CONMEBOL 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (South America)

[AmoreJaz]

This next game is easy, Brazil will lose and Argentina will score at least two goals. With this team and Messi playing on the other side, the Brazilian team will simply be destroyed. Only one person can save them and that is Vini Jr.

I wonder why're you feeling so optimistic to see Argentina to score two goals. They play without Messi and Lautaro. It makes then lack of creativity on their attack. They also almost draw against Uruguay. The next opponent is obviously stronger than Uruguay. They will meet brazil.

If they win with narrow score against Brazil, they have not yet running out of their luck. It sounds impossible to see them scores two goals. I concerned how garbage their performances against uruguay. They were lucky enough scored one goal from Almada's individual brilliance. It won't happen for twice when they fight Brazil.

Let us accept the fact that Messi has adductor injury and is expected to miss the Uruguay and Brazil matches. Therefore, his teammates should put their best foot forward to change the narrative of these upcoming matches. This is the time to show that the Argentinian team is not really heavily relying on Messi's performance. However, we all know that his presence would create a difference inside the field. For sure, Uruguay and Brazil have better confidence now that Messi is out of the picture for the time being. We can't deny the fact that he is still one of the key players of his National team given his age.

Injuries show Messi's 90-minute playing days are ending. But who will tell him?

[Pumared]

This next game is easy, Brazil will lose and Argentina will score at least two goals. With this team and Messi playing on the other side, the Brazilian team will simply be destroyed. Only one person can save them and that is Vini Jr.

I wonder why're you feeling so optimistic to see Argentina to score two goals. They play without Messi and Lautaro. It makes then lack of creativity on their attack. They also almost draw against Uruguay. The next opponent is obviously stronger than Uruguay. They will meet brazil.

If they win with narrow score against Brazil, they have not yet running out of their luck. It sounds impossible to see them scores two goals. I concerned how garbage their performances against uruguay. They were lucky enough scored one goal from Almada's individual brilliance. It won't happen for twice when they fight Brazil.

Let us accept the fact that Messi has adductor injury and is expected to miss the Uruguay and Brazil matches. Therefore, his teammates should put their best foot forward to change the narrative of these upcoming matches. This is the time to show that the Argentinian team is not really heavily relying on Messi's performance. However, we all know that his presence would create a difference inside the field. For sure, Uruguay and Brazil have better confidence now that Messi is out of the picture for the time being. We can't deny the fact that he is still one of the key players of his National team given his age.

Injuries show Messi's 90-minute playing days are ending. But who will tell him?

Argentina is not as dependent on Messi as Brazil is on Neymar, for example. Argentina, if I'm not mistaken, still has players who have won the World Cup. While Brazil only has World Cup losers. For me, that's enough to make me bet on Argentina.

[Minor Miner]

Argentina is not as dependent on Messi as Brazil is on Neymar, for example. Argentina, if I'm not mistaken, still has players who have won the World Cup. While Brazil only has World Cup losers. For me, that's enough to make me bet on Argentina.

I would say that if we compare the squads of Brazil and Argentina, then Brazil is definitely the stronger team. Because almost every player in Brazil's squad is with big clubs in Europe. However, if we compare the overall performance of these two teams, Argentina is much ahead of Brazil. The bonding between Argentina's players is very strong. Their match strategy is also good. And one important thing is that Argentina is not dependent on any specific player.

It is foolish to think that Argentina will face a big loss in this match even if Messi is not with Argentina's squad. Argentina is not dependent on Messi at all. Alvarez is in pretty good form at the moment. In the last match against Uruguay, Almada scored a goal and Alvarez made the assist.

[Richbased]

This next game is easy, Brazil will lose and Argentina will score at least two goals. With this team and Messi playing on the other side, the Brazilian team will simply be destroyed. Only one person can save them and that is Vini Jr.

I wonder why're you feeling so optimistic to see Argentina to score two goals. They play without Messi and Lautaro. It makes then lack of creativity on their attack. They also almost draw against Uruguay. The next opponent is obviously stronger than Uruguay. They will meet brazil.

If they win with narrow score against Brazil, they have not yet running out of their luck. It sounds impossible to see them scores two goals. I concerned how garbage their performances against uruguay. They were lucky enough scored one goal from Almada's individual brilliance. It won't happen for twice when they fight Brazil.

