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The South American section of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification will act as qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup to be held in Canada, the United States, and Mexico for national teams who are members of CONMEBOL.
Originally, Brazil and Argentina were both to be drawn into either position 4 or 5 in the draw, thus ensuring that no team has to play both of them on any double matchday. [9] However, the decision was later reversed on 16 November 2019 by the CONMEBOL Council, making the draw completely open.
Individually for Argentina, Lionel Messi is the all-time most-capped player with 191 matches and the highest goalscorer with 112 goals. As of December 2024, Argentina ranks 1st in the FIFA Men's World Ranking. [14] Argentina is known for having rivalries with Brazil, [15] England, Germany, [16] the Netherlands, Uruguay, [17] and France. [18] [19]
1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) Tournament details; Dates: 18 July 1993 – 19 September 1993: Teams: 9 (from 1 confederation) Tournament statistics
For scheduling reasons, Argentina and Brazil were automatically positioned as Teams 4 and 5 respectively to ensure that no team has to play both of them on any double matchday. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The remaining eight teams were drawn into one of the remaining eight positions from Teams 1 to 10 (except 4 and 5).
1 The match was abandoned in the 67th minute with Brazil leading 1–0 after Chile walked off the field when a firecracker thrown from the crowd supposedly hit goalkeeper Roberto Rojas in the head, leaving him bloodied and having to be carried from the pitch on a stretcher; a subsequent FIFA investigation found that Rojas's injury was self-inflicted, using a razor blade concealed in his glove.
Both executive and legislative offices were renewed in 2019 in Argentina; both elections were won by the Frente de Todos, a new coalition formed by a number of Peronist and Kirchnerist parties and alliances (chiefly the Justicialist Party and the Renewal Front) [13] to support the presidential ticket of Alberto Fernández and former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (now Vice President).