⚽ International Football Prediction and Discussion Thread ⚽

[snipie]

Argentina are way better than every other team these days. Unless they make big mistakes, I don't see Chile winning against them.
So far in CONMEBOL - World Cup Qualifiers, Chile won only one match and got two draws in 6 games. At the same time, Argentina won 5 out of 6 matches. I think it is clear which team will win this match.

The game has already started and the first half is over. Argentina is performing well today. Argentina is doing well without Messi, we Argentina fans are missing Messi. Neither team could score in the first half and the first half ended 0-0. Alexis McAllister scored 1 goal for Argentina in the 49th minute at the start of the second half. At the moment, Argentina is leading 1-0. Passes and Possession Argentina lead, so far Argentina have 70% possession and Chile 30% possession. Based on today's performance I think Argentina are going to win.

The match ended as expected with a clear victory for the best team. Argentina was dominating the game in all ways and managed to score as many as 3 goals in the second half. The second goal scored by Alvarez killed any hope for Chile to get a draw at least. Even Dybala scored a goal at the extra time of the game.
Next is Brazil - Ecuador.
Brazil could move to the 4th place if they win that game. They have better odds and generally they tend to either win or get a draw with them in the past. These days Brazil aren't very well. I don't know if I could trust them in this game.

[Sexylizzy2813]

I still can not believe that Chile lost this game against Argentina, as of then when Sanchez was playing for Arsenal before going to Man UTD, Chile was very strong headed when they come in contact with Argentina squad, they make sure the game either end in a draw or they win or Argentina get a slim win like a 1nil or 2-1 win but now 3nil. Is like the Chile team are not getting young players to replace the older ones who did well. It now looks like Argentina is the only team that can dominate all other north America countries which I don't want to believe yet till I see a team that can face the Argentina side and make them pause before making a move to attack or get a goals.

Chile was the stronger team. And I was also looking forward to watch a competitive match. But this match was completely one-sided. Argentina dominated the match and won. Chile's players can't make any advantage in this match. Even Chile's gameplay was slow and weak.

Chile's players managed to make only 5 shots in the entire match. In the first half, Argentina team attacked a lot, but they could not break Chile's defense. However, Mac Allister's goal gave Argentina the lead in just 3 minutes of the second half. Alvarez scored Argentina's second goal. And after 90 minutes, Dybala scored the third goal of the match for Argentina. We have not seen a better performance than Martinez in this match.

That's what I'm saying because these Chile side was one of the strongest some years back when they won their competition, in the time of Vida the ex-Barcelona midfielder. Imagine if they had all the opportunities to kill that game but could not, they were just bad in that encounter against Argentina and no excuse to justify why they lost to the champions.
Outside from Martinez, all these players you mentioned are not Argentina's regular scorers and that's why the whole thing about Chile is annoying. They can't even play any major tournament and come out with a positive result as it is, if they continue like this I can't even say they deserve a spot in some tournament because they don't have what it takes to be there and the highest they can get in their next game is a draw because winning isn't in their book currently.

[Bd officer]

The match ended as expected with a clear victory for the best team. Argentina was dominating the game in all ways and managed to score as many as 3 goals in the second half. The second goal scored by Alvarez killed any hope for Chile to get a draw at least. Even Dybala scored a goal at the extra time of the game.

Yes, Argentina performed as expected. Argentina played well in the first half but could not attack which led to the first half ending in a draw. Dybala was played in Lionel Messi's jersey number in the second half and scored a goal in extra time which was fantastic. Argentina is number one in the points table with 18 points after winning six of the seven matches in the group stage. Chile's defeat today saw them slide down the points table. Chile dropped from 8th to 9th in the points table. If the Chilean players do not play well in the next match, they will not be able to win. Congratulations to the Argentina team for maintaining the winning streak.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Argentina continues to remain the top team in the world, an easy job yesterday night where they won 3-0 against Chile which I consider one of the stronger teams from the South America part of the world. Winning such easily against Chile shows that this team is enjoying one of the best national selection of all times after Maradona and Cannigia which won them the World Cup of 86 and they failed for just a bit in the final of 90. I think that this team can make it two in a row regarding World Cup as they can surely with this performance win the World Cup of 2026, I don't see any team being capable of holding them back when they play fully focused and with the performance they showed yesterday, for sure now they are the team to beat in the International arena, as for Brazil once upon a time... .

