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Millions of viewers from Latin America are expected to be glued to their TV sets tonight, as Mexico takes on Ecuador in a Round of 32 matchup at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

The match takes place live from Mexico City Stadium with a kickoff time of 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT. Current weather conditions are cloudy in Mexico City with a chance of rain, no doubt adding to the already tense atmosphere for the knockout game.

How to Watch Mexico vs. Ecuador World Cup Match on TV

You can watch the Mexico vs. Ecuador soccer game on TV on FOX or on Telemundo for a Spanish-language feed.

How to Watch Mexico vs. Ecuador World Cup Game Online Free

Don’t have cable? There are also ways to find a live feed of the Mexico vs. Ecuador game online, including ways to livestream the Round of 32 match for free.

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DirecTV (Free)

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We like DirecTV, which is a live TV streaming service that offers a free trial for new users. DirecTV carries a live feed of FOX as part of its “MySports Genre Pack” package. Regularly $69.99, get FOX and more than 20 other live TV channels to stream online for just $49.99 right now as part of a limited-time World Cup deal

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Your MySports Genre Pack subscription also includes free access to ESPN and ESPN Unlimited for post-game analysis, highlights and more live sporting events. Not ready to commit? Test out DirecTV with a five-day free trial here and use it to watch Mexico vs. Ecuador live online free.

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DirecTV Spanish Feed (Free)

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If you want to watch tonight’s Mexico vs. Ecuador soccer match in Spanish, DirecTV offers the “MiEspañol Genre Pack” for $32.99 per month for the first two months of service ($37.99 per month afterward).

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The package includes Spanish-language channels like Telemundo and Universo, that you can watch online without needing cable. Use this free trial to watch the World Cup match on Telemundo in Spanish for free.

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Fubo (Free)

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I watch all my World Cup games using Fubo, another live TV streaming service that carries FOX, Telemundo and 200 other channels as part of its “Core” plan ($62.99/month).

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Fubo comes with a five-day free trial, so you can try out the service before you commit to a monthly plan and livestream Mexico vs. Ecuador without paying. Fubo’s free trial includes free DVR so you can record tonight’s game to watch all your favorite moments back on-demand.

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Fox One

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Fox One is the official streaming home of the 2026 FIFA World Cup and it will let you watch all the soccer matches online without needing cable.

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Pricing starts at $19.99/month but new users can get a three-day free trial here through Amazon Prime Video.

All of the above streaming services have been vetted and approved by our editors, and they all let you watch the Mexico vs. Ecuador soccer game on your computer, phone, tablet or TV.

Mexico vs. Ecuador Odds, Favorites

Mexico is currently ranked ninth in the latest FIFA rankings and El Tri are favored to win over the 24th-ranked Ecuadorians. Mexico advanced to the knockout rounds by winning Group A, while Ecuador placed third in Group E.

Watch tonight’s World Cup match online free with DirecTV here.

A jury has ruled that Chris Brown should pay nearly $13 million to a woman who was mauled by the R&B star’s 200-pound dog while working as a housekeeper at his California home.

Jurors determined on Tuesday (June 30) that Brown and his company Black Pyramid LLC owe $12.9 million in damages to Maria Avila for negligence, according to Michael C. Murphy Jr., an attorney representing the victim’s sister, Patricia Avila. Patricia, who was working alongside her sister on the day of the attack, was separately awarded $885,000 for emotional distress. Maria’s husband Oscar Olivo won another $50,000 in the verdict, Murphy said.

The incident occurred in 2020, when Maria was emptying trash outside Brown’s Tarzana, Calif., home. She was attacked out of nowhere by Hades, the singer’s Caucasian shepherd — a massive, aggressive dog breed notorious for their use as guard dogs at Russian prisons. Maria claims Hades ripped off “large chunks of her skin,” ultimately leading to permanent facial disfigurement, scarring, vision loss and nerve damage.

Maria sued over the incident in 2021, and a two-week trial was held in June. Brown accepted some liability for negligence ahead of the trial, but he disputed the extent of Maria’s injuries and argued that she was partially at fault for the incident. Brown testified on June 18 that he personally warned both Maria and Patricia that multiple dogs on the property were “absolutely not” friendly, and that they shouldn’t go outside unless accompanied by security staff.

