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Argentina vs. Ecuador: How to watch 2024 Copa America, TV channel, live stream

The Copa América quarterfinals start Thursday, with Argentina (with or without Messi) taking on Ecuador

The 2024 Copa América knockout rounds begin in Houston on July 4, with defending champions Argentina taking on Ecuador.

Led by Lionel Messi, Argentina was rock-solid in the group stage. While the team’s attacking play in Group A hasn’t quite hit its normal standard, Lionel Scaloni’s side won all three of its group-stage matches without conceding.

Lautaro Martínez is the leader in the Golden Boot race with four goals, and a team with plenty of global stars will be heavily favored to proceed to the semifinals.

However, Messi remains a big question mark after missing time due to a suspected adductor injury. The iconic forward trained on Monday before Argentina flew from Florida to Texas for this match.

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Ecuador, meanwhile, advanced to this stage despite a disappointing performance in Group B. La Tri fumbled away a lead in its opener en route to a loss to Venezuela, and Félix Sánchez’s side only scraped through in second place thanks to a nervy draw with Mexico on Sunday.

Piero Hincapié and Moisés Caicedo will need to be at their very best to help Ecuador hold Argentina at bay, while the team will lean heavily on veteran Enner Valencia to provide the offense on the counter.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the match.

Argentina vs. Ecuador (Copa América)

When: Thursday, July 4
Where: NRG Stadium (Houston, Texas)
Time: 9 p.m. ET
Channel/streaming: FOX (Watch FREE on Fubo), TUDN, Univision, ViX (Watch on Prime Video)

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Beleaguered Mexico bows out of Copa America with a whimper

It was another disaster for a struggling Mexico side

For a Mexico team that has struggled of late, its draw in Group B of the Copa América looked like a gift.

El Tri dodged any of the traditional South American powers, instead drawing Venezuela and Ecuador — the fifth and sixth-ranked South American teams per Elo — in addition to Jamaica, the lowest-ranked team in the entire Copa aside from Bolivia.

But somehow, even that was too much for Mexico to overcome.

Mexico drew Ecuador 0-0 on Sunday night, confirming its group-stage elimination and plunging an already flagging side even further into crisis.

Over 270 minutes of Copa América action, Mexico managed just one goal — a late Gerardo Arteaga winner against Jamaica that turned out to be the high point of the tournament.

From there, Mexico fell 1-0 to Venezuela and, needing a win to advance against Ecuador, Jaime “Jimmy” Lozano’s side went out with a whimper.

Starting goalkeeper Luis Angel Malagón missed the Copa with injury and defensive midfield linchpin Edson Álvarez was knocked out of the tournament with a hamstring injury suffered early in the opener. But Mexico’s problem wasn’t in defense, as it conceded just once in three games.

Just like its previous two matches, Mexico had its chances against Ecuador, but a lack of cutting edge from its front line proved costly.

In his first tournament leading the line for Mexico, prolific Feyenoord forward Santi Giménez continued his baffling drought at international level. Since his winner in the 2023 Gold Cup final, Giménez has now gone 12 games scoreless for El Tri.

Big save from Venezuela’s keeper Rafael Romo to deny Santi Gimenez the opener 🚫(via @FOXSoccer)pic.twitter.com/CkESGlIBGt

— B/R Football (@brfootball) June 27, 2024

His front-line compatriots like Uriel Antuna, Orbelín Pineda and Julián Quiñones also fell short as Mexico’s lone goal of the Copa was scored by Arteaga, a left back.

After the Ecuador match, Lozano’s brief tenure as Mexico head coach appeared likely to end after another high-profile failure, but he now seems set to stay for at least the time being.

“The project continues,” Mexico national team sporting director Dulio Davino said post-game.

“In two weeks, Jimmy will present us with an evaluation of what happened in the summer … we’ll talk with him about everything we can improve. The areas and opportunities that we have, which are surely many, but there are also positives.”

Whichever coach leads Mexico toward a 2026 World Cup on home soil will have to solve the same issues that derailed his predecessors: a lack of talent playing at the highest levels in Europe, an aging generation of stars that hasn’t been adequately replaced, a domestic league reluctant to play and sell young talent, and players in their prime not living up to their billing.

It will take a major reckoning for this Mexico team to turn things around. Whether the team, and the federation, has the tools to successfully implement a strategy to avoid disaster in 2026 is very much an open question.

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Mexico vs. Ecuador: How to watch 2024 Copa America, TV channel, live stream

It’s all or nothing for Mexico and Ecuador, who both face early elimination from the Copa América

Mexico and Ecuador will be battling for a place in the Copa América quarterfinals on Sunday, in what is effectively a knockout game despite being the group-stage finale for both sides.

