All classified, with the Argentine National Team as the seventh confirmed for the tournament in North America

Time flies and when Argentina The unforgettable honey are still enjoyed Qatar World Cup 2022with that December of heat and party for the third star that happened to the heroes of 78 and 86, the calendar already marks the next challenge for the selection: the World 2026 that will be played in Mexico, USA y Canadain the middle of next year.

The tournament that is extended and will have for the first time with 48 selections He had three confirmed from the start, nothing less than the hosts, in this unpublished version of three venues, in North American territory. Thus, Mexico, the United States and Canada head the list on which the scaloneta was added on Tuesday 25.

While in Europe the final phases of the qualifiers still did not begin, there are already definitions in the East. The first one that sealed his passage for the 2026 World Cup was Japanthe Asia sensation team that reached its eighth consecutive World Cup since it had to receive the football party with Korea in 2002.

Another classified from the east end of the Mapamundi is New Zealandthat on Monday he had the simple mission of winning a hand in hand to Nueva Caledonia for the Confederation of Oceania (he thrashed him 3-0) and starting to assemble the suitcases thinking of American land. The All Whites They secured a place in the next edition of the World Cup 15 years after their participation in South Africa 2010.

Tuesday was Argentina’s turn but first celebrated Iran. Amir Ghalenoei’s team tied with Uzbekistan, remains leader in Group A of the classification and no one can take it out of the first two locations that guarantee a place in the next cup.

The seventh of the planet was Argentinawith the pride of being the first world champion confirmed in the 2026 World Cup and the one who did it more prematurely in a competition as even as that of South America.

2026 will be Argentina’s 19th participation in a World Cup and a drink is not lost since its absence in Mexico 1970.

For the third time in history, Argentina seals the World Cup classification to four dates of the end of the South American tie. The first was for Korea/Japan 2002, with Marcelo Bielsa as a coach, while the previous one was also with Scaloni, before Qatar 2022, where the selection won the third star.

Those led by Daniel Passarella at that time secured their place in the World Cup in France 1998 at the end of date 16, after a 2-1 win in Chile. They succeeded in a total of 14 games (one more than the Scaloni team), since they had been left twice free because Brazil did not play that tie (he obtained his place by defender champion). In the final table, Argentina ended up with 30 units.

Rumbo to France 1998, in the World Cup that immortalized Zinedine Zidane, the Argentina of Daniel Passarella bhering for the South American Qualifiers with the advantage of not having Brazil, directly classified as he is a champion in the United States 1994, among his rivals. The National Team won the qualifying tournament with 30 points in 16 games (66.6% efficiency as a local and 58.3% visitor). It was followed by Paraguay (29), Colombia (28) and Chile (25). Peru was outside (25).

Marcelo Bielsa’s team that paraded during all the qualifiers, and that unfortunately later in the Korean World Cup – Japan stayed outside in the first round, suggested that his brand was unbeatable. Like Passarella’s team, he took 14 games to get into the World Cup. But with the aggravating fact that it was ten selected who played it (including Brazil) and not nine; which clearly adds one more complexity point. That selection of Bielsa, which ended the tie with 43 points! And with an advantage of 12 over his escort, he sealed his passport after beating Ecuador in Quito, on August 15, 2001.

On the way to Japan-Corea 2022 and with Marcelo Bielsa as helmsman, Argentina fulfilled her best role in the qualifiers-although history ended very badly in distant east. Then, the National Team Behind they achieved their Ecuador Ticket (31), the future world champion Brazil (30), Paraguay (30), Uruguay (27 per repechage). Colombia (27) was left.

During the Cycle of Qualifiers under José Pekerman, Argentina also did not have too many inconveniences to enter the World Cup. It was classified on date 15 with a triumph more than special: the 3-1 to Brazil of all the stars (with dance included in the first half) in the Monumental, on June 8, 2005. That day was the last time the Albiceleste won the Verdeamarela by qualifiers. In the general table, it ended 2 behind the Brazilians; With the same points but with a worse goal difference.