You are absolutely right, it is a fact that things when it comes to football and Argentina are something else, there is a peculiarity that sometimes makes me very curious, it is with Dibu Martinez, the goalkeeper of Argentina, he with Aston Villa lets some goals go that seem so stupid to me, but with the Argentine national team he blocks a lot, he seems like a wall, I don't know what motivates this player, but in itself the things that have to do with this player are quite strange, however it is a great advantage for Argentina, they are going well in the qualifying zone, and I don't think they will dethrone him, the one that can be very close to there is Uruguay, wow they are playing very well as well as Colombia.

The generation you speak of, a golden generation, where Argentina, where they showed very beautiful football, currently they are not very keen on that type of football with a well-inspected Messi.

[snipie]

Matchday 8 (/18) will resume in less than two days with the following games:

Colombia - Argentina.
Argentina is classically the favorite but Colombia is doing good too and might annoy the Argentinians. Best they can do is a draw, to avoid losing 3 points and allow the others to passing them.

Ecuador - Peru

Chile - Bolivia
They are quite close from each others. I believe Chile is better.

Venezuela - Uruguay

Paraguay - Brazil.
Could Brazil maintain positive results?

[TastyChillySauce00]

Matchday 8 (/18) will resume in less than two days with the following games:

Colombia - Argentina.

Argentina is classically the favorite but Colombia is doing good too and might annoy the Argentinians. Best they can do is a draw, to avoid losing 3 points and allow the others to passing them.

I watched Argentina's game against Chile. I think they have improved a lot. They're more tactical, their passing is more accurate, and their finishing is better. It doubts me Colombia can trouble them. That's why i still stick to the Argentina, and they're gonna win with narrow score. 1-0, 2-1

But the odds between Barcelona and Colombia are close. I guess this will be a tough game.

Ecuador - Peru

Hard to choose, but i'll go for ecuador.

Chile - Bolivia

They are quite close from each others. I believe Chile is better.

1.28 for Chile is not interesting enough. I pass this.

Venezuela - Uruguay

Paraguay - Brazil.

Could Brazil maintain positive results?

Brazil could, why not? Although this is gonna be an away game for them, but i think that they can still get positive result. Last time, they totally destroyed Paraguay in Copa America. Hopefully, they will do it again soon.  

[cryptoWODL]

The match ended as expected with a clear victory for the best team. Argentina was dominating the game in all ways and managed to score as many as 3 goals in the second half. The second goal scored by Alvarez killed any hope for Chile to get a draw at least. Even Dybala scored a goal at the extra time of the game.

Yes, Argentina performed as expected. Argentina played well in the first half but could not attack which led to the first half ending in a draw. Dybala was played in Lionel Messi's jersey number in the second half and scored a goal in extra time which was fantastic. Argentina is number one in the points table with 18 points after winning six of the seven matches in the group stage. Chile's defeat today saw them slide down the points table. Chile dropped from 8th to 9th in the points table. If the Chilean players do not play well in the next match, they will not be able to win. Congratulations to the Argentina team for maintaining the winning streak.

You're wrong I don't know if you watched the game but just before the break ie in the 48th minute Mac Allister scored a goal to give Argentina the lead. Then in the 84th minute, Julián Álvarez doubled Argentina's lead with a powerful left-footed shot from outside the box into the Chile goalkeeper's net. Argentina football team completely dominated against Chile in this match, we have seen such great performances from them for the last few years. Argentina is currently one of the most successful teams in the world, winning most of the matches they have faced.

We are waiting to see the match between Argentina and Colombia, maybe this match is important for both teams because if Colombia win they will move to number two in the points table. Moreover, the last time these two teams faced each other was in the final of the Copa America where Argentina won, maybe Argentina will be ahead in this match as well.