Both sides have fared similarly in Group B. Mexico opened the tournament with a decent enough win over Jamaica, but fell 1-0 to Venezuela in a shock result on Wednesday at SoFi Stadium.

Ecuador’s results are nearly a mirror image, with a tournament-opening loss to Venezuela followed up by a 3-1 win over Jamaica.

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With Venezuela assured of one of the group’s two quarterfinal places and Jamaica eliminated, this game in Glendale, Ariz. functions as an elimination match before we get to the knockout rounds.

An Ecuador win will send La Tri through, and could even see Félix Sánchez’s side claim the top spot should Venezuela lose to Jamaica. A draw would also hand Ecuador a place in the quarterfinals thanks to a goal-differential edge over Mexico.

As such, El Tri has to win to stay alive in a tournament it hoped would represent a return to form.

The pressure is always on manager Jaime Lozano and his squad, but it’s hard to imagine Mexico staying the course with the current leadership and player pool if this tournament ends after just three games.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the match.

Mexico vs. Ecuador (Copa América)

When: Sunday, June 30
Where: State Farm Stadium (Glendale, Ariz.)
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Channel/streaming: FOX (Watch FREE on Fubo), TUDN, Univision, ViX (Watch on Prime Video)

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Ecuador vs. Venezuela: Where to watch 2024 Copa America, TV channel, live stream

Two teams in solid form will be looking to stake a claim for the top spot in Group B

Ecuador and Venezuela will both be looking to start the 2024 Copa América off on the right foot as they meet on Saturday.

Group B could be there for the taking, as Mexico enters the tournament on a run of dubious form while Jamaica is per the FIFA rankings the 15th-best team participating.

Ecuador is certainly hoping for more success at this Copa América after a mediocre showing in 2021. Three years ago, la Tri fumbled multiple group-stage leads before eventually being thumped by Brazil in the quarterfinals.

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Venezuela, meanwhile, has started CONMEBOL’s World Cup qualifying marathon with a run of good results. La Vinotinto have conceded just three goals in six matches, with a 1-0 loss at Colombia marking the only outing in which the side has failed to claim a point.

That said, Copa América is a different animal, and Venezuela was one of just two teams to exit in the group stage in 2021. A much better performance will be required to claim a place in the quarterfinals this time around.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the match.

Ecuador vs. Venezuela (Copa América)

When: Friday, June 21
Where: Levi’s Stadium (Santa Clara, Calif.)
Time: 6 p.m. ET
Channel/streaming: FS1 (Watch FREE on Fubo), TUDN, Univision, ViX (Watch on Prime Video)

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Ecuador vs. Honduras: How to watch, live stream

Ecuador’s final Copa América tune-up comes against CONCACAF opposition

Ecuador will square off with Honduras on Sunday as the CONMEBOL side gets in one last prep match before the 2024 Copa América begins.

Felix Sánchez’s side’s other tune-up matches have gone more or less as expected. Earlier in June, Ecuador fell 1-0 to Argentina, which was followed by Wednesday’s 3-1 win over Bolivia in Pennsylvania.

Ecuador’s squad skews younger, but given that this match is just seven days from a tournament opener, Sánchez will probably look to veterans Enner Valencia and Ángel Mena from the start.

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For its part, Honduras may be looking to experiment. Head coach Reinaldo Rueda called in a whopping 30 players for a June camp featuring this friendly and two World Cup qualifiers.

Los Catrachos posted World Cup qualifying wins over Bermuda and Cuba, and with nine players holding fewer than 10 caps, this match may be a chance to impress.

The friendly at Rentschler Field in Connecticut comes one week before La Tricolor kicks off the Copa América. Ecuador is in Group B with Venezuela, Jamaica, and Mexico.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the match.

Ecuador vs. Honduras (international friendly)

When: Sunday, June 16
Where: Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field (East Hartford, Conn.)
Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
Channel/streaming: Fanatiz (WATCH LIVE)

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Ecuador vs. Bolivia: Where to watch friendly, TV channel, streaming

Two CONMEBOL sides will continue their Copa América preparations with a friendly outside Philadelphia

Ecuador and Bolivia are closing in on the 2024 Copa América, with the CONMEBOL sides squaring off in a friendly outside Philadelphia Wednesday night.

La Tricolor will be playing the second of three pre-tournament friendlies, with Sunday seeing Ecuador fall 1-0 to Argentina.

This friendly against Bolivia will be followed by a clash with Honduras in Connecticut on June 16, before Félix Sánchez’s side kicks off its Copa América group-stage schedule. Ecuador will face Venezuela, Jamaica, and Mexico in Group B.