To get to Germany 2006, Brazil won the qualifiers with 34 units and Argentina, first with Bielsa and then with José Pekerman at the bank, ended with the same number of points but with a worse goal difference (+12 against +18). There were 10 triumphs, four equalities and another four stupid, with an efficacy of 85% at home and 41% visitor. Ecuador also entered (28), Paraguay (28) and Uruguay (25, by repechage). And the first one that was left was, again, Colombia (24).

If Argentina did not win that film match against the Peruvians, it would have it difficult on the last date, since it was going to reach that definition instance in the repechage zone, with a point less than the Uruguayans and with three selections below with concrete chances also to snatch the position. However, San Palermo appeared and Maradona’s Argentina qualified directly. So much, if on that last Argentine day he lost with Uruguay and Ecuador beat Chile as a visitor, Out was left. The tie with 28 points ended.

The selection had its worst qualifiers in its transit to South Africa 2010, with Coco Basile and Diego Maradona as drivers. But he put the same in the World Cup from fourth place and with “barely” 28 points. The winner of the tournament was Brazil (34), followed by Chile and Paraguay (both with 33). Uruguay, meanwhile, entered again from a repechage, after having harvested 24 units. In that competition, Argentina had a record of 8 wins, 4 draws and 6 falls, effectively 74% of premises and 29.6% visitor. Ecuador, with 23, was the best of those eliminated.

With a descollating Messi and a very prominent performance of “The Fantastic Four” (Leo, Di María, Agüero and Higuaín), Alejandro Sabella’s team classified the 2014 World Cup in Brazil with two dates in advance. The match that sealed the passage was the 5-2 win to Paraguay in the defenders of Chaco. Without Brazil along the way because it was the organizer, the selection ended as a leader in those qualifiers with 32 points.

The road to Brazil 2014, which culminated with the lost final against Germany in Maracaná with that cross shot by Mario Goetze in supplementary time, had Alejandro Sabella as a driver -he assumed after the brief and little happy was from the checho Batista. They were not those of green and yellow, now for being hosts, and the selection won the qualifiers with 32 points (9-5-2) and an effectiveness of 83% of local and 50% as a visitor. They accompanied Colombia (30), Chile (28), Ecuador (25) and Uruguay (25) who needed the repechage springboard again. The surprising Venezuela (20) was better eliminated as better.

One of the most suffered. To the final date No. 18 of the Qualifiers towards the 2018 World Cup in Russia only Brazil had arrived with the ticket in its possession, and six selections had mathematical classification chances. One of them was the Argentine of Jorge Sampaoli, who came from drawing three parties in a row and faced his last commitment against Ecuador in Quito literally outside everything (6th with 25 points).

The Argentine National Team was that day to Quito (against an Ecuador B, it is true) with the obligation to get the three points if you wanted to qualify right. And despite a little encouraging start in which Ecuadorians took advantage of the game minute, Lionel Messi appeared with a hat-trick for memory and led Russia to Albiceleste to Russia.

Above, the results on the other courts accompanied: Chile was thrashed by Brazil, Paraguay lost with Venezuela, and Colombia and Peru agreed the draw, when they were already aware of how Argentina was going. Ecuador. The Sampa team finished 3 with 28 points.

It was not simple either the road to the tumultuous World Cup in Russia 2018. With Gerardo Martino, Edgardo Bauza and Jorge Sampaoli sitting successively in the bank, the selection was classified thanks to a magnificent performance of Messi against Ecuador that allowed him Uruguay (31). Colombia (27) stayed with fourth place and Peru (26) arrived from the repechage with Tigre Gareca turned into a new San Martín. Chile, meanwhile, stayed out by goal difference, since he had also added 26 beans.

In the absence of four games and waiting for the resolution of the FIFA for the suspended party that never arrived, Argentina qualified after equalizing 0-0 with Brazil, already classified, in San Juan. Brazil arrived at 35 units and Argentina added 29 (eight cattle and five tied), with six points of advantage over Ecuador, 12 over Colombia and Peru, 13 of Chile and Uruguay and 14 of Bolivia.

After the last 4 dates, Brazil and Argentina finished undefeated, with 45 and 39 points respectively. The scaloneta won 11 and tied 6. The 5 -minute game the FIFA annulled it and reprogrammed it but never played.