When Argentina vs Ecuador Match: Date, Where It Is Being Played, What Day & Time 2026 Qualifiers | Game-Total

Argentina vs. Ecuador is one of the best duels, where the ‘Albiceleste’ will defend their title. Find out when, where and at what time the game is being played.

When Argentina VS Ecuador 2023

Argentina vs Ecuador for Qualifiers Date 1 is this Thursday, September 7, 2023. What time? First whistle will be at 9:00pm in Argentina (7:00pm Ecuadorian time).

Where was Argentina VS Ecuador played?

The Argentina-Ecuador match will be played at the Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires, which is owned by the River Plate Club and has recently been remodeled.

In its official debut as world champions, Argentina face Ecuador and Bolivia in the first two games of the qualifiers, a team led by star Lionel Messi and several young players.

This Thursday’s DT Lionel Scaloni was released to face Ecuador in Buenos Aires on September 7 and Bolivia in La Paz on September 12, with Paulo Dybala (AS Roma), Marcos Acuña (Sevilla) and Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham) missing. . Due to three injuries.

New additions include left back Lucas Esquivel (21, Atletico Paranense), midfielder Bruno Zappelli (21, Atletico Paranense), forwards Lucas Beltran (22, Fiorentina) and Alan Velasco (21, FC Dallas), defender Marcos Seneci (26, Bournemouth) include ) and goalkeeper Walter Benitez (30, PSV Eindhoven).

Goalkeepers Franco Armani (River Plate) and Angel Correa (Atletico de Madrid) are both world champions in Qatar-2022, who will be on the starting line-up for the World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

Messi, 36, will once again be joined by veterans Angel Di Maria (Benfica) and Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico de Madrid) who helped him win the last World Cup. Earlier this season, striker Alejandro Garnacho was a 19-year-old starter for Manchester United.

Argentina’s under-23 squad, coached by Javier Mascherano, has a number of youngsters named by Scaloni as they look to secure a place in the Paris-2024 Olympic Games.

South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup offer six spots, and the seventh-place finisher will play a playoff against a team from another continent.

Argentina List:

Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa/ENG), Franco Armani (River Plate), Walter Benitez (PSV Eindhoden/NED) and Juan Muzzo (Atalanda/ITA).

Defenders: Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid/ESP), German Bessella (Betis/ESP), Gonzalo Montiel (Sevilla/ESP), Juan Foyth (Villarreal/ESP), Marcos Seneci (Bournemouth/ENG), Lisandro Martinez (Emanchester) ). Christian Romero (Tottenham/ENG), Nicolas Tagliafico (Lyon/FRA), Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica/POR), Lucas Esquivel (Atletico Paranense/BRA).

Flyers: Leandro Paredes (AS Roma, IDA), Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid/ESP), Guido Rodriguez (Betis/ESP), Facundo Bunanot (Brighton/ENG), Enzo Fernandes (Chelsea/ENG), Alexis MacAllister (Liverpool ) /ENG), Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen/GER), Alan Velazco (FC Dallas/USA), Bruno Zapelli (Athletico Paranaense/BRA) and Thiago Almada (Atlanta United/USA).

Strikers: Lucas Beltran (Fiorentina/ITA), Nicolas Gonzalez (Fiorentina/ITA), Angel Correa (Atletico de Madrid/ESP), Julian Alvarez (Manchester City/ENG), Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United/ENG), Lionel Messi (Inter Miami/USA), Angel Di Maria (Benfica/POR) and Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan/ITA).

Premier League record signing midfielder Moises Caicedo leads Ecuador to face the opening of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, where they will face ‘Tri’ world champions Argentina and Uruguay.

Spanish coach Félix Sánchez has mixed historic figures with promising youngsters to face Lionel Messi’s award-winning side in Buenos Aires on September 7 and Charroz in Quito on September 12.

Caicedo, who joined Chelsea from Brighton for $146 million this month, would be the most expensive transfer in the English league.

The 23-man invitee list includes Valencia, who at 33 is living a new life after joining Copa Libertadores semi-finalists Inter de Porto Alegre. Also present were goalkeeper Alexander Dominguez (36) and creator Angel Mena (35). Kendry Páez, a dazzling 16-year-old Ecuadorian jewel at Independiente del Valle, is bringing down the average age.

Sanchez will have Pervis Estupien (Brighton) and Robert Arbolida (Sao Paulo) in defense to stop Messi and then Marcelo Bielsa’s Uruguayans, but he will be without Bayer Leverkusen central defender Piero Hincapie due to injury.

Didi will be looking to lead Ecuador back to the World Cup like his predecessor Gustavo Alfaro did in Qatar-2022.

Although Argentina had a great step forward for the tricolor flag, the Ecuadorians were disgusted by their exit at the group stage of that World Cup.

List of Ecuador:

Goalkeepers: Alexander Dominguez (Liga de Quito, ECU), Moises Ramirez (Independiente del Valle, ECU) and Hernán Calindez (Agas, ECU).

Defenders: Felix Torres (Santos Laguna, MEX), Jose Hurtado (Bracantino, BRA), Robert Arbolida (Sao Paulo, BRA), William Pacho (Eintracht Frankfurt, GER), Pervis Stupinon (Brighton, ENG), Jonar Chavez (Independence) Valley, ECU), Angel Precious (Genk, BEL), Joel Ordonez (Bruges, BEL) and Leonardo Realbe (Bracantino, BRA).

Midfielders: Jose Cifuentes (Rangers, SCO), Carlos Cruso (SJ Earthquakes, USA), Moses Caicedo (Chelsea, ENG), Jordi Alcivar (Valley Independent, ECU), Joao Ortiz (Valley Independent, ECU), Angel Mena (Singham, MEX), Gonzalo Silver (Al-Sadd, QAT) and Kendry Paez (Valley Independent, ECU).

Forwards: Enner Valencia (Inter, BRA), Kevin Rodriguez (Independiente del Valle, ECU) and Jhojan Julio (Liga de Quito, ECU).