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The first match window of the year for the South American qualifiers for the United States-Canada-Mexico 2026 World Cup organized by the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) is at the beginning of September and the Argentine team will face Chile and Colombia for the seventh and eighth rounds, respectively, with the aim of getting closer to the ecumenical event in which, if they qualify, they will defend the title they obtained in Qatar 2022.
The first match that the team led by Lionel Scaloni will play will be against the Argentine team next Thursday at 9 pm at the Monumental stadium. with Venezuelan arbitration Jesus Valenzuela. Five days later, On Tuesday 10th, he will visit Colombia at the Metropolitano de Barranquilla starting at 5:30 p.m. (Argentine time). The referee will be Chilean Piero Maza.
Preview of Argentina vs. Chile, for the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup
The two matches of the Argentine national team can be seen live on television through Telefé, TyC Sports and TV Públicachannels that can be tuned online on the digital platforms Flow, DGO and Telecentro Play. In addition, in Canchellana you can follow the minute by minute with information and statistics updated in real time.
The Albiceleste have an advantage in the history against both rivals. They recently faced the Chileans in the group stage of the Copa America United States 2024 with the Albiceleste winning 1-0 with a goal from Lautaro Martinez. With that match, the history has 91 precedents with 56 victories for the Albiceleste and only six for the Trans-Andeans. They tied on 26 occasions. They faced the Colombians in the definition of the continental championship with, also, a 1-0 victory with a goal by ‘El Toro’. Including that match, the head-to-head remained with 20 victories in their favor, nine losses and 11 draws.
Argentina leads the South American qualifiers with 15 points thanks to five wins and a single defeat against Uruguay 2-0 at the Bombonera. Their last appearance was in November last year when they beat Brazil 1-0 at the Maracaná stadium with a goal from Nicolas Otamendi. Against Chile and Colombia will be the first matches after consecration in the Copa América 2024 with the mitigating factor that he will not be there Lionel Messi -He is in the final stretch of his recovery from the injury to his right ankle that he suffered in the final of the continental competition against the Colombian team- Angel Di Mariawho retired from the national team and will be honored on the night of the match.
The national team has six matches scheduled for the remainder of the year, including those in the September window. In October, they will face Venezuela (W) and Bolivia (L) and in November, Paraguay (W) and Peru (L). The qualifiers will conclude in 2025 with the last six matches: in March, the Albiceleste will face Uruguay (W) and Brazil (L); in June, Chile (W) and Colombia (L); and finally, in September, their opponents will be Venezuela (L) and Ecuador (W).
Following FIFA’s modification of the number of teams that will participate in each World Cup from 2026 onwards (there will be 48, as opposed to the 32 participants in the last seven World Cups), The qualification process in each member federation has also changed. In the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol), the format of the game remains the same, but not the number of places: it went from four and a half to six and a half (five direct and one through play-offs).
The 10 teams belonging to Conmebol (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela) play each other in a round-trip format, which means they will play 18 matches each. Those that finish between first and sixth place will qualify directly for the World Cup to be held in the United States-Mexico-Canada, while the team that finishes in seventh place will have to face a playoff against a team from another confederation.
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