| FIFA World Cup Qualifiers - CONMEBOL | |
| MATCH INFO | |
MATCH :
| Venezuela V/s Argentina
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COMPETITION : | Round 9
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| DATE: | 11-10-2024
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TIME:
| 2:30 AM IST (UTC +5:30)
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STADIUM:
| Estadio Monumental de Maturín
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| Venezuela | Lineup |
Possible XI: Romo (GK); Armaburu, Osorio, Ferraresi, Navarro; Casseres; Bello, Martinez, Segovia, Seteldo; Rondon. | |
| Argentina | Lineup |
Possible XI: Rulli (GK); Montiel, Otamendi, Martinez, Acuna; De Paul, Paredes, Fernandez, Gonzalez; Alvarez, Messi. | |
Preview: Venezuela Vs Argentina
La Albiceleste have won six out of eight qualifier games:
The CONMEBOL 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers will return to action with a clash between World and South American champions Argentina and Venezuela in round nine. The visitors sit at the top of the summit with 18 points in hand from six wins in eight games. La Albiceleste are expected to come up with a response and return to winning ways after facing a defeat to Colombia in their last outing.
Venezuela on the contrary have had a decent journey in the qualifiers so far. They are placed sixth on the table. They are level on points with Brazil with ten points in hand.
La Vinotinto are eyeing history by making it to their maiden World Cup and are well on course to achieve that. The fact that they have remained undefeated in six of their eight games speaks volume about what they bring to the table.
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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.
