The duel between the South American giants that we have been waiting for since the Copa America final comes here. Lionel Messi and Argentina will host Brazil flying high in the World Cup qualifiers, hoping to officially join Brazil in qualifying before Qatar 2022.
Both teams are unbeaten, but Brazil are top of the South American qualifying round with 11 wins in 12, helping them secure a place in the World Cup in October. Argentina are six points behind, but a home win first. arch-rival Brazil – and a combination of other outcomes – could mathematically guarantee a ticket to Qatar.
Lionel Messi and Argentina are looking to extend their 26-match unbeaten streak across all matches, but Brazil will be looking to avenge their loss to Albiceleste in the summer Copa America final on Brazilian soil. Either way, a loss in this head-to-head will hurt both teams.
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Argentina vs. Brazil
| 1HOUR | 2 family | Final | |
| Argentina | 0 | – | – |
| Brazil | 0 | – | – |
THAN: World Cup qualifying standings and results
Goal:
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19th minute: Matheus Cunha almost scored! He almost dented Argentine goalkeeper Dibu Martinez from midfield. Martinez watched the ball go wide of the goal. It will be a grand ending.
5th minute: It’s no surprise that Argentina pushed forward from the start, but for now Brazil is defending comfortably.
First minute: The match is taking place from San Juan.
6:27 pm: Anthem. Brazil first. The fans at Bicentenario love this. Argentina’s national anthem is played on the piano.
5:32 pm: Argentina fans in San Juan remind Brazil of what happened this summer:
📸 Argentina 🇦🇷 le ganó la final de la Copa América a Brasil 🇧🇷 en el Maracaná y la gente en el Bicentenario de San Juan lo sabe … pic.twitter.com/K0vDew1EcJ
– El Grafico (@elgraficoweb) November 16, 2021
Argentina vs. Brazil: Lineup
With coach Lionel Scaloni confirmed that Messi will play, the only real question is whether Messi’s PSG team-mate Leandro Paredes can return from injury. He started in the position of a striker, plugging in Guido Rodriguez. Aside from Messi and Paredes, the rest of the squad is the same as Friday’s win over Uruguay.
Sevilla centre-back Papu Gomez was sidelined after suffering a knee injury against Uruguay. Also not in the squad was Paulo Dybala, who delivered a kick in that game against Uruguay and came off at half-time.
Argentina starting lineup (4-3-3, left to right): 23-Emiliano Martinez-GK – 8-Marcos Acuna, 19-Nicolas Otamendi, 13-Cristian Romero, 21-Nahuel Molina – 20-Giovani Lo Celso, 5-Leandro Paredes, 7-Rodrigo De Paul – 10-Lionel Messi (team) chief .), 22-Lautaro Martinez, 11-Angel Di Maria
Substitute Argentina (12): 1-Franco Armani-GK, 12-Juan Musso-GK, 4-Gonzalo Montiel, 3-Nicolas Tagliafico, 6-German Pezzella, 2-Lisandro Martinez, 18-Guido Rodriguez, 17-Nicolas Dominguez, 14-Exequiel Palacios, 15 -Julian Alvarez, 16-Joaquin Correa, 9-Angel Correa
Vinicius Jr replaced the injured Neymar in the squad. Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro is suspended while Liverpool’s Fabinho takes his place.
Brazil starting lineup (4-2-3-1, left to right): Alisson-GK – Alex Sandro, Eder Militao, Marquinhos, Danilo – Fred, Fabinho – Vinicius Junior, Lucas Paqueta, Raphinha – Matheus Cunha
Brazilian Sub (10): Ederson-GK, Gabriel Chapeco-GK, Thiago Silva, Emerson Royal, Gabriel, Renan Lodi, Edenilson, Philippe Coutinho, Antony, Gabriel Jesus
How to watch Argentina vs. Brazil in America
- Day: Tuesday, November 16
- Time: 6:30 p.m. ET
- TV: –
- Spanish TV: –
- Streaming online: fuboTV
Argentina vs. World Cup Qualifiers. Brazil from Estadio Bicentenario of San Juan available exclusive via fuboTV, is the only broadcaster of live matches from the South American World Cup qualifiers.
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Apart from the matches involving Argentina and Brazil, every match from the South American qualifiers will be made by fuboTV, including on-demand replays.
Argentina will host the match at the Estadio del Bicentenario in San Juan, where they have won all six matches played there. A crowd of 25,000 is expected.
