Lautaro Martínez is set to start for Argentina against Ecuador on Tuesday.
Martínez scored for Argentina in their 3-0 win against Venezuela on Thursday and started the match on the bench. According to Gastón Edul, the 28 year old will start against Ecuador.
The Argentina national team will play Ecuador on Tuesday in the team’s final World Cup qualifying match.
Ángel Di María spoke about the Argentina national team and Lionel Messi.
Di María played his last match with the Argentina national team in the 2024 Copa America final, lifting the trophy with Lionel Messi and Nicolás Otamendi. Speaking in an interview with TyC Sports, here is what the Argentine had to say:
“I don’t miss the national team. I felt it was the right time and many will agree with me: these guys are ready to go at it alone. A new generation is coming. Nico Paz, Garnacho, Thiago. They deserve to play. It makes me incredibly happy.”
When asked about Lionel Messi playing his last World Cup qualifying match:
“Leo (Messi) hasn’t retired yet. It will be the last qualifying match, but he still has a World Cup and will surely have another match after. For me, it’s not a farewell. That’s why I didn’t go. I spoke with him. I’m happy that he’s still around.”
Argentina will play Ecuador on Tuesday in a World Cup qualifier and we have the worldwide kick off times.
The match will take place in Argentina on Tuesday at 8:00 pm local time with some time zones in the world. Here are the different time zones per region:
The Americas, Tuesday:
🇺🇸🇨🇦 4:00 pm Pacific
🇺🇸🇨🇦 5:00 pm Mountain
🇲🇽🇬🇹🇭🇳🇸🇻🇳🇮🇨🇷 5:00 pm
🇺🇸🇨🇦🇵🇦🇯🇲🇨🇴🇪🇨🇵🇪 6:00 pm Central
🇺🇸🇨🇦🇨🇺🇩🇴🇭🇹🇵🇷🇨🇱🇵🇾🇧🇴🇻🇪🇧🇸 7:00 pm Eastern
🇦🇷🇺🇾🇧🇷🇸🇷 8:00 pm
In Europe, Tuesday:
🇮🇸 11:00 pm
Wednesday:
🏴🇮🇪🇵🇹🏴 12:00 am
🇪🇸🇫🇷🇩🇪🇮🇹🇳🇱🇧🇪🇨🇭🇦🇹🇸🇪🇳🇴🇩🇰🇵🇱🇨🇿🇭🇺🇷🇸🇭🇷🇸🇮🇸🇰🇲🇰🇲🇹🇱🇺🇦🇱 1:00 am
🇬🇷🇷🇴🇧🇬🇺🇦🇱🇹🇱🇻🇪🇪🇫🇮 2:00 am
In Africa, Tuesday:
🇬🇭🇨🇮🇸🇳🇲🇱🇧🇫 11:00 pm
Wednesday:
🇲🇦🇩🇿🇹🇳🇳🇬🇨🇩🇳🇪🇨🇲🇦🇴🇬🇶🇬🇦 12:00 am
🇪🇬🇱🇾🇸🇩🇿🇦🇨🇩🇿🇲🇲🇼🇲🇿🇧🇼🇳🇦🇱🇸 1:00 am
🇲🇬🇪🇷🇸🇴🇪🇹🇰🇪🇺🇬🇹🇿 2:00 am
🇲🇺🇸🇨 3:00 am
Wednesday:
🇱🇧🇸🇦🇶🇦 2:00 am
🇮🇷 2:30 am
🇦🇪🇴🇲 3:00 am
🇦🇫 3:30 am
🇵🇰 4:00 am
🇮🇳🇱🇰 4:30 am
🇳🇵 4:45 am
🇧🇩 5:00 am
🇮🇩🇻🇳 6:00 am
🇲🇾🇸🇬🇨🇳 7:00 am
🇰🇷🇯🇵 8:00 am
🇦🇺🇵🇬 9:00 am
🇻🇺🇸🇧 10:00 am
🇳🇿🇫🇯 11:00 am
🇼🇸🇹🇴 12:00 pm
Thiago Almada is set to wear the number 10 shirt with Argentina against Ecuador.
Lionel Messi stated after Argentina’s 3-0 win against Venezuela that he will not play for Argentina against Ecuador in Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier. According to Cristian Camiño, it will be Almada who will wear the number 10 shirt.
Almada has worn the number 10 at youth level for the Argentina national team.
Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni commented on if he thinks Lionel Messi will play at the World Cup
Lionel Scaloni spoke at a press conference on Monday about young players against Ecuador and he also confirmed that Nicolás Otamendi will captain Argentina against Ecuador on Tuesday. In the same press conference, Scaloni spoke about Lionel Messi and if he will play at the World Cup with Argentina.
Messi had commented on if he will play at the World Cup following Argentina’s 3-0 win against Venezuela. When asked about Messi’s comments, here is what Scaloni had to say:
“Will Messi play in the World Cup? I haven’t spoken to him about it, I only know what he has said publicly, and I know that he is going to take his time to decide.
“We have to leave him alone, and whatever he decides will be fine.”
