Argentina v Ecuador: Copa América 2024 quarter-final - live

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2m ago 21.06 EDT 4 min “I hope you got to see Messi live, Rob,” says Ruth Purdue. “I didn’t realise how fast he was dribbling till I saw him live. It’s like watch tennis iive, you don’t realise how hard they hit it till you’re in the stadium. Those videos of him made a lot more sense.” Cricket is great for that; you barely see the ball when somebody like Mark Wood wangs it down. Share

2m ago 21.05 EDT 3 min Fernandez stabs a promising pass towards Lautaro Martinez, forcing Preciado to come across and sweep up on the edge of the area. Argentina have had all of the ball in the first few minutes. Share

4m ago 21.03 EDT 3 min There hasn’t been a goal at either end in the first half of Argentina’s games, so don’t be surprised if this takes a little while to get going. Share

5m ago 21.02 EDT 2 min “In the local pickup soccer group I play in, players bring a white shirt and a dark shirt to facilitate the forming of teams,” writes Peter Oh. “Striped shirts are discouraged, but I’ve noticed that Argentina fans have a creative solution. Show up in the albiceleste shirt for the warm-up, and then turn it inside out to line up for the white team at kickoff. “Inside Out Argentina. Still looks great (you can see a hint of the famous sky blue), and evokes images of Pixar. Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust. In other words, Football!!! “Btw, what do you call ‘pickup soccer’ over there?” Erm, pickup football? Share

6m ago 21.02 EDT 1 min Peep peep! Argentina kick off from right to left as we watch. Ecuador are in their very very very very very very very dark blue change strip. Share

9m ago 20.58 EDT It’s time for the action. The exit polls are all predicting a big Argentina win; we’ll soon find out. Share

21m ago 20.46 EDT The quarter-final line-up Since you asked, I’m all in on Venezuela. The Copa América 2024 Quarterfinal bracket 🔥🔥

Which team has the easiest path to the final? pic.twitter.com/58DYwnbXPL — FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 3, 2024 Share

26m ago 20.41 EDT “Jesus, Rob!” says Joe Pearson. “Are you an insomniac? I always expect the late night stuff to be Beau Dure, since he’s on this side of the ocean. How on earth did you draw this straw?” It’s a mildly important night over here, so I was going to be up anyway. Share

49m ago 20.19 EDT Team news Argentina make eight changes, restoring all the first-choice players who were rested for the final group game against Peru. The in-form Lautaro Martinez starts up front with Lionel Messi. Ecuador make one change from their goalless draw with Mexico: the defensive midfielder Carlos Gruezo replaces the forward Kevin Rodriguez. Argentina (4-4-2) E Martinez; Molina, Romero, Lisandro Martinez, Tagliafico; De Paul, Mac Allister, Fernandez, Gonzalez; Messi, Lautaro Martinez.

Subs: Armani, Rulli, Otamendi, Pezzella, Acuna, Lucas Martinez, Montiel, Di Maria, Paredes, Rodriguez, Lo Celso, Palacios, Carboni, Alvarez, Garnacho. Ecuador (4-3-2-1) Dominguez; Preciado, Torres, Pacho, Hincapie; Franco, Gruezo Caicedo; Paez, Sarmiento; Valencia.

Subs: Galindez, Ramirez, Porozo, Hurtado, Loor, Ordonez, Micolta, Mena, Corozo, Cifuentes, Yeboah, Ortiz, Minda, Jordy Caicedo, Rodriguez. 📝🇦🇷 Our starting XI to face Ecuador 🇪🇨 in the quarterfinals!#ArgentinaNT pic.twitter.com/fR6t4ds2VB — Selección Argentina in English (@AFASeleccionEN) July 5, 2024 📋 𝗡𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗦 𝗫𝗜

Así saltamos a la cancha esta noche en el NRG Stadium para enfrentar a 🇦🇷 en la 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗠𝗘𝗕𝗢𝗟 @CopaAmerica.

• #LaTriArgentina • pic.twitter.com/qdXfQ78Bdw — La Tri 🇪🇨 (@LaTri) July 4, 2024 Share Updated at 20.47 EDT

49m ago 20.19 EDT Hello, good evening and welcome to live coverage of the first quarter-final at the Copa América 2024: the holders, favourites and world champions Argentina v Ecuador. It feels like a foregone conclusion – but then so did all the thousands of shock results that are dotted throughout football history, from Belo Horizonte 1950 to Manizales 2001. That’s why we keep coming back. Share

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