The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a narrow 1-0 defeat to world champions Argentina in their opening fixture of the qualification campaign on Thursday, while La Celeste got the better of Chile 3-1 last time out.
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Ecuador will host Uruguay in a CONMEBOL World Cup qualifier at Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado on Tuesday night. The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a narrow 1-0 defeat to world champions Argentina in their opening fixture of the qualification campaign on Thursday, while La Celeste got the better of Chile 3-1 last time out. La Tri finished fourth in the qualifier between 2020 and 2022 and beat this opponent 4-2 at this venue in that time. However, that was the only win they secured against the visitors in their last four meetings.
🔜 ¡𝗝𝗨𝗘𝗚𝗔 𝗨𝗥𝗨𝗚𝗨𝗔𝗬!
Fecha 2 de las Eliminatorias hacia la Copa Mundial de la FIFA 26™.
🆚 Ecuador
🕞 18h (UY)
🏟️ Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado
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Ecuador gave a good account of themselves against three time world champions Argentina at
Bueno Aires last time out, managing to keep the score goalless for 77 minutes until Lionel Messi produced a moment of magic to break the deadlock. The Argentina captain curled in a beautiful free-kick past Ecuador goalkeeper Hernan Galindez and thereby ended La Tri’s three-game winning run. Despite losing the match, a major positive for Felix Sanchez’s side has to be their defensive performance, having restricted La Albiceleste to just four shots on target.
Uruguay, on the other hand, secured a dominant victory against Chile last time out thanks to Nicolas de la Cruz’s brace and one goal from Federico Valverde. La Celeste dominated the proceedings at Centenario, recording 18 shots with seven of them on target, while restricting the Chileans to just two efforts on target. It was Marcelo Bielsa’s side’s fourth successive victory, while they have extended their unbeaten run to six matches. Meanwhile, La Celeste have a strong record against La Tri, with three wins in their last four encounters, and they also finished above them in the last edition of qualifying by two points after 18 matches.
Ecuador probable starting lineup: Galindez, Torres, Arboleda, Pacho, Hurtado, Cifuentes, Gruezo, Caicedo, Estupinan, Rodriguez, Valencia
Uruguay probable starting lineup: Rochet, Nandez, Caceres, Vina, Piquerez, Valverde, Ugarte, De la Cruz, Pellistri, Nunez, Araujo
Ecuador
| Opponents | Score |
| Argentina | 1-0 (L) |
| Costa Rica | 1-3 (W) |
| Bolivia | 1-0 (W) |
| Australia | 1-2 (W) |
| Australia | 3-1 (L) |
Uruguay
| Opponents | Score |
| Chile | 3-1 (W) |
| Cuba | 2-0 (W) |
| Nicaragua | 4-1 (W) |
| South Korea | 1-2 (W) |
| Japan | 1-1 (D) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Uruguay beat Ecuador | 1-0 |
| Ecuador beat Uruguay | 4-2 |
| Uruguay beat Ecuador | 4-0 |
| Uruguay beat Ecuador | 2-1 |
| Ecuador beat Uruguay | 2-1 |
The World Cup qualifier between Ecuador and Uruguay will take place at Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado on Wednesday at 2:30 am IST.
| Ecuador vs Uruguay | Key Details |
| Date | September 12 (Ecuador) |
| Venue | Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado |
| Kickoff time in Ecuador | 4:00 pm (Tuesday) |
| Kickoff time in Uruguay | 6:00 pm (Tuesday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 2:30 am (Wednesday) |
Football fans in Ecuador can catch the live action via Canal de Futbol. Meanwhile, those in Uruguay can watch the match on Antel TV, AUF TV and Direct TV Sports network.
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