The star also testified that Hades was not his personal pet. Rather, he said the dog was purchased and looked after by his security guards to help protect the house from break-ins. “I get a lot of stalker-type situations,” he told the jury.

Murphy, Patricia’s lawyer, told Billboard following Tuesday’s verdict, “After more than five years of litigating against Chris Brown, we are thrilled that we were able to get justice for our client, Patricia.”

“We are so happy for her and her family after everything they went through on that horrible day,” added Murphy. “It was an honor to represent her.”

Reps for Maria, Olivo and Brown did not immediately return requests for comment on the verdict. Brown is currently on the road co-headlining his Raymond & Brown Tour with Usher.

Over the weekend, Lupe Fiasco appeared on former battle rapper Breezy Nice’s YouTube page KoalaTeaReacts to discuss issues they’ve had in the past, when the discussion pivoted into a conversation about Kendrick Lamar.

The Chicago rapper has shared his opinion in the past about Lamar — opinions he thinks have been blown out of proportion by fans and the media — one of which is that he thinks he’s the better rapper.

“I find it crazy that you can’t even say that you think that you are a better rapper than Kendrick Lamar,” he said in astonishment before conceding that the Compton rapper is better in other areas.

“I’m not talking about album, I’m not talking about making songs, I’m not talking about being an artist. All the things that I’ve said all these years: He’s a better artist than me, he makes better albums, he has a better team, he has better beat selection, he has better production, right? He has all these better things, right? When it comes down to lyricism, when it comes down to these lyrics and putting these bar-for-bar-for-bar? No. Everything else? For sure. 100 percent.”

However, what’s been causing chatter in rap social media circles is that he said he can name “hundreds” of rappers better than Dot. This is because Lupe has said that battle rappers are better lyricists than mainstream rappers and can name a bunch that are better than most, including Kendrick. “I said it was hundreds and I’ll name ’em, and we could list them,” he doubled down. “We gonna just start listing n—as and then let’s see how long that list get before we start naming one n—a with a record deal? As the better rapper? Stop.”

Back in 2014, he made headlines after he claimed King Los, Logic and Cassidy were better rappers than Kendrick during an appearance on Hot 97. Fast forward to 2018, Fiasco took to Twitter and criticized the “Control” verse. “The only issue that the world thinks I have with K. Dot and I actually do is that I think his ‘Control’ verse was wack and super overhyped to be a verse claiming you are the best rapper,” he quote-tweeted a troll at the time who suggested Kendrick’s “Look Out for Detox” is better than every Lupe song ever. “It was very weird. I was told it was just bait, but still.”

He later apologized a couple of months later and said he’ll never talk about someone else’s career again. “Maybe I should have just left it alone. Even though my impetus was the ‘Control’ verse,” he said. “I mean you put yourself out there like that. So, you opened yourself up to critique, but even that still, I should have just shut my f—ing mouth. I apologize for even engaging and talking about n—as’ careers, I’ll never do that sh– again.”

You can watch the full convo below.

Ariana Grande has rescheduled three dates on her Eternal Sunshine Tour, after production issues raised safety concerns ahead of the shows.

The singer shared the update with fans on Instagram Stories on Monday, announcing changes to one Brooklyn show and two Boston dates. Her July 12 concert at Barclays Center in Brooklyn has been moved to July 14, while her July 22 and July 24 concerts at TD Garden in Boston will now take place July 23 and July 26, respectively.

“We are so sorry for these unfortunate scheduling changes,” Grande wrote. “This was our best and safest option as these challenges with production have come to our attention.”

She added that the call was made to ensure the show could be presented safely and as planned: “The utmost important thing to us all is safety, first and foremost, and also making sure you all see the show how it is intended to run. Thank you so much for your understanding and I cannot wait to see you.”

All tickets will be honored for the rescheduled dates, with ticket holders expected to receive additional information directly.

The Eternal Sunshine Tour launched earlier this month in Oakland, Calif., marking Grande’s first headlining tour since 2019’s Sweetener World Tour. The run supports her seventh studio album, Eternal Sunshine, released in 2024. That record debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, giving Grande another chart-topping album, and spun off two Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 singles in “yes, and?” and “we can’t be friends (wait for your love).”

Grande’s setlist has leaned heavily on Eternal Sunshine while reaching back across her catalog, with recent shows folding in songs from Positions, Dangerous Woman, My Everything and thank u, next — a career-spanning return after years away from the road.

