The Mexican team will have its first big game after the group stage. El Tri will face Ecuador at the Mexico City Stadium. Javier Aguirre's team comes into this duel as a big favorite to advance to the next round.

The “Vasco” team surpassed the first round with three victories in three games. El Tri did not concede a goal in the group stage. They have proven to be a solid selection.

Your rival will be Ecuador. Sebastián Beccacece's team has gone from strength to strength in the tournament. La Tri fell in their first match against Ivory Coast; In the second round they tied 0-0 against Curacao and on the last day they defeated Germany.

These two teams have already faced each other in a World Cup. In the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup, both teams faced each other in the group stage. In that duel, Mexico beat La Tri 2-1 with goals from Jared Borgetti and Gerardo Torrado.

There are also multiple antecedents in the Copa América. Both teams have faced each other up to six times. El Tri has won three games, Ecuador only one and the other two results ended in draws. In direct elimination duels, Mexico has never lost to La Tri.

Schedule and where to watch the duel between Mexico and Ecuador

Time in the United States: 9:00 p.m. ET and 6:00 p.m. PT.

Broadcast in the United States: FOX Network, fuboTV, Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, FOX One, SiriusXM FC and Futbol de Primera Radio.

Mexico's probable lineup

Tala Rangel; Johan Vásquez, César Montes, Jesús Gallardo, Jorge Sánchez; Erik Lira, Luis Romo, Brian Gutiérrez; Julián Quiñones, Raúl Jiménez and Roberto Alvarado.

Ecuador's probable alignment

Hernan Galindez; Piero Hincapie, Joel Ordonez, William Pacho; Peter Vite, Alan Franco, Moses Caicedo; John Yeboah, Enner Valencia, Gonzalo Silver and Nilson Angle.