[En vivo] Ecuador to win against Uruguay, the second date of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

The Ecuador national team returns home to play the second leg of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. La Tri face Uruguay this Tuesday (16:00) at the Rodrigo Paz Delgado Stadium, coming off the back of a World Cup opener.

With “adjustments” in the team, the Tricolori will try to add the first three points in the competition, after losing 1-0 away to Argentina.

Félix Sánchez Bas’s team arrive with “full spirit” to face a “solid” team that has “one of the best coaches in the world”, who despite “a short time (on the job) to achieve the best performance” the players are already starting to see many of the things they want from the team.”

Ecuador is going for the necessary victory, but that’s why we shouldn’t “despair”, said the strategist, referring to the subtraction of points (-3) in the table due to the Byron Castillo case, and called for things to be understood “calmly” and with a “positive mentality” before the “long” qualification round, which ends in 2025.

Sánchez Bas wants this positivity to be reflected in the stands, which is why he called on the fans to “support the national team until the end, because that is very positive”.

“Let the people be with us because we are playing against a great rival, with three important points at stake,” added the Ecuador coach. (D)

South American qualifiers 2026