Argentina and Ecuador kick off Date 1 of Conmebol South American qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup at the Más Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires. The match will be televised in the United States beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET (5:00 p.m. PT). Coverage is yet to be confirmed for the states of California, Florida and New York.
La Albiceleste, the current holders of the Qatar 2022 World Cupwill be defending their title for the first time, once again under the guidance of coach lionel scaloniwho will be joined by the likes of Leo Messi, Julian Alvarez, Angel Di Maria and Dibu Martinez. One of the surprises was the inclusion of Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United) and Lucas Beltran (Fiorentina). Paulo Dybala and Giovani Lo Celso have been ruled out due to injury.
Ecuador, for their part, will be hoping to make an impact in Buenos Aires and have the raw materials to do so. The likes of Enner Valencia, Gonzalo Plata, Moisés Caicedo and Pervis Estupiñán are names that could spoil Argentina’s debut in the qualifiers.
How to watch the game Argentina vs. Ecuador
GAME | ARGENTINE VS. ECUADOR |
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DATE | Thursday, Sept. 7 |
TIME | 8:00 p.m. ET | 7:00 p.m. CT | 6:00 p.m. MT | 5:00 p.m. PT |
TV | Telemundo, TUDN USA |
LIVE STREAM | ViX |
LOCATION | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
What time does Argentina vs. Ecuador kick off?
This match between Argentina and Ecuador at the Más Monumental Stadium begins on Thursday, September 7 at 8:00 pm (ET) local time in Miami, Florida; 5:00 pm. (PT) local time in Los Angeles, California.
Here’s how that time translates across some of the major territories:
COUNTRY | DATE | KICK OFF TIME |
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USA / CAN | Thursday, Sept. 7 | 8 p.m. ET |
USA / CAN | Thursday, Sept. 7 | 7 p.m. CT |
USA / CAN | Thursday, Sept. 7 | 6 p.m. MT |
USA / CAN | Thursday, Sept. 7 | 5 p.m. PT |
United Kingdom, UK | Friday, Sept. 8 | 2am BST |
Australia | Friday, Sept. 8 | 11am AEST |
India | Friday, Sept. 8 | 6am IST |
Hong Kong | Friday, Sept. 8 | 9am HKT |
Malaysia | Friday, Sept. 8 | 9am MYT |
singapore | Friday, Sept. 8 | 9am SGT |
New Zealand | Friday, Sept. 8 | 1pm NZST |
Argentina vs. Ecuador live stream, TV channel
Below we explain how to watch this game of the Conmebol Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup in selected areas of the main regions of the world:
Region | TV | streaming |
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USES | Telemundo, TUDN USA | ViX+ |
Canada | – | – |
United Kingdom, UK | – | – |
Australia | – | – |
India | – | DAZN |
Hong Kong | – | – |
Malaysia | – | – |
singapore | – | |
New Zealand | – | – |
Where and how to watch the live telecast of Argentina vs. Ecuador in USA?
You can live stream the 2026 World Cup Qualifying Conmebol match between Argentina and Ecuador on Telemundo, TUDN USA (ViX+).
Where and how to watch the live telecast of Argentina vs. Ecuador in United Kingdom?
You can live stream the 2026 World Cup Qualifying Conmebol match between Argentina and Ecuador on TBA.
Where and how to live stream Argentina vs. Ecuador in India?
You can live stream the 2026 World Cup Qualifying Conmebol match between Argentina and Ecuador on DAZN.