[Cryptmuster]

Paraguay - Brazil.
Could Brazil maintain positive results?

Paraguay has the worst attack of all the teams in this qualification, only one goal scored in seven matches, although they do not concede very many, and the most popular score at which they manage to score points is 0-0. But I have doubts that they will be able to play like that against Brazil, I think that they have a good enough attack to score several goals against Paraguay, especially since they played not so long ago and Brazil was able to win more than confidently away.

Brazil lost the last three matches in the World Cup qualification, and thus gave the opportunity to Uruguay and Colombia to overtake them, and for Brazil to score only 10 points in 7 matches is not a good indicator, so I think they will try to correct this by winning the match against Paraguay.

[legendbtc]

Paraguay - Brazil.
Could Brazil maintain positive results?

Paraguay has the worst attack of all the teams in this qualification, only one goal scored in seven matches, although they do not concede very many, and the most popular score at which they manage to score points is 0-0. But I have doubts that they will be able to play like that against Brazil, I think that they have a good enough attack to score several goals against Paraguay, especially since they played not so long ago and Brazil was able to win more than confidently away.

Brazil lost the last three matches in the World Cup qualification, and thus gave the opportunity to Uruguay and Colombia to overtake them, and for Brazil to score only 10 points in 7 matches is not a good indicator, so I think they will try to correct this by winning the match against Paraguay.

Anyway, I think this match is leaning towards the away team. Brazil is not as strong and passionate as before. However, coach Dorival Junior emphasizes efficiency in playing style over technical displays. Against the “delicious bait” in Paraguay, Brazil will likely continue to play that way to get the desired result. This is a good opportunity for Brazil to get 3 more points in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in South America. This is Brazil's chance to pick up the pace. After a hard-fought home win over Ecuador.

I guess Paraguay's tight defense could give Brazil a hard time in the first half, but with the stars in the squad, they can make the difference and win the game in the end.

[asriloni]

The match ended as expected with a clear victory for the best team. Argentina was dominating the game in all ways and managed to score as many as 3 goals in the second half. The second goal scored by Alvarez killed any hope for Chile to get a draw at least. Even Dybala scored a goal at the extra time of the game.

Yes, Argentina performed as expected. Argentina played well in the first half but could not attack which led to the first half ending in a draw. Dybala was played in Lionel Messi's jersey number in the second half and scored a goal in extra time which was fantastic. Argentina is number one in the points table with 18 points after winning six of the seven matches in the group stage. Chile's defeat today saw them slide down the points table. Chile dropped from 8th to 9th in the points table. If the Chilean players do not play well in the next match, they will not be able to win. Congratulations to the Argentina team for maintaining the winning streak.

Dybala has outstanding performance against Chile. Everything changed when he subbed in. He played differently compared to when he was at Roma, and he did it with Messi's number. It seems there is a magic in Messi's number that helped him to transform better. He has to start earlier following his excellent performanc.

The unbelievable thing is that Argentina won three goals without Messi on the pitch. It's such magic to see them play better compared to when they were at Copa America, which is a bit shaky. Their performance against Chile reminds me of the World Cup. They dominated the ball, gave up few chances to their opponents, and created many chances for themselves.

If Argentina can perform the same against Colombia, I think they can beat them with huge score.

[MainIbem]

Dybala has outstanding performance against Chile. Everything changed when he subbed in. He played differently compared to when he was at Roma, and he did it with Messi's number. It seems there is a magic in Messi's number that helped him to transform better. He has to start earlier following his excellent performanc.

The unbelievable thing is that Argentina won three goals without Messi on the pitch. It's such magic to see them play better compared to when they were at Copa America, which is a bit shaky. Their performance against Chile reminds me of the World Cup. They dominated the ball, gave up few chances to their opponents, and created many chances for themselves.

If Argentina can perform the same against Colombia, I think they can beat them with huge score.

