Argentina vs. Ecuador meet this Thursday at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires on matchday 1 of the Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. Consult the following schedule and channel guide to find out when and where to watch the game. Depor.com will provide you with full minute-by-minute coverage, including goals, yellow cards, red cards, statistics and other match events. Can the world champion add three points against the ‘Tricolor’?
After his impressive performance in the Qatar World Cup 2022the Argentine team led by lionel scalonicollected four wins in friendly matches and has not suffered defeats since participating in that tournament, in which he surprisingly lost 2-1 in his debut match against Saudi Arabia. Lionel Messi will once again lead the Argentine team in their sixth round.
The unknown revolves around who will be his partner up front, with Lautaro Martínez and Julián Álvarez competing for that position, with Álvarez being the favorite at the moment. As is remembered, the ‘Spider’ scored 4 goals in the last World Cup, likewise, he proved to have a great connection with Messi on offense.
On the other hand, the Ecuadorian team starts the qualifiers with a disadvantage of three points due to a CAS decision related to the case Byron Castillo. The new process generates great expectations, since it has the Spanish Félix Sánchez Bas as coach, who replaced Gustavo Alfaro. In their most recent meeting, Ecuador achieved a 3-1 victory over the Costa Rican National Team in a friendly match.
In the following Depor note, we provide you with information about the schedule, how to watch the match between Argentina and Ecuador, and we invite you to follow the broadcast and narration on the Twitter profiles of both teams.
What time does Argentina vs. Ecuador?
Check the schedules of the match between Argentina and Ecuador for the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers in different parts of the world:
- Mexico: 6:00 pm
- Ecuador, Peru and Colombia: 7:00 p.m.
- Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay: 9:00 pm
- Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay and Venezuela: 10:00 pm
- Spain: 2:00 a.m. (Friday)
Where to watch Argentina vs Ecuador?
Check the channels and platforms available to tune in to the confrontation between Argentina and Ecuador. Also, keep in mind that you can watch the game for free and from anywhere through Fútbol Libre.
- Argentina: TyC Sports Play, TyC Sports Argentina, Public Television
- Peru: Movistar Sports Peru
- Brazil: SporTV
- Chili: Chilevision, Paramount+
- Spain: Movistar
- Colombia: Sports RCN Live, Caracol Play, RCN Television, Caracol TV
- Ecuador: Soccer Channel (ECDF)
- International: pluto tv
- Venezuela: Venevision
Argentina vs. Ecuador: last clashes
In the last five matches between Argentina and Ecuador, the world champion team has obtained four victories, while the Ecuadorian team has failed to win in any of them, with a tie in its record.
- Ecuador 1-1 Argentina | Qualifiers Qatar 2022
- Argentina 3-0 Ecuador | America’s Cup 2021
- Argentina 1-0 Ecuador | Qualifiers Qatar 2022
- Ecuador 1-6 Argentina | Friendly
- Ecuador 1-3 Argentina | Qualifiers Russia 2018
Argentina vs Ecuador: possible alignments
- Argentina: Emiliano Martinez; Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Nicolás Otamendi, Nicolás Tagliafico; Rodrigo De Paul, Enzo Fernandez, Alexis Mac Allister; Ángel Di María, Julián Álvarez and Lionel Messi.
- Ecuador: Hernan Galindez; Ángelo Preciado, Félix Torres, William Pacho, Pervis Estupiñán; Carlos Gruezo, Moisés Caicedo, Gonzalo Plata, Ángel Mena; Enner Valencia and Kevin Rodriguez.
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