The most ferocious rivals in South America again lock the horns on Tuesday evening while Argentina welcomes Brazil on the 14th of the 2026 World Cup.
The first six will reserve their places in North America next summer, and the two giants of Conmebol are well placed to qualify during a gallop.
The holders of Copa America and the world champions in Argentina have opened the way from the very beginning, and they are now clear at the top of the table after having exceeded Uruguay the last time. With Bolivia 15 points in seventh, the Lionel Scaloni team has the possibility of obtaining a qualification against the Selecao.
On Friday, a spectacular 2-1 victory over Colombia means that Brazil is now fairly third, but this qualification campaign was an SLOG for the fifthough of the World Cup. However, Dorival Junior has tripped over a certain stability and facilitated an increase in the results of recent breaks.
They are undefeated in five games and have not tasted defeat since last September.
Here is 90 minutes Guide to a successful South American duel.
Argentina vs Brazil Record in head (last five games)
Current form (all competitions)
Argentina | Brazil |
|---|---|
Uruguay 0-1 Argentina – 03/21/25 | Brazil 2-1 Colombia – 03/21/25 |
Argentina 1-0 Peru – 20/11/24 | Brazil 1-1 Uruguay – 20/11/24 |
Paraguay 2-1 Argentina – 14/11/24 | Venezuela 1-1 Brazil – 14/11/24 |
Argentina 6-0 Bolivia – 10/16/24 | Brazil 4-0 Peru – 10/16/24 |
Venezuela 1-1 Argentina – 10/10/24 | Chile 1-2 Brazil – 11/10/24 |
Country | TV channel / live flow |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | First sports 1, first -rate sports player |
UNITED STATES | Fubotv, Telemundo Deportes in vivo, vix, universo, telemundo |
The March break offered a glimpse of life beyond Lionel Messi for world champions, the big one of all time missing this month due to an injury to the adductor he suffered by playing for Inter Miami.
Argentina is also without striker Lautaro Martinez due to a problem with the hamstrings, while the season of Paulo Dybala is completed after having undergone surgery. Nico Gonzalez de La Juventus is suspended after being returned late to a typically bity case with Uruguay the last time.
On a more positive note, there is hope that the all-more midfielder Rodrigo de Paul will be 100% for the visit of Brazil after missing the 1-0 victory against Uruguay. The inverted match winner, Nicolas Otamendi, will associate with Cristian Romero at the heart of a solid Argentinian defense.
Argentina predict the VS Brazil programming (4-2-3-1): Martinez; Molina, Romero, Otamendi, Tagliafico; Of Paul, Mac Allister; Simeone, Fernandez, Almada; Alvarez.
Visitors are without a few notable names, including Ederson and Neymar, while the goalkeeper Alisson returned to Liverpool after being forced during the dramatic victory of Brazil against Colombia. Bento should therefore make its third international start on Tuesday evening.
Midfielder Gerson also withdrew from the team due to an injury, while Gabriel and Bruno Guimaraes were both suspended for the trip to Buenos Aires.
The star of Wolves Andre is about to start in the middle of the park alongside Jelinton de Newcastle.
Brazil programming against Argentina (4-2-3-1): Bento; Vanderson, Marquinhos, Ortiz, Araba; Jelinton, Andre, Roddrygo, Raphinha, Vinicius; Pedro
These Conmebol fights are not for the timid, and the duels between the two supreme forces of the continent are rarely pretty.
There is an absence of superstar’s talent in these two squads, but Argentina was the most efficient nation on the planet since Scaloni took care. They proved to be fallible during this qualification campaign, but the world champions have the talent to produce the results required on the great occasion.
Expect an ugly competition in Buenos Aires which could be decided in the same way as the inverted match in November 2023.
