How to watch Mexico vs Ecuador: free TV broadcasts and channels

Co-hosts Mexico will try to end their 40-year wait to win a World Cup knockout match when they take on Ecuador in Mexico City, and you’ll be able to stream the game live around the world for free.

Javier Aguirre’s men head into the round of 32 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup with plenty of confidence, having topped Group A with three wins out of three. However, the first knockout round has proven to be an insurmountable obstacle for El Tri for four decades, having lost at that stage in seven consecutive World Cups between 1994 and 2018 and failing to exit the group in 2022. The only other time they’ve won a knockout match? In 1986, when they hosted for the last time. Mexico has yet to concede this tournament and another clean sheet from César Montes & Co would go a long way in helping them achieve a historic victory in front of the passionate home crowd at the Estadio Azteca.