Ecuador 1-0 Argentina in the World Cup Qual. CONMEBOL, round 18 at Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha, Guayaquil (59,283 capacity).

Ecuador won 1, drew 4 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (D–D–D–D–W), scoring 2 and conceding 1.

Argentina won 4, drew 1 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (W–D–W–W–W), scoring 10 and conceding 2.

The two sides have met 10 times: Ecuador 2 wins, Argentina 7, 1 draw.