Magic or not, Dybala is a very good player and it seems he's in a very good form currently, Maybe putting on Messi's number gave him the courage to perform better in that match but let's not forget that he's playing for Argentina and theirs a competition in that squad so he's aware that he needs to impress the coach to become a starter, he did a good job in that match but he'll need more matches to convince their coach that he's fully ready to be in the starting 11. Argentina has turned into a very tough team for any other teams to play against and their squad is built to the point that they're now very capable of playing without Messi, it's quite impressive since Messi is getting older and they shouldn't be depending on him to win games. Beating Colombia might not be as easy as they did with Chile Colombia ia another tough team in South America and they might be tough for Argentina.

[snipie]

Paraguay - Brazil.
Could Brazil maintain positive results?

Paraguay has the worst attack of all the teams in this qualification, only one goal scored in seven matches, although they do not concede very many, and the most popular score at which they manage to score points is 0-0. But I have doubts that they will be able to play like that against Brazil, I think that they have a good enough attack to score several goals against Paraguay, especially since they played not so long ago and Brazil was able to win more than confidently away.

Brazil lost the last three matches in the World Cup qualification, and thus gave the opportunity to Uruguay and Colombia to overtake them, and for Brazil to score only 10 points in 7 matches is not a good indicator, so I think they will try to correct this by winning the match against Paraguay.

I am not worried about Paraguay winning Brazil but whether Brazil could score many goals to collect the three points and don't fall in a draw trap.
I mean it is clear that the objective of Paraguay is to not receive goals in this match. Whatever if they scored or not, I don't feel they are very interested in scoring or winning this match but to play full defence and block Brazil attack line.

[Bd officer]

If Argentina can perform the same against Colombia, I think they can beat them with huge score.

The last match between Colombia and Argentina was in the Copa America final, where the match was full of competition. In the end, Argentina defeated Colombia in the Copa America final to become champions. In the last 5 head-to-head matches between these two teams, Argentina won 3 matches and drew 1 match, while Colombia won 1 match. Argentina is ahead of Colombia in past and present statistics. Argentina is currently in great form, so I also think Argentina will be able to beat Colombia.

Unfortunately, it will be difficult for the Argentina fans in Bangladesh to watch the game. Because the match will start from 2.30 am, it is almost midnight. I have been supporting Argentina for a long time, I will try to watch the game. Let's see how Argentina performs against Colombia.

[Swordsoffreedom]

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I expect nothing but a win for Argentina in the match. Because in the last few years we have seen great performances from Argentina players. In most matches we have seen Argentina perform well and win. Even in the Copa America matches, Argentina's gameplay was very organized.

Argentina's players performed well in the last match against Chile. Argentina dominated the match and won 3-0. In this match Dybala, Alvarez and Mac Allister played very well and scored goals. But we don't see a better performance from Martinez in this match.

There is no doubt that Colombia is a strong team. But Argentina's players are very confident now. They are capable of defeating any team. Argentina also won the Copa America final 1-0. I have decided to bet on the victory of Argentina in today's match.

[asriloni]

If Argentina can perform the same against Colombia, I think they can beat them with huge score.

The last match between Colombia and Argentina was in the Copa America final, where the match was full of competition. In the end, Argentina defeated Colombia in the Copa America final to become champions. In the last 5 head-to-head matches between these two teams, Argentina won 3 matches and drew 1 match, while Colombia won 1 match. Argentina is ahead of Colombia in past and present statistics. Argentina is currently in great form, so I also think Argentina will be able to beat Colombia.

Unfortunately, it will be difficult for the Argentina fans in Bangladesh to watch the game. Because the match will start from 2.30 am, it is almost midnight. I have been supporting Argentina for a long time, I will try to watch the game. Let's see how Argentina performs against Colombia.

I'm picking Argentina to win the game. They will play without Messi and Maria. Their last game was promising. But they must be careful considering Colombia is not a weak opponent. They often struggle to beat Colombia.

Also, the odds below explain it all.



The odds gap between either of clubs are very thin. This makes me think there will be a fierce battle to happen between them soon. BTTS most likely to happen too.

