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The Argentine team began in Miami, United States, its preparation for the October match window of the South American qualifiers for the United States-Mexico-Canada 2026 World Cup in which he will first face Venezuela as a visitor and, later, with Bolivia at home. The players join the squad Lionel Scaloniwhich from the list it initially announced suffered the losses of Paulo Dybala, Alejandro Garnacho, Marcos Acuña y Nicolas Gonzalez due to injury and in the next few hours some more could be added –German Pezzella He is undergoing studies for a blow he suffered to his head in the River vs. Platense-.
The meeting vs. Vinotinto will take place on Thursday, October 10 from 6:00 p.m. (Argentine time) at the Monumental stadium in Maturín with refereeing by Uruguayan Gustavo Tejera and will be broadcast live on TyC Sports and Telefé, channels that can be tuned online on the digital platforms Flow, DGO, Telecentro Play, TyC Sports Play and MiTelefé.
Lionel Messi returns to the Argentine national team after being absent in the last window of the South American Qualifiers due to injuryCHANDAN KHANNA – AFP
It will be the last of the first round with the particularity that, unlike the previous four instances, the albiceleste will first play as a visitor and then at home – on Tuesday the 15th they will host Bolivia at the Monumental. In this context and as a result of the current impediment for Argentine planes to fly over Venezuelan territory due to differences between the governments of Nicolas Maduro y Javier Mileythe national team will gather at the Inter Miami facility and will disembark in Maturín from the United States. Then, he will arrive in Argentina to prepare for the next duel, which will be the first of the second stage of the Qualifiers.
The albiceleste leads the standings with 18 points product of six wins and two losses, the last against Colombia 1 to 0 in Barranquilla on the previous day. Taking into account that there are six places in the next World Cup, it is very close to achieving the goal to try to defend the title it achieved in Qatar 2022. Venezuela, led by Fernando Batistahas not won for four games: with three draws and one defeat and fell to sixth place with 10 points. It remains in its entry position for the next ecumenical event and, unlike previous processes, it is a competitive team that dreams of being in the highest international tournament for the first time.
The history between both countries greatly favors the Argentine team with 23 wins in 27 games. There were two equalities and only two victories for Vinotinto. The last time they saw each other was on March 25, 2022, within the framework of date 17 of the Qualifiers for the Qatar World Cup, with a Creole celebration for 3 to 0 thanks to the scores of Nicolás González, Ángel Di María y Lionel Messi.
In the South American Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, the 10 teams belonging to Conmebol (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela) play against each other round-trip, so they play 18 games each. a. Those who finish between first and sixth place will qualify directly for the World Cup. while the one that places in seventh place will have to face a playoff against a team from another confederation.
Table of positions of the Qualifiers, prior to the ninth dateLA NACIONAccording to the criteria of
