Today’s qualifying matches for the 2026 World Cup and Euro 2024
Today, Thursday, September 7, matches will be played on date 1 of the South American Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, but also the qualifiers for Euro 2024. Who is playing and where are they being played: how to watch them online and on live TV.
The best memes in the preview of Argentina vs Ecuador
In the preview of the match between the Argentine team at the Monumental Stadium, for the first date of the South American Qualifiers, social networks exploded with memes and the anxiety for the reunion with the world champions is total.
The last training session of the Argentine team before the match against Ecuador
How could it be otherwise, Lionel Messi captured all the attention of the second practice session of the Argentine National Team ahead of next Thursday’s game at 9:00 p.m. against Ecuador at the Monumental stadium for the first date of the South American qualifiers. The captain of the world champions arrived in the country in his private plane from Miami early this Tuesday and then moved to the AFA complex that bears his name in Ezeiza to join the squad led by coach Lionel Scaloni.
Messi only participated in the first section of practice in the afternoon along with the rest of the players who also joined this Tuesday, such as Lautaro and Emiliano “Dibu” Martínez, Nicolás González, Lucas Beltrán and Nicolás Tagliafico. With all those summoned at Scaloni’s disposal, the work was divided into a reduced game between four groups, one with pink bibs, another with gray bibs, a third with green bibs and a last one without them. The star from Rosario was not part of this exercise with the ball and remained to one side talking with Javier Mascherano and President Tapia.
What Scaloni said about Messi, Lisandro Martínez’s injury, Ecuador and Bolivia
Lionel Scaloni, coach of the Argentine team, gave a press conference this Wednesday in advance of tomorrow’s match against Ecuador on date 1 of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers. From Messi and Lisandro Martínez, to Enzo Fernández, Julián Álvarez and Lautaro Martínez and the tickets.
The DT of Ecuador on Lionel Messi
“They have the best in the world. If he has a good day, even doing things well, it’s difficult to stop him,” said Félix Sánchez Bas, DT of Ecuador, at the press conference —held at the San Lorenzo facilities— prior to the game against Argentina.
“You always raise it from respect, see how to prevent them from taking advantage of their strengths and, at the same time, come to try to generate or create our chances, our game; look at where we can hurt them sportingly. It is clear that it is not an easy task” commented the coach.
The probable formations of Argentina and Ecuador
Argentina: Dibu Martinez, Cuti Romero, Nicolas Otamendi, Rodrigo de Paul, Enzo Fernandez, Alexis Mac Allister, Nico Gonzalez, Lionel Messi and Lautaro Martinez. DT: Lionel Scaloni.
Ecuador: Alexander Dominguez; Felix Torres, Roberth Arboleda, William Pacho; Angelo Preciado, José Cifuentes, Carlos Gruezo, Moisés Caicedo, Pervis Estupiñán; Gonzalo Plata and Enner Valencia. DT: Felix Sanchez Bas.
How much did a ticket cost to see the Argentine team?
Like every match of the Argentine team in recent years, and more since it became World Champion, the demand for tickets to see the team led by Lionel Scaloni is enormous. Both the general sale, the exclusive ones for AFA ID and the rest sold out within a few hours of going on sale.
Ticket price Argentina vs Ecuador
GENERAL: $19,000LESS THAN POPULAR (up to 10 years old): $11,000SIVORI AND CENTENARIO MEDIUM: $39,000SAN MARTÍN AND BELGRANO HIGH: $39,000SAN MARTÍN AND BELGRANO LOW: $87,000SAN MARTÍN AND BELGRANO MEDIUM: $89,000
Scaloni bought tickets for Argentina vs Ecuador: “I spent 900 thousand and something”
“The tickets, I had to buy 9, so imagine. I spent 900 thousand and something. It costs me like everyone, a lot, but I’m nobody to put the price of the tickets, I let people go for free , but what can I do?”, declared Lionel Scaloni, DT of the Argentine team, at the press conference this Wednesday, amidst the laughter of those present.
History Argentina vs Ecuador
The teams from Argentina and Ecuador met 38 times, with 22 wins for the Albiceleste, 11 draws and 5 wins for La Tri. The last time they met was on March 29, 2022 at the Banco Pichincha Stadium in Guayaquil on date 18 of the CONMEBOL Qualifiers for the Qatar 2022 World Cup. On that occasion, they tied 1-1 with goals from Julián Álvarez and Enner Valencia .
Scaloni’s doubts to face Ecuador
The first question that the coach of the selected Lionel Scaloni had to assemble the team that will face Ecuador in the debut for the South American Qualifiers, was the position of center forward between Lautaro Martínez and Julián Alvarez. But this Wednesday another possible variant was added, and that points to one of the greatest figures of the world champion team: Angel Di María.
After the evening training it was learned that the former Central might not be a starter this Thursday at the Monumental Stadium, and instead the one who appears is Nicolás González, a player who is very well considered by the coach and the coaching staff, and who formed part of the process since 2019 for a friendly against Ecuador.
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What time does the Argentine team play against Ecuador and where do they spend the game: what channel does it broadcast and how to watch it online
This Thursday, September 7, from 9:00 p.m., the Argentine team will receive its Ecuadorian counterpart at the Monumental Stadium on date 1 of the CONMEBOL Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. With tickets sold out.
The meeting will be televised by TyC Sports and TV Pública. Both television signals can be tuned through streaming platforms such as DGO, Flow and Telecentro Play, among others.
2023-09-07 12:57:40
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