All in all, the odds is worthy enough compared to the risk.

[Bd officer]

I expect nothing but a win for Argentina in the match. Because in the last few years we have seen great performances from Argentina players. In most matches we have seen Argentina perform well and win. Even in the Copa America matches, Argentina's gameplay was very organized.

Argentina's players performed well in the last match against Chile. Argentina dominated the match and won 3-0. In this match Dybala, Alvarez and Mac Allister played very well and scored goals. But we don't see a better performance from Martinez in this match.

There is no doubt that Colombia is a strong team. But Argentina's players are very confident now. They are capable of defeating any team. Argentina also won the Copa America final 1-0. I have decided to bet on the victory of Argentina in today's match.

Many of us expected Argentina to win but in the end Argentina lost. Yerson Mosquera scored 1 goal in 25 minutes for Colombia as Colombia took a 1-0 lead in the first half. For Argentina, Nicolás González scored 1 goal in the 48th minute to tie the team 1-1. But in the 60th minute, Colombia were awarded a penalty and James Rodríguez scored a penalty. In the end, Colombia won 2-1.

Argentina played well, Argentina was ahead in Possession and Passes. The match was at Colombia's home ground, so Colombia has more support and any team is stronger at home. But the match was very competitive. Argentina suffered their first defeat of the year yesterday, having previously lost against Uruguay in November 2023. Hope the Argentinian players will perform well and win the next match. Congratulations to the Columbia team.

[DaNNy001]

I expect nothing but a win for Argentina in the match. Because in the last few years we have seen great performances from Argentina players. In most matches we have seen Argentina perform well and win. Even in the Copa America matches, Argentina's gameplay was very organized.

Argentina's players performed well in the last match against Chile. Argentina dominated the match and won 3-0. In this match Dybala, Alvarez and Mac Allister played very well and scored goals. But we don't see a better performance from Martinez in this match.

There is no doubt that Colombia is a strong team. But Argentina's players are very confident now. They are capable of defeating any team. Argentina also won the Copa America final 1-0. I have decided to bet on the victory of Argentina in today's match.

Many of us expected Argentina to win but in the end Argentina lost. Yerson Mosquera scored 1 goal in 25 minutes for Colombia as Colombia took a 1-0 lead in the first half. For Argentina, Nicolás González scored 1 goal in the 48th minute to tie the team 1-1. But in the 60th minute, Colombia were awarded a penalty and James Rodríguez scored a penalty. In the end, Colombia won 2-1.

Argentina played well, Argentina was ahead in Possession and Passes. The match was at Colombia's home ground, so Colombia has more support and any team is stronger at home. But the match was very competitive. Argentina suffered their first defeat of the year yesterday, having previously lost against Uruguay in November 2023. Hope the Argentinian players will perform well and win the next match. Congratulations to the Columbia team.

Congratulations to them but this game cost me 5$ because I had to play Argentina to win the game although it wasn't a single bet as I played a parley selection of 7 games together and two games in that ticket played otherwise and this Argentina game was one of them. Personally on a good day one would think for sure that Argentina will win this game and that's why I played them but one thing about football is that you can never be too sure.

[Rampagoe004]

I expect nothing but a win for Argentina in the match. Because in the last few years we have seen great performances from Argentina players. In most matches we have seen Argentina perform well and win. Even in the Copa America matches, Argentina's gameplay was very organized.

Argentina's players performed well in the last match against Chile. Argentina dominated the match and won 3-0. In this match Dybala, Alvarez and Mac Allister played very well and scored goals. But we don't see a better performance from Martinez in this match.

There is no doubt that Colombia is a strong team. But Argentina's players are very confident now. They are capable of defeating any team. Argentina also won the Copa America final 1-0. I have decided to bet on the victory of Argentina in today's match.

Many of us expected Argentina to win but in the end Argentina lost. Yerson Mosquera scored 1 goal in 25 minutes for Colombia as Colombia took a 1-0 lead in the first half. For Argentina, Nicolás González scored 1 goal in the 48th minute to tie the team 1-1. But in the 60th minute, Colombia were awarded a penalty and James Rodríguez scored a penalty. In the end, Colombia won 2-1.

