International football
Without playing his duel against Brazil, Argentina became the fourth selection to ensure his ticket to the 2026 World Cup.
The Argentina’s team, current world champion, is already in the next World Cup. (Free Press Photo: EFE)
The Argentine soccer teamcurrent world champion, became this Tuesday, March 25 In the fourth classified after Iran, Japan and New Zealandbeyond the hosts-United States, Canada and Mexico-for the 2026 World Cup, after the 0-0 draw between Bolivia and Uruguay.
The albiceleste, which receives Brazil in Buenos Aires, leads the classification of the South American qualifiers With 28 units and now gets out of 14 to Bolivia, seventh and would be accessing the play, which has only four games ahead.
In this way, those led by Lionel Scaloni, who lead the FIFA classification for almost two years, became the first South American team to qualify for the next World Cup.
Favored by the 0-0 draw between Bolivia and Uruguay at the opening of date 14, Argentina sealed its passport to the 2026 World Cup with the desired “Welcomo To North America”, which will allow world champions to face the classic against Brazil to pure celebration.
The world champions, who faced this double date in March without their captain and star, Lionel Messi, absent from injury, had two options to seal their classification: add at least one point against Brazil in Buenos Aires (18.00) or expect Bolivia not to overcome Uruguay in El Alto (4.150 m of altitude).