Lionel Messi is very impactful to the Argentine squad but his missing out on Chile and Brazil game wouldn't hurt Argentina much because they have good forwards that are very forceful aside from Lionel Messi. Atletico Madrid's forward Julián Alvarez will be there for Argentina as he was also very productive at the last Copa America so i believe he will extend same energy in the next two FIFA WCQL games when they will meet Brazil and Chile. Thiago Almada is also there as an attacking midfielder to help support the forwards because he was also very useful in their last FIFA WCQL match against Uruguay where they won by a lone goal scored by the Lyon loaner Thiago Almada.

Brazil is not that competent to compete with Argentina as they were in the past so i don't see any threat in that match and for Chile, it will be an easy win for Argentina so with or without Lionel Messi, Argentina will be fine.

[Iranus]

Brazil is not that competent to compete with Argentina as they were in the past so i don't see any threat in that match and for Chile, it will be an easy win for Argentina so with or without Lionel Messi, Argentina will be fine.

Brazil has a lot of star players in their squad. Raphinha and Vini are in their best form. These two are scoring a lot of goals in La Liga. But they are not yet successful in the national team jersey. Even their performance in the national team jersey is quite weak. Brazil's match strategy is not good. Even the bonding between the players is weak. So even though the Brazilian players say a lot of insulting things about Argentina, I would say that Brazil's overall position is behind Argentina. Scaloni is a great coach. At the same time, the bonding between the Argentine players is also very strong. So even if Messi is not in the squad, I believe that Argentina will play well in today's match.

[criptoevangelista]

Brazil is not that competent to compete with Argentina as they were in the past so i don't see any threat in that match and for Chile, it will be an easy win for Argentina so with or without Lionel Messi, Argentina will be fine.

Brazil has a lot of star players in their squad. Raphinha and Vini are in their best form. These two are scoring a lot of goals in La Liga. But they are not yet successful in the national team jersey. Even their performance in the national team jersey is quite weak. Brazil's match strategy is not good. Even the bonding between the players is weak. So even though the Brazilian players say a lot of insulting things about Argentina, I would say that Brazil's overall position is behind Argentina. Scaloni is a great coach. At the same time, the bonding between the Argentine players is also very strong. So even if Messi is not in the squad, I believe that Argentina will play well in today's match.

I really agree with you too...the Brazilian team is a good team on paper, but on the field it is far below any expectations, the big problem is the coach and his failed tactical scheme (if we can call it a scheme), currently the team doesn't even have a standard of play, it is easy prey for its opponents and it is completely without morale, in the past the opponents looked at the yellow shirt and were afraid, today this "respect" is gone.

[rdluffy]

We still have some hope hehehe, in 1994 Brazil struggled to classify too, and we become champions, let's hope for history to repeat, but this time we don't have Romario, Bebeto, Dunga, Taffarel etc

I actually agree and this is why I think Brazil actually has a chance. I never like when it's too easy in the qualifiers. Even in club competition. See: Liverpool.

It's a good example
Sometimes when a team starts out with a lot of difficulties, it ends up evolving over time and can even win a title
Argentina's own team is a good example. In the World Cup, they started with a defeat against Saudi Arabia but became champions with a great improvement during the competition.

Today's match between Argentina and Brazil promises to be a tough one
The players are already teasing each other
Brazil's Raphinha gave a very controversial interview to Romario, in which he said:

Raphinha's threat to Argentina
"We're going to give them a beating, no doubt. On and off the field if necessary," Raphinha responded to Romario's question. However, it didn't end there, as Raphinha promised that he would score for the first time against Argentina: "I'm going to score a goal, they can go to hell.

Source: https://www.beinsports.com/en-us/soccer/wc-qualification-south-america/articles-video/raphinha-launches-a-brutal-threat-to-argentina-ahead-of-the-supercl%C3%A1sico-2025-03-24

[Agbe]

Argentina is not as dependent on Messi as Brazil is on Neymar, for example. Argentina, if I'm not mistaken, still has players who have won the World Cup. While Brazil only has World Cup losers. For me, that's enough to make me bet on Argentina.

From what I saw last World Cup of 2022 at Qatar November 20th to December 18th 2022, Messi was the pillar player in the team and he helped Argentina to win the game. Though it was penalty kicked out was used to win the game. So if Messi is not in that team, though other players are there to play but I don't think they can do well like that of 2022 world cup. Now they are in the top position in the group stage but it is when they came out to face other teams then we will know that they can withstand with other teams to the final.

[Bitcoin_people]

This next game is easy, Brazil will lose and Argentina will score at least two goals. With this team and Messi playing on the other side, the Brazilian team will simply be destroyed. Only one person can save them and that is Vini Jr.

