FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

FT Thursday, September 7, 2023
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Match Report

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Messi magic as Argentina beat Ecuador in World Cup qualifier

Lionel Messi's second-half goal gave Argentina a 1-0 home win over Ecuador on Thursday to get their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign off on the right foot.

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Head to Head

ARG leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

ARG · 4-3-3

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 19Nicolás OtamendiCD-L
  3. 13Cristian RomeroCD-R
  4. 3Nicolás TagliaficoLB
  5. 21Nahuel MolinaRB
  6. 8Enzo FernándezCM
  7. 20Alexis Mac AllisterLM
  8. 7Rodrigo De PaulRM
  9. 22Lautaro MartínezF
  10. 15Nico GonzálezLF
  11. 10Lionel MessiRF

ECU · 5-3-2

  1. 1Hernán GalíndezG
  2. 4Robert ArboledaCD
  3. 6Willian PachoCD-L
  4. 2Félix TorresCD-R
  5. 7Pervis EstupiñánLB
  6. 3José HurtadoRB
  7. 8Carlos GruezoCM
  8. 23Moisés CaicedoCM-L
  9. 5José CifuentesCM-R
  10. 13Enner ValenciaCF-L
  11. 10Gonzalo PlataCF-R

Timeline

  1. 61' José Cifuentes (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 62' Substitution, Argentina. Ángel Di María replaces Nicolás González.
  3. 67' Substitution, Ecuador. Kevin Rodríguez replaces Gonzalo Plata.
  4. 68' Substitution, Ecuador. Joao Ortíz replaces José Cifuentes.
  5. 77' Substitution, Argentina. Leandro Paredes replaces Alexis Mac Allister.
  6. 77' Substitution, Argentina. Julián Álvarez replaces Lautaro Martínez.
  7. 78' Goal! Argentina 1, Ecuador 0. Lionel Messi (Argentina) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
  8. 81' Substitution, Ecuador. Angelo Preciado replaces José Hurtado.
  9. 81' Substitution, Ecuador. Ángel Mena replaces Félix Torres.
  10. 82' Leandro Paredes (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 89' Substitution, Argentina. Exequiel Palacios replaces Lionel Messi.

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