The world champion starts his way to the 2026 World Cup in the Monumental against El Tri.
Argentina will meet Ecuador in a match valid for the first date of the South American Qualifiers on the way to the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada. With the Monumental as a podium, the Albiceleste faces his first points competition as current world champion and wants to do so with a victory.
Lionel Scaloni’s team will start its road to the next World Cup with the full base of the squad inaugurated in Qatar 2022, which has already joined the new crop of young stars such as Alejandro Garnacho, Facundo Buonanotte and Lucas Beltrán. On the other hand, the Tri arrives renewed and with Félix Sánchez Bas as coach, after the departure of Gustavo Alfaro after the elimination in the group stage of the World Cup.
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ARGENTINA – ECUADOR, MINUTE BY MINUTE
- Minute by minute between the Albiceleste and the Tricolor.
- Good evening and welcome to another GOAL broadcast. Argentina will face Ecuador on the first date of the 2026 South American qualifiers at the Monumental stadium.
THE TARGET EXAMPLE
HOW TO WATCH LIVE TV AND STREAMING
The match between the Albiceleste and the Tricolor is broadcast in Argentina for TyC Sports and public television.
In streaming it will be available via TyC Sports Games and the Cont.Ar platform.
FORMATIONS
ARGENTINA
Emiliano Martinez; Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Nicolás Otamendi, Nicolás Tagliafico; Rodrigo De Paul, Enzo Fernández, Alexis Mac Allister, Nicolás González; Lionel Messi and Lautaro Martinez. DT: Lionel Scaloni.
ECUADOR
Hernan Galindez; José Hurtado Cheme, Félix Torres, Robert Arboleda, William Joel Pacho Tenorio, Pervis Estupiñán; Carlos Gruezo, Jose Cifuentes, Moises Caicedo; Enner Valencia and Gonzalo Plata. DT: Felix Sanchez.
Source: Goal