For now, the production-related changes affect only the three listed shows, with the tour set to continue across North America before heading overseas later in the run.

New music lands first, regardless: Grande’s eighth studio album, Petal, arrives July 31, led by “Hate That I Made You Love Me,” which recently became her 10th career No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 — tying her for the 10th-most chart-toppers in the survey’s history.

Eric Hutchinson is returning to Australia for the first time in 16 years, booking three East Coast theater shows in November for what will be his first-ever headline run in the country.

The tour stops at Brisbane’s Lefty’s Music Hall on Nov. 19, Melbourne’s Northcote Social Club on Nov. 20 and Sydney’s The Lansdowne on Nov. 21.

The American singer-songwriter has an unusual history in the market: he broke there largely through a sync. His single “Rock & Roll” featured on the homegrown drama Packed to the Rafters, helping drive the track to platinum certification in Australia, where it reached No. 1 in 2009. Hutchinson first toured the country supporting Jason Mraz and Kelly Clarkson in 2008 and 2009, but never returned for his own run.

“I honestly have no idea why I never came back to Australia, other than the fact that it’s super far away from New York City, where I live,” he said in a statement, adding that the timing finally aligned after years of fan requests.

The U.S. story ran in parallel. “Rock & Roll” earned Hutchinson his first gold record in the United States, though it never reached the Hot 100. Its parent album, Sounds Like This, first gained traction independently — a Perez Hilton co-sign pushed it to No. 5 on the iTunes Store in September 2007, before debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and earning a wide release through Warner Bros. Records in May 2008. He has since released a string of albums and built a touring-driven following well beyond the radio years.

The run supports Hutchinson’s latest album, the 2026 release Repeating Myself, billed as a return to the piano-driven pop and soul of that breakthrough. Australian sets are expected to mix the new material with catalog cuts including “Rock & Roll,” “OK, It’s Alright With Me” and “A Little More.”

Marshall Hamburger, who won the tenth season of Australian Idol in 2025, will open for Hutchinson on tour.

Eric Hutchinson Australian Tour

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Thursday, Nov. 19 — Lefty’s Music Hall, Brisbane
Friday, Nov. 20 — Northcote Social Club, Melbourne
Saturday, Nov. 21 — The Lansdowne, Sydney

An archive of early Coldplay recordings — studio tapes, alternate mixes and demos from the formative sessions that predated and helped shape the band’s debut album, Parachutes — is heading to auction this week through Wax Poetics, offering a rare look at the band before it broke worldwide.

The bulk of the collection comes from British producer, mixer and engineer Chris Allison and centers on Coldplay’s “Blue Room” sessions at London’s Orinoco Studios, recorded shortly after the band signed to Parlophone.

The auction house describes the material as a window into the period that laid the groundwork for Parachutes — including “High Speed,” which would become the only track on the album not produced by Ken Nelson; Allison produced it alone. The song first surfaced on the Blue Room EP, Coldplay’s first release for Parlophone, in October 1999, before being re-recorded for the album.

The lots also include original DAT mixes, unreleased alternate versions, a previously unheard take of “We Never Change,” and a nine-track cassette holding some of the band’s earliest known recordings — two of those songs never released in any form.

Among the more unusual items, the auction house says the archive contains an acoustic demo that Chris Martin recorded as a pitch for the title song of the 1999 James Bond film The World Is Not Enough. The assignment ultimately went to Garbage, whose “The World Is Not Enough” became the official theme; per Wax Poetics, Martin’s version has never been released or documented.

“This is a window into the writing, recording, production and promotion of some uniquely celebrated music artists – pieces of music history that deserve to be in the hands of fans, not gathering dust in a storage unit,” Allison said in a statement.

The tapes document Coldplay at its absolute starting line. Parachutes was released in July 2000, peaked at No. 51 on the Billboard 200 and was eventually certified double platinum in the U.S., later winning the Grammy for best alternative music album. From there, the band became one of the defining stadium acts of the century, stacking up Billboard 200 No. 1 albums and one of the highest-grossing touring runs in history.

The wider Alt/Indie, Rock & Pop collection also features material tied to the Beta Band, the Wedding Present and Red Hot Chili Peppers, with bidding open through July 19. A percentage of proceeds is earmarked for Restore the Music, a charity funding instruments and equipment in under-resourced state schools.