| FIFA World Cup Qualifiers - CONMEBOL | |
| MATCH INFO | |
MATCH :
| Argentina V/s Bolivia
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COMPETITION : | Round 10
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| DATE: | 16-10-2024
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TIME:
| 5:30 AM IST (UTC +5:30)
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STADIUM:
| Estadio Mâs Monumental
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| Argentina | Lineup |
Possible XI: Rulli (GK); Molina, Romero, Otamendi, Tagliafico; Mac Allister, Fernandez, De Paul, Lo Celso; Alvarez, Messi. | |
| Bolivia | Lineup |
Possible XI: Viscarra (GK); Sagredo, Suarez, Haquin, Medina; Vaca, Villamíl, Matheus; Chura, Algarañaz, Terceros. | |
Preview: Argentina Vs Bolivia
La Albiceleste dropped two points against Venezuela in their last game:
Argentina are on top of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers table and will host Bolivia in their next game. The reigning South American and World champions have accumulated 19 points in their opening nine matches. They have six wins, one draw, and two losses in their qualifying campaign so far. La Albiceleste recently travelled to Venezuela and played out a 1-1 draw.
The pitch conditions during that game were horrendous and the game was even delayed by 30 minutes. Although the team dropped two points, Lionel Scaloni will be happy that none of his players came out injured.
Bolivia on the other hand are coming into this game after a massive win against Colombia despite being a man down. Bolivia handed Los Cafeteros their first loss of the campaign and are currently sitting on sixth place in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers table. They have collected 12 points in their opening nine games and are poised to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1994.
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About FIFA World Cup Qualifiers - CONMEBOL:
History
The South American section of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification will act as qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup to be held in Canada, the United States, and Mexico for national teams who are members of CONMEBOL. A total of 6 direct slots in the final tournament and 1 inter-confederation play-off slot are available for CONMEBOL teams.
CONMEBOL is the first confederation to begin its qualification process for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with Paraguay-Peru being the first match of the global qualification process.
On 22 August 2022, CONMEBOL sent a request to FIFA asking to keep the current qualification format that has been used since the 1998 World Cup qualification in South America. This was confirmed, with the first games of the qualifiers tentatively to be played in March or June 2023.
On 27 February 2023, CONMEBOL president Alejandro Domínguez announced that the qualifiers would start in September 2023, which was ratified by the CONMEBOL Council in the run-up to the 73rd FIFA Congress held on 16 March in Kigali, Rwanda.
The qualification structure remains the same as in previous editions, despite the increase of slots available to CONMEBOL teams, wherein each team plays each other team twice in a home-and-away round-robin format.
Prior to the commencement of the qualification competition, Ecuador were deducted 3 points for the use of a document containing false information for Byron Castillo in the previous World Cup qualification cycle.
