The second date of the South American qualifiers towards the 2026 World Cup will be played on Tuesday, September 12. Ecuador is looking for its first points after losing to Argentina, the current world champions, by a narrow margin. Ecuador is the home team of Quito against its counterpart from Uruguay at the Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado stadium of the Liga de Quito team.
In the last eliminatory process, La Tri defeated the Charrúa team with a score of 4-2. In that game, Moisés Caicedo scored his first goal wearing the shirt of the national team. The other goals were scored by Michael Estrada (x2) and Gonzalo Plata.
Table of positions of the South American Qualifiers
The Ecuadorian team started this tie with a reduction of 3 points after the penalty established by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS, for its acronym in French) due to the existence of “false information” in relation to Byron Castillo .
After the match against Uruguay, for the third day of the qualifiers, those led by the Spanish strategist must face Bolivia, in La Paz, in a duel to be played in the month of October this year.
Calendar of the second date of the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup
Ecuador against Uruguay
- Date: Tuesday, September 12
- Time: 16:00
- Stadium: Rodrigo Paz Delgado
Bolivia against Argentina
- Date: Tuesday, September 12
- Time: 15:00
- Stadium: Hernando Siles
Venezuela vs. Paraguay
- Date: Tuesday, September 12
- Time: 17:00
- Stadium: Monumental de MaturÃn
Chile vs. Colombia
- Date: Tuesday, September 12
- Time: 7:30 pm
- Stadium: Monumental de Santiago
Peru vs. Brazil
- Date: Tuesday, September 12
- Time: 21:00
- Stadium: National de Lima (D)
