Ecuador vs. Uruguay live, 2026 Qualifiers: schedule, free TV channel and where to watch the game

The Ecuador team will face a new duel for the CONMEBOL 2026 Qualifiers against Uruguay by Marcelo Bielsa. As we know, the ‘Tri’ began this process with three points less on the table due to a TAS sanction for the ‘Byron Castillo Case’, and what better way to reverse this scenario than a victory in front of their fans. Below, we present the details of this great game.

WHEN DOES ECUADOR PLAY VS. URUGUAY

Ecuador plays against Uruguay on the second date of the 2026 Qualifiers on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at the Rodrigo Paz Delgado stadium, located in the city of Quito.

ECUADOR SCHEDULE VS. URUGUAY

Ecuador’s match against Uruguay will be played starting at 4:00 p.m. local time (6:00 p.m. in Uruguay). See what time they play according to the time zone of each country.

Mexico: 3:00 p.m.

Ecuador: 4:00 p.m.

Colombia: 4:00 p.m.

Peru: 4:00 p.m.

Bolivia: 5:00 p.m.

Venezuela: 5:00 p.m.

Paraguay: 5:00 p.m.

Chile: 6:00 p.m.

Argentina: 6:00 p.m.

Uruguay: 6:00 p.m.

Brazil: 6:00 p.m.

CHANNELS THAT TRANSMIT ECUADOR VS. URUGUAY

The Ecuador vs. match Uruguay for the 2026 Qualifiers can be seen through the El Canal del Fútbol (ECDF) signal for the entire Ecuadorian territory; For its part, in ‘charrúas’ lands it will be broadcast on AUFTV and Antel TV. Likewise, in El Comercio we will follow the duel in real time, with all incidents live.

ECUADOR VS URUGUAY: BETS

ECUADOR VS URUGUAY: HISTORY IN ELIMINATORIES

Uruguay 1-0 Ecuador | Qatar 2022 Qualifiers

Ecuador 4-2 Uruguay | Qatar 2022 Qualifiers

Uruguay 2-1 Ecuador | Russia 2018 Qualifiers

Ecuador 2-1 Uruguay | Russia 2018 Qualifiers

Ecuador 1-0 Uruguay | Brazil 2014 qualifiers

Uruguay 1-1 Ecuador | Brazil 2014 qualifiers

Ecuador 1-2 Uruguay | South Africa 2010 Qualifiers

Uruguay 0-0 Ecuador | South Africa 2010 Qualifiers

Ecuador 0-0 Uruguay | Germany 2006 Qualifiers

Uruguay 1-0 Ecuador | Germany 2006 Qualifiers

Fear has no place in Ecuador, with no time to regret its disadvantage in the positions of the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. The tricolor faced the world champion Argentina face to face on Thursday, which defeated it 1-0 in Buenos Aires on the first day of the World Cup.

The mark in the middle of the field on Enzo Fernández and the star Lionel Messi was the nightmare of the Albiceleste, who had to wait until the 78th minute to see the magic of the best player in the world.

A free kick, Messi’s specialty, gave the world champion the victory.

Ecuador “held up well” and was “quite solid, quite organized on the defensive side,” Polo Carrera, former player and former technical director of the Ecuadorian national team, told AFP.

However, he issued a warning for the tri’s next duel, on Tuesday against Uruguay at the height of Quito, 2,850 meters above sea level.

“In soccer it is easier to defend, but we must not lose creativity on the offensive side,” Carrera said.

Ecuador’s own coach, the Spanish Félix Sánchez, highlighted the solvency of his players from midfield to the back, but could not get rid of the “bad taste in his mouth of not having been able to get the point” of the tie.

“We are leaving without scoring, it is a complicated scenario,” he lamented in the press conference after the match.

The Ecuadorians began the road to the North American World Cup with three points less, due to the sanction imposed by the TAS for the improper inclusion of the winger Byron Castillo in the previous qualifiers, where they qualified for Qatar-2022 along with Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay.

The situation puts pressure on the team from the center of the world, which said goodbye to Qatar-2022 in the first round.

“We started at a points disadvantage, but we are aware of (that we must) go on adding game by game and not think about the difference that the rest of the teams have on us,” Sánchez commented.

Ecuador also does not have much time to regret the defeat in Buenos Aires. Uruguay is coming and debuted this Friday against Chile. “We know that there is no time to break down,” said Sánchez.

So much defending took its toll on Ecuador, which in a foul served Argentina their chance to win on a silver platter.

“In the long run, no matter how much you defend yourself, there is always a mistake. The mistake was making a foul in the area, knowing that Messi does everything,” Carrera noted.

And he added that that “was the only way in which” Argentina could enter to subdue the Ecuadorian trench. Carrera pointed out that these mistakes added to the poor definition are the weak points of the Ecuadorian cast.

The tricolor tried their luck in attack with young Kevin Rodríguez, who missed a good opportunity generated by Enner Valencia on a counterattack. “He is a player of strength, power” but “he is not a creative player to score goals,” Carrera said.

On the other hand, the figure of Moisés Caicedo stood out, who performed with ease in the midfield. The “Moi boy” is a soccer player “who does not shrink, a player who fights too much for the ball, with great vehemence but without bad intentions,” he said.