Leo Campana Will Do "Whatever It Takes" To Play For Ecuador At The World Cup

“I want to be in that World Cup, whatever it takes."

Photo Courtesy of J. Alexander Dolan

Leo Campana is going to do “whatever it takes” to play for Ecuador at the 2026 World Cup.

The striker was traded from Inter Miami CF to the New England Revolution in the offseason, looking for more minutes as a way of cementing his role with La Tricolor.

He finished the 2025 season with seven goals and one assist in 24 appearances (20 starts) while receiving regular call-ups to the Ecuadorian National Team.

Campana believes he will have more to offer in 2026.

“I have a couple of months to chill and also, well, to train, because we have camp in November, so that’s an important thing for me,” Campana said. “I want to be in that World Cup, whatever it takes.

“I spoke with Matt Polster. I want to be tougher on the guys because I think, like I said, we need to change a couple of things in here. It starts in the trainings, it starts with us, to compete better. I told him that I’m going to be a motherf*cker (laughter). Sorry.

“I think we need it to raise the levels and, as I said, to compete. It’s only for the best for the team.”

The 25-year-old did exit Saturday’s game in the 61st minute due to an ankle injury, but he and interim head coach Pablo Moreira don’t think it’s anything serious.

It’s certainly unrelated to the hamstring injuries he dealt with earlier, which are behind him in part because of the support from the Revs’ medical staff.

“I think the muscle injuries, for me, I just put it aside, and I will try to work hard, listen to the doctors, what they tell me, and hopefully next year I will have a better year in goals and also in terms of injuries,” Campana said.

Campana is committed to doing the daily work as he looks to find his best form. This should translate to a more successful 2026 for both him and the Revolution.

“For me, the most important thing is to compete in training sessions, to have the mentality of winning,” Campana said. “We need to have that mentality to win every training session, every game. We need to have that mentality because that’s what makes the difference.

“I was with Inter Miami with the best player in the world and the other guys who were in Barcelona for a lot of years, and the thing that most surprised me was their mentality of competing.

“It starts every day of the week, you know. I think that’s the most important thing, to help the players to compete every day and to change the mentality to a winning mentality.”