I wonder why're you feeling so optimistic to see Argentina to score two goals. They play without Messi and Lautaro. It makes then lack of creativity on their attack. They also almost draw against Uruguay. The next opponent is obviously stronger than Uruguay. They will meet brazil.

If they win with narrow score against Brazil, they have not yet running out of their luck. It sounds impossible to see them scores two goals. I concerned how garbage their performances against uruguay. They were lucky enough scored one goal from Almada's individual brilliance. It won't happen for twice when they fight Brazil.

Let us accept the fact that Messi has adductor injury and is expected to miss the Uruguay and Brazil matches. Therefore, his teammates should put their best foot forward to change the narrative of these upcoming matches. This is the time to show that the Argentinian team is not really heavily relying on Messi's performance. However, we all know that his presence would create a difference inside the field. For sure, Uruguay and Brazil have better confidence now that Messi is out of the picture for the time being. We can't deny the fact that he is still one of the key players of his National team given his age.

Injuries show Messi's 90-minute playing days are ending. But who will tell him?

Argentina is not as dependent on Messi as Brazil is on Neymar, for example. Argentina, if I'm not mistaken, still has players who have won the World Cup. While Brazil only has World Cup losers. For me, that's enough to make me bet on Argentina.

If you think so, then I think your bet may be right. Of course, Argentina is in good form at the moment and their players are fighting with a lot of excitement, so they will try their best to win against Brazil. But you have to accept that Brazil has very good players, even if Neymar is absent, there will still be good stars in the team. If the game continues to go in Brazil's form, then Argentina may lose, But I think there is a good chance of a draw in this game.

[Franctoshi]

This next game is easy, Brazil will lose and Argentina will score at least two goals. With this team and Messi playing on the other side, the Brazilian team will simply be destroyed. Only one person can save them and that is Vini Jr.

I wonder why're you feeling so optimistic to see Argentina to score two goals. They play without Messi and Lautaro. It makes then lack of creativity on their attack. They also almost draw against Uruguay. The next opponent is obviously stronger than Uruguay. They will meet brazil.

If they win with narrow score against Brazil, they have not yet running out of their luck. It sounds impossible to see them scores two goals. I concerned how garbage their performances against uruguay. They were lucky enough scored one goal from Almada's individual brilliance. It won't happen for twice when they fight Brazil.

Let us accept the fact that Messi has adductor injury and is expected to miss the Uruguay and Brazil matches. Therefore, his teammates should put their best foot forward to change the narrative of these upcoming matches. This is the time to show that the Argentinian team is not really heavily relying on Messi's performance. However, we all know that his presence would create a difference inside the field. For sure, Uruguay and Brazil have better confidence now that Messi is out of the picture for the time being. We can't deny the fact that he is still one of the key players of his National team given his age.

Injuries show Messi's 90-minute playing days are ending. But who will tell him?

Over the past decade, Argentina has hugely relied on Lionel Messi, and no doubt Because of his contributions to the Argentina national team, but it's time that they begin to change this narrative and focus on the overall team work because, Messi is no longer getting younger either and soon he will retire from football and no longer be playing for the national team, so it's high time that the Argentina team begin to live and play like there's no Lionel Messi, else they're going to face years of set back because they've lost Lionel Messi presence.

[Pumared]

Argentina is not as dependent on Messi as Brazil is on Neymar, for example. Argentina, if I'm not mistaken, still has players who have won the World Cup. While Brazil only has World Cup losers. For me, that's enough to make me bet on Argentina.

I would say that if we compare the squads of Brazil and Argentina, then Brazil is definitely the stronger team. Because almost every player in Brazil's squad is with big clubs in Europe. However, if we compare the overall performance of these two teams, Argentina is much ahead of Brazil. The bonding between Argentina's players is very strong. Their match strategy is also good. And one important thing is that Argentina is not dependent on any specific player.

It is foolish to think that Argentina will face a big loss in this match even if Messi is not with Argentina's squad. Argentina is not dependent on Messi at all. Alvarez is in pretty good form at the moment. In the last match against Uruguay, Almada scored a goal and Alvarez made the assist.

There is no point in them being in big clubs; there needs to be synergy between them. What is the point of all Brazilian players playing in big clubs if what makes this team great is precisely the synergy of their team. And normally this synergy is provided by a Brazilian, a Swede, a German, etc. In the national team, they can be in the best teams; if they do not have synergy between them, any team from the backlands will win.

