The Colombia national football team represents Colombia in men's international football and is managed by the Colombian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Colombia. They are a member of CONMEBOL and are currently ranked 17th in the FIFA World Rankings. The team are nicknamed Los Cafeteros due to the coffee production in their country. Notably, the national team has been a symbol of nationalism, pride, and passion for many Colombians worldwide. Colombia is known for having a passionate fan base, and the team's dances during goal celebrations have been symbolic.
The Honduras national football team represents Honduras in men's international football. The team is governed by the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras. They are nicknamed Los Catrachos, La Bicolor, or La H.
The Venezuela national football team represents Venezuela in men's international football and is controlled by the Venezuelan Football Federation (FVF), the governing body for football in Venezuela. They are nicknamed La Tricolor. When playing at home in official games, they usually rotate between three stadiums: The Polideportivo Cachamay in Puerto Ordaz, the Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui in Puerto La Cruz and the Estadio Pueblo Nuevo in San Cristóbal. In friendly matches, they tend to rotate between the rest of the stadiums in the country.
Francisco Guillermo "Memo" Ochoa Magaña is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Salernitana and captains the Mexico national team.
Oswaldo Javier Sánchez Ibarra is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper and a sports analyst for Televisa Deportes. He is highly regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in Mexican football history.
Moisés Alberto Muñoz Rodríguez is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Adi Raïs Cobos Adrien Ouahab M'Bolhi, known as Raïs M'Bolhi, is a professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Saudi First Division League club Al-Qadsiah. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.
Alfredo Talavera Díaz is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX club Juárez and the Mexico national team.
José de Jesús Corona Rodríguez is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX club Tijuana.
Félix Alexander Borja Valencia is an Ecuadorian footballer, who last played for El Nacional in the Ecuadorian Serie A. He is nicknamed the "kangaroo", or "the cobra of Ecuador", for the spring in his jump. His height makes it easy to score goals for his club and country.
Segundo Alejandro Castillo Nazareno is an Ecuadorian football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current interim manager of Barcelona SC.
Christian Rogelio Benítez Betancourt, also known as Chucho, was an Ecuadorian professional footballer who played as a striker.
Group A of the 2006 FIFA World Cup was one of eight groups in the opening round of the tournament. The group featured four teams, competition hosts Germany, Costa Rica, Poland and Ecuador. Play began on 9 June with the first game of the tournament between Germany and Costa Rica, with the former attaining a 4–2 victory in the highest scoring opening game in World Cup history since the competition introduced a single game opener. Later the same day, Poland and Ecuador faced each other, with Ecuador winning 2–0. On 14 June, Germany secured their second victory of the competition, defeating Poland 1–0 following Oliver Neuville's injury time goal. The following day, Ecuador defeated Costa Rica 3–0 to guarantee both they and Germany would advance to the round of 16.
José Francisco Cevallos Villavicencio is an Ecuadorian retired football goalkeeper, former Minister of Sports in Ecuador and former President of Barcelona, the football club where he started his professional career. Nicknamed Las Manos del Ecuador, Cevallos is considered by many to be the greatest goalkeeper in the history of Ecuadorian football. He has won three national titles with Guayaquil based club Barcelona, with whom he has spent the majority of his professional career. As the goalkeeper for LDU Quito, he was a key figure in the team's 2008 Copa Libertadores title, where he saved three penalties in the deciding penalty shoot-out. That same year, he was voted as the Best Goalkeeper in South America by Montevideo based newspaper El País. As a member of the national team, he has participated in four Copa Américas and Ecuador's first World Cup participation. Having represented his national team 89 times, he is the highest capped goalkeeper in the history of the team.
Julio César Domínguez Juárez, sometimes known as Cata, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club Atlético San Luis.
Luis Ricardo Guevara Mora is a Salvadoran former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Néstor Fernando Muslera Micol is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Turkish club Galatasaray, whom he captains, and the Uruguay national team.
Oribe Peralta Morones is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is an Olympic gold medalist.
Alexander Domínguez Carabalí is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga PRO Ecuador club LDU Quito and the Ecuador national team.
Felipe Andrés Mora Aliaga is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers and the Chile national team.
