WORLD QUALIFICATIONS
The captain’s goal made it 1-0 against Ecuador. Colombia also smiles (1-0) against Venezuela, Paraguay-Peru scoreless
08 set 2023
The Qualifiers World Cup 2026 in South America they open in the name ofArgentina champion e you Lionel Messi: the seal of the Albiceleste captain in the 78th minute was worth the success Monumental against Ecuador. The title holders immediately rise to the top of the table together with the Colombiawhich thanks to Borre’s goal at the start of the second half beats Venezuela 1-0. The other inaugural match, however, ends goalless: Paraguay-Peru ends 0-0.
ARGENTINA-ECUADOR 1-0
World champion Argentina starts again with its captain: Lionel Messi decides the challenge for the Qualifiers for the 2026 event, starting in the best way together with the title holders who beat Ecuador 1-0. At the Monumental, Scaloni starts with the Pulce, the Inter player Lautaro and the Viola Nico Gonzalez in attack, but already in the first half it is the captain who becomes dangerous with a left-footed shot from the edge just wide, while before the break the captain of ‘Inter hits the post in a replay of the 4-0 defeat against Fiorentina. In the end, the goal that allows Argentina to start in the best possible way arrives in the 78th minute and the signature is always the same: Lionel Messi, who finds the far post from a free kick and explodes the Argentine crowd. Lautaro remains on the pitch for 77 minutes, while 62 for Nico Gonzalez (replaced by Di Maria) and 13 as a substitute for Roma player Paredes. Argentina immediately at 3 together with Colombia.
COLOMBIA-VENEZUELA 1-0
Once for Juan Cuadrado in Colombia’s 1-0 victory over Venezuela. The Inter player starts in the match in Barranquilla which sees the Cafeteros smiling, immediately first together with Argentina. The guests were dangerous, especially with the header with the introduction of Herrera, while Luis Diaz then had a goal disallowed for offside. For Ecuador Machs instead tries, blocked in the area with his left foot. The Liverpool player came close to scoring again for the hosts when he fed Uribe a right-footed shot from the edge of the box to make it 1-0, but Romo blocked it. The match was then decided with the first action of the second half: cross by Arias from the right and winning header by Borre, who made it 1-0 and gave three very important points to Colombia, now at 3 together with Argentina.
PARAGUAY-PERU’ 0-0
The first match in chronological order that opens South America’s Qualifications for the 2026 World Cup actually ends without goals: Paraguay-Peru, in fact, ends 0-0 and with few chances during the match. However, Blanquirroja showed solidity by resisting for the entire second half in numerical inferiority, given that before the interval Advincula received two yellows between the 15th and 45th minutes. The hosts hit two posts: first in injury time in the first half with Diego Gomez, then in the 94th minute with Carlos Gonzalez, but in both cases the woodwork denied Paraguay the 1-0, who were at 1 with Peru.
2023-09-08 07:20:53
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