[rdluffy]

There is no point in them being in big clubs; there needs to be synergy between them. What is the point of all Brazilian players playing in big clubs if what makes this team great is precisely the synergy of their team. And normally this synergy is provided by a Brazilian, a Swede, a German, etc. In the national team, they can be in the best teams; if they do not have synergy between them, any team from the backlands will win.

I'm going to take advantage of your answer and ask everyone who isn't Brazilian a question
The majority of Brazilians aren't satisfied with the national team, practically everyone I know and have contact with doesn't like the current team, and there are several reasons that I won't go into too much so as not to make it difficult to read

But for you outsiders, how do you see Brazil at the moment?
The best current team? A very difficult team to beat? A weak team?


Bolivia is playing right now against Uruguay
Nice odds to Uruguay win, 2.60, but they are playing in Bolivia hehehe, and again, they are trying to defeat other teams in high altitude, 4.070m above sea level
This is not nice

[Iranus]

I really agree with you too...the Brazilian team is a good team on paper, but on the field it is far below any expectations

In the end we saw a shameful defeat of  Brazil . Although I did not think that Brazil would be defeated by such a big margin. I thought that I would see a competitive match. But Brazil could not take any advantage  in this match

the big problem is the coach and his failed tactical scheme (if we can call it a scheme), currently the team doesn't even have a standard of play, it is easy prey for its opponents and it is completely without morale, in the past the opponents looked at the yellow shirt and were afraid, today this "respect" is gone.

Brazil lost against Scaloni's match  strategy. I felt that Brazil's players were helpless against Argentina's match strategy. Scaloni kept 5 players in his midfield. Brazil's strong  attack completely failed to break Argentina's midfield. Brazil's  squad has players like Vini, Rodrygo and raphinha. These three are one of the best players of our time. Even then, we saw a very bad performance from Brazil. Brazil should now look for a new coach.

[Richbased]

I really agree with you too...the Brazilian team is a good team on paper, but on the field it is far below any expectations

In the end we saw a shameful defeat of  Brazil . Although I did not think that Brazil would be defeated by such a big margin. I thought that I would see a competitive match. But Brazil could not take any advantage  in this match

Some persons were saying that Argentina is nothing without Lionel Messi, hope they have now seen that the team is so reliable and formidable and the absence of any player can't hinder their success. Don't play with Argentina's strikers, those guys are deadly and can break any defense, the pressure was much for Brazil, hence they have to be humbled by Argentine squad. I already stated is before the game that Brazil is not competent enough to withstand Argentina and so it is.

the big problem is the coach and his failed tactical scheme (if we can call it a scheme), currently the team doesn't even have a standard of play, it is easy prey for its opponents and it is completely without morale, in the past the opponents looked at the yellow shirt and were afraid, today this "respect" is gone.

Brazil lost against Scaloni's match  strategy. I felt that Brazil's players were helpless against Argentina's match strategy. Scaloni kept 5 players in his midfield. Brazil's strong  attack completely failed to break Argentina's midfield. Brazil's  squad has players like Vini, Rodrygo and raphinha. These three are one of the best players of our time. Even then, we saw a very bad performance from Brazil. Brazil should now look for a new coach.

The combination of Rodrygo, Vinicius Jr and Raphinha who are all major forces in the La Liga couldn't save Brazil and even the only goal scored by Brazil was not scored by any one of them. It's not about being best players in their domestic leagues, in International competitions that is where the real best players showcase their potentiality in making sure their country is proud of them but in the case of the prominent La Liga players in Brazil's squad, they didn't make their country proud at all. If the combination of these players could not give Brazil the result they needed against Argentina, what will be the fate of the team when the face Ecuador who are second in the table.

[criptoevangelista]

It was like I said, easy money in yesterday's game between Brazil and Argentina. The Brazilian team is pathetic, horrible. They got thrashed and now the CBF is looking for other coaches, as per the link I'll leave below (in Portuguese).

Well, it was expected that the Brazilian team wouldn't win. I can only imagine if Argentina had Messi, there would be more and more goals. For me, as a Brazilian, it's terrible to see this team playing. The truth is that no Brazilian has the same affection for the national team as they used to have in the past, when the players honored the jersey. After the 2010 World Cup, the decline of the Brazilian national team has been exponential.


https://ge.globo.com/futebol/selecao-brasileira/noticia/2025/03/26/bastidores-pressao-sobre-dorival-atinge-maior-nivel-e-cbf-debate-momento-da-troca-ancelotti-e-cogitado.ghtml

[buwaytress]

It's a good example
Sometimes when a team starts out with a lot of difficulties, it ends up evolving over time and can even win a title
Argentina's own team is a good example. In the World Cup, they started with a defeat against Saudi Arabia but became champions with a great improvement during the competition.

