The seventh date of the South American Qualifiers for him World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada 2026. And everything seems to indicate that the Argentine National Team He won’t have many problems defending the title he won in Qatar 2022 from the hand of an immense Lionel Messi. It is that the Combined He was one of the big winners of the day and widened the gap over his pursuers. The other one that did business was Brazilthat by the hand of Dorival Junior but without playing well at all, he already made it into the top 4 after a slippery start to the competition. Better to go in parts to see what happened and what will come.
Argentina, in a pivotal match due to the absence of its captain due to injury and the retirement of Ángel Di María – who had a farewell party at the Monumental -, showed that it is the best team in the region in the 3-0 win over Chile with goals by Alexis Mac Allister, Julián Álvarez and Paulo Dybala. The victory allowed Lionel Scaloni’s team to add its sixth victory in seven appearances and reach 18 points. The Trans-Andeans, meanwhile, continue to sink to the bottom of the classification with 5 units that place them in penultimate place.
Second place in the table is still the property of Uruguay, which this Friday said goodbye to Luis Suárez, it did not go from zero to zero with Gustavo Alfaro’s rocky Paraguay. In this way, Marcelo Bielsa’s Celeste reached 14 points and moved a little away from the top. The Guaraní team, meanwhile, added a goal that allowed them to remain with six units and occupy seventh place, which gives them a chance to play off for the upcoming XXL World Cup.
Third remains Colombia, which was left with 13 after the 1-1 against Peru (3) at the National Stadium in Lima that prevented Jorge Fossati’s men from abandoning last position. Alexander Callens put the locals ahead and Luis Díaz scored the tie.
In fourth place is Brazil, in one of the most austere versions of its history, which easily beat Ecuador in Curitiba thanks to Rodrygo’s solitary shot that deflected off William Joel Pacho Tenorio and dislodged Hernán Galíndez. Canarinha needed the three points and took them to reach 10 points and surpass Venezuela – which was fifth with 9 after 0-4 with Bolivia in El Alto – and its loser, who could not move from 8 points to place sixth and with the last place directly heading to the World Cup event.
The action in South America will continue this Tuesday, September 10, with a packed schedule of five games. At 5:30 p.m., Colombia will host Argentina in Barranquilla. Half an hour later, from 6:00 p.m., there will be a double feature because Chile-Bolivia and Ecuador-Peru will collide. The duel between Venezuela and Uruguay is scheduled for 7 p.m., while the day will be completed with the confrontation between Paraguay and Brazil.
In 2024 there will be two other double dates of South American Qualifiers heading to the World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada. The first will be between October 10 and 15 on dates 9 and 10 and the matches for Argentina will be against Venezuela -as a visitor- and against Bolivia -at home-. And then they will appear again between November 13 and 18 for days 11 and 12 with Paraguay – outside – and Peru – inside – as the opponent.