Ecuador will make their debut in the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup against Argentina, the current world champions, on September 7 in Buenos Aires.

The albiceleste team, which announced the roster for the first two days this Thursday, will be led by star and captain Lionel Messi.

Regarding the engagement of the tricolores and the gauchos, former coach of Peru Ricardo Garec was consulted, who was close to leading the national team, however, he signed for his country Vélez Sarsfield, a team from which he later left due to poor results. .

“The prospects for Ecuador are logically not the best option (start with the world champion). Despite this, it has a personality that can be faced, it is a team with an important journey, with very important young people and a lot of personality”, he expressed.

“This game is difficult for both of them, Argentina is morally very good, if there is a difficult moment to face Argentina, it is now because they have just become world champions, Lionel Messi is at a very good level,” he added in an interview with Football channel.

Félix Sánchez Bas, the coach of the national team, will reveal the list of players for the matches against Argentina and Uruguay in the coming days. (D)