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For Bolivia, the situation is quite similar: La Verde fell 1-0 to Mexico on May 31, and after this match will have one more tune-up before kicking off Copa América. Like Ecuador, Bolivia will be off to East Hartford, with Colombia the opponent for a Saturday friendly.

Bolivia is in Group C with the U.S. men’s national team, Uruguay, and Panama.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the match.

Ecuador vs. Bolivia (international friendly)

When: Wednesday, June 12
Where: Subaru Park (Chester, Pa.)
Time: 8:30 p.m. ET
Channel/streaming: Fanatiz (WATCH LIVE)

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Argentina vs. Ecuador: How to watch friendly, TV channel, live stream

Lionel Messi and Co. continue preparations for the Copa America with a friendly in Chicago

Argentina and Ecuador will face off in a friendly on Sunday night, as both teams continue preparing for the Copa América.

Lionel Messi and Co. are looking to repeat as champions, having defeated Brazil in Rio de Janeiro in the 2021 final.

This time around, the tournament will take place in the United States, and will feature six guest teams from Concacaf in addition to 10 South American teams.

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Argentina’s first tune-up match will come against continental rival Ecuador, with the two teams facing off at Soldier Field in Chicago. The sides most recently met in September, as a late Messi goal gave Argentina a 1-0 win in World Cup qualifying.

Following this game, Argentina will face Guatemala in the Washington D.C. area in its final warm-up game, while Ecuador has games scheduled against Bolivia and Honduras in the United States.

Argentina has been drawn into Group A of the Copa América, and will face Peru, Chile and Canada. Ecuador, meanwhile, is in Group B alongside Mexico, Venezuela and Jamaica.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the match.

Argentina vs. Ecuador (international friendly)

When: Sunday, June 9
Where: Soldier Field (Chicago, IL)
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Channel/streaming: truTV (Watch FREE on Fubo), Max, Fox Deportes

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Italy vs. Ecuador: How to watch international friendly, live stream

Italy will conclude a two-game tour of the U.S. with a match at Red Bull Arena

Italy will conclude a two-game tour of the United States on Sunday with a match against Ecuador at Red Bull Arena.

The Azzurri defeated Venezuela 2-1 on Thursday in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and will now face another South American opponent to close out its first visit to the U.S. in 19 years.

Genoa striker Mateo Retegui scored both goals for Italy in the friendly, as he aims to clinch a spot on the roster for Euro 2024 this summer.

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Ecuador is also playing two games in the U.S., having defeated Guatemala on Thursday in a friendly also at Red Bull Arena.

La Tri are continuing preparations for this summer’s Copa América, where they will face Venezuela, Jamaica and Mexico in group play.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the match.

Italy vs. Ecuador (international friendly)

When: Sunday, March 24
Where: Red Bull Arena (Harrison, NJ)
Time: 4 p.m. ET
Channel/streaming: Fanatiz (Watch LIVE)

MLS player saves Argentina with stunning free-kick winner

Argentina needed a hero. You can probably guess what happened next

Argentina needed a hero as its opening 2026 World Cup qualifier against Ecuador neared its latter stages still scoreless.

If Lionel Messi wasn’t already the most likely person to fill that role, it became nearly inevitable when Argentina was given a free kick right at the top of the box in the 78th minute.

It was the kind of range from which Messi stepped up in his Inter Miami debut against Cruz Azul in July.

And just like he did in that Leagues Cup match in Fort Lauderdale, and as he’s done countless other times when the pressure was at its highest, Messi delivered.

Leo Messi does it again. 🇦🇷🐐pic.twitter.com/0CJREKWvYg

— Major League Soccer (@MLS) September 8, 2023

Ecuador goalkeeper Hernán Galíndez wasn’t able to even offer a courtesy dive as Messi’s free kick sent the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires into raptures.

The legend’s free kick would be the game’s only goal, as Argentina’s run to a World Cup title defense got off to a winning start with a 1-0 victory.

It was the kind of moment that once again underscored how wild it truly is to have a player of Messi’s stature playing in MLS while he still possesses these kinds of powers.

“We know that they are difficult matches in the qualifiers,” Messi told reporters after the match. “Ecuador has very good players, they know what they are doing and they are very good physically. It was a very tough match, very physical.

“Not long ago, we were world champions, but it seems like a lot happened since then. We have to keep going, competing and qualifying for the next World Cup, take it game after game.”

Messi was given a standing ovation when he was substituted in the 89th minute. Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said that Messi “felt something” and asked to come off, though Messi himself insisted he was just tired.

“I was a bit tired. It just happened and it probably won’t be the last time I come off during a match,” Messi said. “But I felt very good, even though it was very difficult to play.”

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