Argentina 1-0 Ecuador: Match Highlight, Goals & Player Ratings | CONMEBOL World Cup Qualification 2026

Argentina

L. Messi 78'

Ecuador

CONMEBOL World Cup Qualification 2026

Group Stage - 1

September 8, 2023 12:00am

Estadio Mâs Monumental, Capital Federal, Ciudad de Buenos Aires

Key stats

Ball Possession

71%

29%

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Lineup

Argentina 4-3-3

Ecuador 5-3-2

Goalkeeper

E. Martínez

7.2

H. Galíndez

6.7

Defenders

N. Tagliafico

7.6

P. Estupiñán

6.9

N. Otamendi

7.2

W. Pacho

7.5

C. Romero

7.9

R. Arboleda

7.3

N. Molina

7.3

F. Torres

6.9

J. Hurtado

6.6

Midfielders

A. Mac Allister

7.5

M. Caicedo

6.3

E. Fernández

7.6

C. Gruezo

6.9

R. De Paul

8.0

J. Cifuentes

6.9

Forwards

N. González

6.9

E. Valencia

6.7

Lautaro Martínez

6.6

G. Plata

6.9

L. Messi

7.9

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Highest rating

8.0

R. De Paul

7.5

W. Pacho

Match Summary

On September 08, 2023 during the 2026 CONMEBOL World Cup Qualification match, Argentina faced off against Ecuador at Estadio Mâs Monumental, Capital Federal, Ciudad de Buenos Aires. The game concluded with Argentina securing a victory. With 71% possession, Argentina versus Ecuador's 29% and shots on goal at 4 to 3. Argentina had 88% successful passes (of 706 passes) over Ecuador which had 72% successful passes (of 294 passes). The outstanding efforts by R. De Paul and W. Pacho played a key role.

Lineup

4-3-3

5-3-2

Martínez

7.2

Played:
90Min

Saves:
3 of 3

Accurate passes:
13/15

Molina

7.3

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
6

Accurate passes:
43/57

Won duels:
6/7

Romero

7.9

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
7

Accurate passes:
66/67

Won duels:
11/15

Otamendi

7.2

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
86/95

Won duels:
4/6

Tagliafico

7.6

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
68/74

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
7/8

Paul

8.0

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
4

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
87/104

Key passes:
3

Won duels:
9/16

Dribbles:
2/2

Fernández

7.6

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
4

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
78/88

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
8/9

Allister

7.5

Played:
77Min

Tackles:
3

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
65/70

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
5/9

Messi

7.9

Played:
89Min

Accurate passes:
38/50

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
7/17

Dribbles:
4/8

Martínez

6.6

Played:
77Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
18/23

Won duels:
3/6

Dribbles:
1/1

González

6.9

Played:
62Min

Accurate passes:
24/28

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
0/2

Dribbles:
0/1

Valencia

6.7

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
9/18

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
6/18

Dribbles:
1/6

Plata

6.9

Played:
67Min

Tackles:
3

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
19/22

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
4/12

Dribbles:
0/1

Caicedo

6.3

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
19/31

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
6/18

Dribbles:
2/4

Gruezo

6.9

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
2

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
19/20

Won duels:
3/6

Cifuentes

6.9

Played:
68Min

Tackles:
3

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
18/19

Won duels:
3/7

Estupiñán

6.9

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
3

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
18/27

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
7/10

Dribbles:
2/4

Pacho

7.5

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
4

Blocked:
2

Interceptions:
6

Accurate passes:
29/44

Won duels:
4/9

Arboleda

7.3

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
27/30

Won duels:
3/3

Torres

6.9

Played:
81Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
15/20

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
3/7

Dribbles:
1/1

Hurtado

6.6

Played:
81Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
8/14

Won duels:
1/1

Galíndez

6.7

Played:
90Min

Saves:
2 of 3

Accurate passes:
17/29

Substitutes

Coach

Lionel Scaloni

María

7.0

Played:
28Min

Accurate passes:
12/12

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/5

Dribbles:
1/2

Paredes

6.3

Played:
13Min

Accurate passes:
12/12

Won duels:
0/1

Álvarez

6.3

Played:
13Min

Accurate passes:
8/9

Won duels:
0/5

Dribbles:
0/2

Palacios

Played:
1Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
2/2

Won duels:
1/1

Medina

Correa

Rodríguez

Benítez

Montiel

Armani

Pezzella

Garnacho

Coach

Félix Sánchez Bas

Rodríguez

6.3

Played:
23Min

Accurate passes:
2/4

Won duels:
1/7

Dribbles:
0/1

Ortiz

6.2

Played:
22Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
6/6

Won duels:
1/3

Dribbles:
0/1

Preciado

6.3

Played:
9Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
3/5

Won duels:
2/6

Dribbles:
0/3

Mena

6.7

Played:
9Min

Accurate passes:
4/5

Alcívar

Chávez

Realpe

Ordoñez

Carabalí

Julio

Ramírez

Páez

Stats

Ball Possession

Argentina: 71%

Ecuador Ecuador: 29%

Total Shots

Argentina: 13

Ecuador Ecuador: 5

Shots on Goal

Argentina: 4

Ecuador Ecuador: 3

Corner Kicks

Argentina: 4

Ecuador Ecuador: 2

Offsides

Argentina: 2

Ecuador Ecuador: 1

Fouls

Argentina: 9

Ecuador Ecuador: 13

Yellow Cards

Argentina: 1

Ecuador Ecuador: 1

Red Cards

Argentina: 0

Ecuador Ecuador: 0

Total Passes

Argentina: 706

Ecuador Ecuador: 294

Passes Accuracy

Argentina: 620 (88%)

Ecuador Ecuador: 213 (72%)

Key stats

Lineup

Highest rating

Match Summary

Lineup

Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Passes Accuracy

Head-to-Head

Timeline

Argentina vs Ecuador

Key stats

Lineup

Highest rating

Match Summary

Lineup

Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Passes Accuracy

Head-to-Head

Timeline