coast first up in the group.
Willian Pacho World Cup 2026 FAQs
Ecuador carry a Tier 4 price of £10m into Group E on the card, so the slot is Ecuador collectively rather than Pacho as a single name at the 2026 World Cup this summer.
Pacho features as a centre-back for Ecuador and turns out for Paris Saint-Germain at club level. Sebastián Beccacece included him in Ecuador's final 26 for the 2026 World Cup, where the group stage runs in Group E this summer.
Yes. The Paris Saint-Germain centre-back played for Ecuador at the 2022 finals, so 2026 will be Pacho's second appearance after Sebastián Beccacece named him in the 26 once again for the finals this summer.
Pacho's club football is played at Paris Saint-Germain, and he is named among Ecuador's centre-backs in Sebastián Beccacece's 26 for the 2026 finals, awaiting a mid-June Group E opener against the Ivory Coast as the World Cup gets under way.
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