Argentina faces Paraguay as part of the 3rd day of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup, on the night of Thursday to Friday (1 a.m.). Here is all the essential information on this match.
Leader of the AmSud zone alongside Brazil, Argentina will try to consolidate its status against Paraguay, during the night of this Thursday to Friday (kick-off at 1 a.m.). Messi’s gang challenges a nation ranked in the middle of the table (6th). It remains to be seen whether Lionel Messi will be operational for this meeting. Unlike Angel Di Maria, the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner was summoned for this gathering, but Lionel Scaloni does not want to take any risks with his technical leader.
“I’ll talk to him first to make sure he can start.”explained the coach of the 2022 world champions at a press conference. “We have another match in four days against Peru and it is not easy to determine if he is available. The important thing is that he feels comfortable. What reassures us is that if he is not in good shape, whoever replaces him will do just as well. »
The probable compositions
Argentina : E. Martinez – Molina, Romero, Otamendi, Tagliafico – De Paul, Fernández, Mac Allister – Messi, Álvarez, González.
Paraguay : Coronel – Rojas, Balbuena, Gómez, Alonso – Villasanti, Sánchez, Romero – Almirón, Avalos, Sosa.
Where to watch the game ?
This match between Argentina and Paraguay will be broadcast on La Chaîne L’Equipe unencrypted, free of charge, during the night from Thursday to Friday, from 1 a.m. It will also be possible to watch it in streaming on the group’s website, lequipe.fr.
