The Copa America quarterfinals are starting on Friday. In the first quarter-final match, former champion Argentina is competing with Ecuador, which is considered relatively weak. Both teams are entering the field with the goal of reaching the semi-finals in the match which will start at 6:45 in the morning according to Nepali time.
This is the 48th edition of the Copa America, which is the oldest continental football tournament in the world. While Argentina entered the quarterfinals as winners in Group ‘A’, Ecuador became runners-up in Group ‘B’ and made it to the last eight.
Argentina is far ahead of Ecuador in the FIFA rankings. While Argentina is at the top of the FIFA world rankings, Ecuador is at the 30th position. Argentina has been participating in the Copa-America football since the first edition. Argentina is the team that has won the title the most, equaling Uruguay at 15 times. He has also been runner-up 14 times. Argentina won the Copa America for the first time in 1921 and for the last time in 2021. Ecuador has not advanced beyond the semi-finals of the Copa-America so far.
A total of 40 matches have been played between these two old South American rivals so far. In which Argentina beat Ecuador in 24 matches, while Ecuador has beaten Argentina in only five matches so far. The remaining 11 matches ended in a draw. The last meeting between these two teams was on June 9, 2024. Argentina won that match 1-0.
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