That's what came to mind for me. Even Croatia, who have gone to finals, suffer a lot in their journey. It has something to do with mentality a little I think. Every win without issues creates a dangerous complacency that is almost impossible to remove from your psyche.

This is why, even after all this showing by Argentina, I still rate Brazil as the eventual winner (but I do like Uruguay too!).

P.S. Looks like Raphinha shouldn't have opened his mouth, apart from his freekick effort and the goal, Brazil created nothing.

[Swordsoffreedom]

We should respect the opponent and not consider the opponent as weak at all. We know that the Brazilian players are in very good form. Vini and raphinha are able to score a lot of goals this season. But they probably forgot that they are going to face the world champions Argentina.

Raphinha was overconfident. He underestimated the opponent. And we can see the results. Argentina played very badly against Scaloni's match strategy. Argentina dominated the whole match and won very easily. In this match I have not seen the Brazilian players dominate the match for 5 minutes in a row. Even with the best players in the world in the squad, Brazil's performance was atrocious.

[Sithara007]

Brazil lost against Scaloni's match  strategy. I felt that Brazil's players were helpless against Argentina's match strategy. Scaloni kept 5 players in his midfield. Brazil's strong  attack completely failed to break Argentina's midfield. Brazil's  squad has players like Vini, Rodrygo and raphinha. These three are one of the best players of our time. Even then, we saw a very bad performance from Brazil. Brazil should now look for a new coach.

The coach can't do anything when there is no team bonding among the Brazilians. And constantly changing the coach doesn't resolve anything. Anyway, now it looks like Brazil would be able to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. During the initial stages of the CONMEBOL qualifiers, I was having doubt whether they will be able to do so. That itself is a big achievement, given the fact that CONMEBOL is obviously the toughest confederation in international football. After this they have one year to prepare for the main event.

[rdluffy]

It was like I said, easy money in yesterday's game between Brazil and Argentina. The Brazilian team is pathetic, horrible. They got thrashed and now the CBF is looking for other coaches, as per the link I'll leave below (in Portuguese).

Well, it was expected that the Brazilian team wouldn't win. I can only imagine if Argentina had Messi, there would be more and more goals. For me, as a Brazilian, it's terrible to see this team playing. The truth is that no Brazilian has the same affection for the national team as they used to have in the past, when the players honored the jersey. After the 2010 World Cup, the decline of the Brazilian national team has been exponential.


https://ge.globo.com/futebol/selecao-brasileira/noticia/2025/03/26/bastidores-pressao-sobre-dorival-atinge-maior-nivel-e-cbf-debate-momento-da-troca-ancelotti-e-cogitado.ghtml

I don't blame only the coach, because there are certainly others involved in the choice of players and there must be several things going on that we don't know about
The players play well for their clubs, but they can't reflect that in the Brazilian national team.

I realized from Raphinha's speech that almost all the current players think they're world champions because the national team has won five World Cups, but they're not
They've won titles fopr their clubs, but not with the national team. The last time they won a title was in 2002, not them
There's a huge gap between the current players, the fans and Brazil's tradition
Sometimes I also think they shouldn't call up Vini Jr, Rodrygo etc anymore because they can't play well for Brazil in tough matches

[shinratensei_]

We should respect the opponent and not consider the opponent as weak at all. We know that the Brazilian players are in very good form. Vini and raphinha are able to score a lot of goals this season. But they probably forgot that they are going to face the world champions Argentina.

Raphinha was overconfident. He underestimated the opponent. And we can see the results. Argentina played very badly against Scaloni's match strategy. Argentina dominated the whole match and won very easily. In this match I have not seen the Brazilian players dominate the match for 5 minutes in a row. Even with the best players in the world in the squad, Brazil's performance was atrocious.

I'm not really disappointing with Raphinha's trashtalking about his club's rivalry with Argentina. I still see a little positive from his thrastalk, he at least helped the game to be quite entertaining.

He got backfired by his trashtalk, and Argentinian can mock him as his club played shit.  

I saw so many people spamming laughing emojis on his social media. He looked dumb as fuck after his club murdered by Argentina. POV may be different if his club won it.