Copa América

Ecuador

Ugh, no.
Ecuador lost to Argentina (2–4 on penalties)
Ecuador 1 – 1 Argentina
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Match Details

NRG Stadium (Houston, Texas) · 69,456 fans · FOX View tournament bracket →

Line Score

12345T
ARG 10004 1
ECU 01002 1

Match Leaders

Ecuador
  • KR Kevin Rodríguez — 1Goals
  • JC Jordy Caicedo — 2Total Shots
  • WP Willian Pacho — 1Saves
Argentina
  • LM Lisandro Martínez — 1Goals
  • EF Enzo Fernández — 3Total Shots
  • EM Emiliano Martínez — 1Saves

Penalty Shootout

Argentina · 4/5

  1. Lionel Messi
  2. Julián Álvarez
  3. Alexis Mac Allister
  4. Gonzalo Montiel
  5. Nicolás Otamendi

Ecuador · 2/4

  1. Ángel Mena
  2. Alan Minda
  3. John Yeboah
  4. Jordy Caicedo

Key Events

90'+5'Substitution, Argentina. Gonzalo Montiel replaces Nahuel Molina.
90'+1'Goal! Argentina 1, Ecuador 1. Kevin Rodríguez (Ecuador) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by John Yeboah with a cross.
87'Substitution, Ecuador. Jordy Caicedo replaces Alan Franco.
81'Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80'Substitution, Ecuador. Ángel Mena replaces Enner Valencia.
79'Substitution, Ecuador. John Yeboah replaces Carlos Gruezo.
78'Substitution, Argentina. Nicolás Otamendi replaces Enzo Fernández.
78'Substitution, Argentina. Giovani Lo Celso replaces Lisandro Martínez.
77'Nicolás González (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76'Substitution, Ecuador. Kevin Rodríguez replaces Jeremy Sarmiento.
76'Substitution, Ecuador. Alan Minda replaces Kendry Páez.
75'Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65'Substitution, Argentina. Julián Álvarez replaces Lautaro Martínez.
62'Penalty missed! Still Argentina 1, Ecuador 0. Enner Valencia (Ecuador) hits the left post with a right footed shot.
35'Goal! Argentina 1, Ecuador 0. Lisandro Martínez (Argentina) header from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Mac Allister with a headed pass following a corner.
30'Enner Valencia (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Team Stats

EcuadorArgentina
General
49.3 Possession % 50.7
9 Shots 8
2 On Target 2
1 Offsides 2
5 Corners 2
14 Fouls 13
Passing & Defense
290 Passes Completed 310
6 Crosses Won 2
12 Tackles Won 15
7 Interceptions 10
18 Clearances 16
Discipline
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Saves 1

Recent Form

Argentina W W W W W
Ecuador W L W D L

Starting Lineups

Argentina

  1. EM #23 Emiliano MartínezG
  2. #25 Lisandro MartínezCD-L
  3. CR #13 Cristian RomeroCD-R
  4. #3 Nicolás TagliaficoLB
  5. NM #26 Nahuel MolinaRB
  6. EF #24 Enzo FernándezCM-L
  7. AM #20 Alexis Mac AllisterCM-R
  8. NG #15 Nico GonzálezLM
  9. RD #7 Rodrigo De PaulRM
  10. LM #22 Lautaro MartínezCF-L
  11. #10 Lionel MessiCF-R

Ecuador

  1. AD #22 Alexander DomínguezG
  2. WP #6 Willian PachoCD-L
  3. FT #2 Félix TorresCD-R
  4. PH #3 Piero HincapiéLB
  5. ÁP #17 Ángelo PreciadoRB
  6. MC #23 Moisés CaicedoAM
  7. #21 Alan FrancoLM
  8. #8 Carlos GruezoRM
  9. EV #13 Enner ValenciaF
  10. JS #16 Jeremy SarmientoAM-L
  11. KP #10 Kendry PáezAM-R

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News

Mexico 2-0 Ecuador: World Cup 2026 last 32 – as it happened
· The Guardian
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· The Guardian
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Every World Cup needs a cult hero: 2026 has given us touchline dreamboat Sebastián Beccacece
· The Guardian
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· The Guardian
Ecuador came from behind to reach the knockout phase in style Pre-match postbag. “Writing from Ecuador, I can say people are understandably disappointed with how the World Cup has gone so far. After finishing second in…
Plata’s golden touch against Germany sends Ecuador into World Cup last 32
· The Guardian
Sí, se puede – yes, we can – was the chant that rang out from the 55,000 Ecuador fans as their team’s final group match kicked off. Despite a flat start to their World Cup campaign, there was a genuine belief that an…

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Recent Results
D 1–1 at Argentina D 0–0 at Mexico