| FIFA World Cup Qualifiers - CONMEBOL | |
| MATCH INFO | |
MATCH :
| Paraguay V/s Argentina
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COMPETITION : | Round 11
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| DATE: | 15-10-2024
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TIME:
| 5:00 AM IST (UTC +5:30)
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STADIUM:
| Estadio Defensores del Chaco
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| Paraguay | Lineup |
Possible XI: Fernandez(GK); Alonso, Alderete, Gómez, Cáceres; Gómez, Cubas; Sosa, Enciso, Almirón; Pitta. | |
| Argentina | Lineup |
Possible XI: Martinez(GK); Tagliafico, Martinez, Romero, Molina; Mac Allister, Fernandez, De Paul; Messi; Alvarez, Martinez. | |
Preview: Paraguay Vs Argentina
This match will be Lionel Messi’s second last game of 2024:
Argentina’s national team will visit Paraguay to play their next 2026 World Cup qualifier match. Paraguay have surprised everyone with their impressive qualifying campaign so far as they have managed to play a draw against Uruguay and have even registered a win against Brazil. La Albirroja are currently placed sixth in the table and are one of the favourites to qualify for the 2026 World Cup. If Paraguay manage to do so, they will play their first World Cup since 2010.
Argentina on the other hand are sitting at the summit of the CONMEBOL 2026 World Cup Qualifier table. The defending World Champions continue to assert their dominance all over South America. They have accumulated 22 points from their opening 10 matches with seven wins, two losses, and one draw.
Coach Lionel Scaloni has done a fantastic job in rebuilding the team. His flexible tactical approach has proved to be very successful for Argentina.
Meanwhile, the Paraguay Football Federation has banned any merchandise related to Lionel Messi in the stadium to ensure that there will be a positive environment for the home side. This gesture was not appreciated by some fans and these off-field stories will definitely enhance the drama and excitement when these two teams go head to head.
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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.