Argentina played well, Argentina was ahead in Possession and Passes. The match was at Colombia's home ground, so Colombia has more support and any team is stronger at home. But the match was very competitive. Argentina suffered their first defeat of the year yesterday, having previously lost against Uruguay in November 2023. Hope the Argentinian players will perform well and win the next match. Congratulations to the Columbia team.

Argentina's players and performance were very good against Colombia. Argentina led possession of the ball in the first half, as well as almost all of Argentina's winning statistics. Support for Argentina so that they were indeed friends with Colombia. The result was not as desired at the end of the second half, so Argentina lost at home to Colombia. The many Colombian supporters are increasingly enthusiastic.
This is the first time that Argentina has lost, it is not a problem to get full points in the next match, keep the enthusiasm of the Argentine players and supporters, the next match will be even better.

[Justbillywitt]

I expect nothing but a win for Argentina in the match. Because in the last few years we have seen great performances from Argentina players. In most matches we have seen Argentina perform well and win. Even in the Copa America matches, Argentina's gameplay was very organized.

Argentina's players performed well in the last match against Chile. Argentina dominated the match and won 3-0. In this match Dybala, Alvarez and Mac Allister played very well and scored goals. But we don't see a better performance from Martinez in this match.

There is no doubt that Colombia is a strong team. But Argentina's players are very confident now. They are capable of defeating any team. Argentina also won the Copa America final 1-0. I have decided to bet on the victory of Argentina in today's match.

Many of us expected Argentina to win but in the end Argentina lost. Yerson Mosquera scored 1 goal in 25 minutes for Colombia as Colombia took a 1-0 lead in the first half. For Argentina, Nicolás González scored 1 goal in the 48th minute to tie the team 1-1. But in the 60th minute, Colombia were awarded a penalty and James Rodríguez scored a penalty. In the end, Colombia won 2-1.

Argentina played well, Argentina was ahead in Possession and Passes. The match was at Colombia's home ground, so Colombia has more support and any team is stronger at home. But the match was very competitive. Argentina suffered their first defeat of the year yesterday, having previously lost against Uruguay in November 2023. Hope the Argentinian players will perform well and win the next match. Congratulations to the Columbia team.

Columbia needed to take their revenge against Argentina after losing out Argentina in the Copa America final few months ago. It is was expected that Columbia will show more determination and defeat Argentina especially when they were playing at home soil. It would have been a big blow to the Columbia team if Argentina had gone ahead to win them for the second time in a year. But now they have taken their revenge and ended Argentina winning streak. I think the team can look at this result as a positive achievement, and look forward for a positive future. The Columbian players has shown determination and you can see it from how they played. It was really nice to give their fans something to look up to. At least now they can put the disappointment from that final behind them as they have done Justice to that defeat from the final.

[Felicity_Tide]

Argentina's players and performance were very good against Colombia. Argentina led possession of the ball in the first half, as well as almost all of Argentina's winning statistics. Support for Argentina so that they were indeed friends with Colombia. The result was not as desired at the end of the second half, so Argentina lost at home to Colombia. The many Colombian supporters are increasingly enthusiastic.
This is the first time that Argentina has lost, it is not a problem to get full points in the next match, keep the enthusiasm of the Argentine players and supporters, the next match will be even better.

This is a loss for Argentina in a long while now. They've tried to remain consistent in their winning ways since the appointment of scaloni, but we know how their games against teams like Colombia and Brazil gets to intense. I can't really say that they lost the game due to the absence of their key leader(messi), because Colombia is a very good side, and I remembered how they made the last COPA America finals very tough for the Argentines. James Rodriguez (if I get the name correctly) has keeps turning up for Colombia when it comes to international games. I don't even know the current club he plays for, but he is always a key man for the Colombia team. So, as it stands, Argentina tops the group from the table I saw, but can someone please explain to me why there are so many teams in a single group?. And how many teams are to qualify from group?.