Messi will be controlled by old acquaintances.
Bielsa and Dinis want to break Argentina’s record
After the victory over Peru, Argentina remained undefeated in the qualifying rounds. world Cup it grew to 25 fights. National record. If it weren’t for the defeat from Saudi Arabia onwards world Cup, could put together an impressive unbeaten run across all tournaments. But if we take the qualifying stages, Argentina will not reach the world record. The Spanish national team has not lost in qualifying for 28 years. world Cupthe winning streak consisted of 66 matches and was interrupted two years ago against Sweden.
Argentina also does not hold the South American record. Brazil has amassed a run of 37 consecutive matches without defeat in the qualifying rounds. world Cup (28 victories and 9 world championships), and then clashed with Bielsa’s Uruguay. The legendary Marcelo still bets on the result. He beat the Brazilians 2: 0, and tonight Guardiola’s idol and many other coaches will visit the Argentine national team. In the match at the legendary Bombanera stadium, home of Boca Juniors, the teams of Messi and Valverde will meet.
Even if Scaloni takes Brazil’s mistakes into account and does not lose to Uruguay, then the central qualifying match lies ahead of us. In a week Brazil and Argentina will play at the Maracanã. The fans have already provoked each other in the Copa Libertadores final. “Fluminense” with Marcelo beat “Boca Juniors”, and after the match the ultras of the Rio de Janeiro club held a “funeral” for the Argentine club. So Buenos Aires fans will definitely visit Rio again.
Uruguay hadn’t beaten Argentina in qualifying for ten years. But Argentina’s relations with the Brazilians are much worse. Everyone remembers the America’s Cup final in Rio de Janeiro. Then the stadium emptied due to the pandemic, Argentina beat Brazil 1:0 away. But before the classics are repeated, there will be the match between Messi, Alvarez and Lautaro against the Uruguayan defenders Jimenez of Atlético and Araujo of Barcelona, worthy opponents.
Seven teams have a good chance to play world Cup-2026
ON world Cup-2026 there will be 48 participants, South America received six direct tickets. And the seventh can be won in the playoffs with representatives of other confederations. But even in conditions where only three teams can remain without tickets to the World Cup, the selection in South America has enough charm and intrigue. First, everyone has old scores to settle and gambles often. Secondly, at the bottom of the table there are decent teams from Peru and Chile.
Multiple winners of the America’s Cup, the Chileans are unhappy with the current situation. Argentine coach Berisso achieved only 4 victories with the Chilean national team in fifteen matches. This team doesn’t have as good a lineup as before, but they have players CSKA – Davila and Mendez. Two winners will have to test themselves against Paraguay, where Balbuena of Dynamo and Alonso of Krasnodar are in the lineup. Both teams have 4 points.
After four games, Argentina is in the lead, Messi has four consecutive victories. Uruguay, Brazil and Venezuela scored seven points each, followed by Colombia with one point less. Ecuador, Paraguay and Chile scored four points each. The Peruvian team lost three out of four matches, while Bolivia had four defeats. The fight has just begun, and there is not a huge difference in strength between the central selections.
The Brazilians without Neymar have to rebuild the team
Terrible wound the winger could lead to the end of Neymar’s performances at a high level. I thought I would play in the Copa America, but now I have to negotiate with the sheikhs who don’t want to pay crazy sums to recover from the damage wearing the Brazilian national team shirt. The Seleção must get used to playing without Neymar, his health is unlikely to allow him to play world Cup-2026 in two and a half years.
Meanwhile the Brazilians don’t even have a permanent coach. Abaskal is surprised that Karpin combines places in Rostov and in the national team, the Spartak coach said he had never seen anything like this. It seems that he doesn’t follow the Brazilian national team, because Fernando Diniz combines work at Fluminense with Selecao matches. The mentor called Endrick, 17, a Real Madrid football player who plays for Palmeiras until he comes of age.
Everyone is waiting for the attacker’s debut against Colombia. An important match, because the opponent is solid, and Brazil itself, after being eliminated by the Croatians, world Cup looking for a new style. Mister Dinis is rebuilding the support zone, looking for new attack leaders, because Real Madrid attackers Vinicius and Rodrigo are there. But we ask for a sensation to appear, so we wish Endrik a successful debut. It’s too early to compare him to Pelé, but the boy is talented and can repeat Romario’s successes.
A new generation of big stars is growing up in South America
South Americans always react with pain when people say their football is weak. Mbappé insulted Latin Americans a year ago and then lost to Argentina in the grand final of the World Cup. And Brazilians are growing solid portion football talents.
Ecuador also has one of the most expensive players in history, Caicedo. And nearby there are guys from decent German and English clubs. European teams quickly attract top Latin Americans with money, but even grueling flights don’t stop local players from taking playing for their national teams seriously. In many South American countries, football is a real religion.
The attitude of the fans is the main difference. The Spaniards may walk out of the stadium into a silent crowd after winning the grand final, but for Argentina the victory over France has become a grand national celebration; in Europe we don’t celebrate so madly. At the same time, the Brazilians have not won the World Cup for two decades. For Uruguay or Colombia the event will be the next America’s Cup United States of America.
There will be a dress rehearsal for the World Cup, a united tournament of continents with the participation of national teams United States of America and Mexico. It will be interesting, because the Brazilians dream of taking the cup away from the Argentines. But let’s not rule out a sensational feeling: South American football is first and foremost about momentum and emotions. Bielsa’s Uruguay beats Brazil for the first time in 22 years, magical realism is back in the selection world Cup In South America.
