FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

Chile vs Argentina, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL
Chile
    FT
    0 - 1
    Argentina
    • 16': Julián Álvarez

    About

    Chile are hosting Argentina at Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago, Chile, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Attempt saved. Alexis Sánchez (Chile) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Emiliano Martínez (Argentina). Assisted by Darío Osorio.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Giuliano Simeone.
    • 7': Foul by Lucas Cepeda (Chile).
    • 7': Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Exequiel Palacios (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Darío Osorio (Chile).
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Nico Paz (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giuliano Simeone with a headed pass.
    • 16': Goal! Chile 0, Argentina 1. Julián Alvarez (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thiago Almada with a through ball.
    • 19': Foul by Guillermo Maripán (Chile).
    • 19': Giuliano Simeone (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 22': Foul by Leonardo Balerdi (Argentina).
    • 22': Lucas Cepeda (Chile) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Arturo Vidal (Chile) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Darío Osorio with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
    • 31': Delay in match because of an injury Vicente Pizarro (Chile).
    • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 32': Hand ball by Alexis Sánchez (Chile).
    • 34': Attempt missed. Giuliano Simeone (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cristian Romero with a through ball.
    • 37': Alexis Sánchez (Chile) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Cristian Romero (Argentina).
    • 38': Foul by Arturo Vidal (Chile).
    • 38': Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Arturo Vidal (Chile) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 42': Offside, Argentina. Giuliano Simeone is caught offside.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Nico Paz (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Thiago Almada (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Brayan Cortés (Chile). Assisted by Giuliano Simeone.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Chile 0, Argentina 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Chile 0, Argentina 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Chile. Fabián Hormazábal replaces Vicente Pizarro.
    • 45': Substitution, Chile. Javier Altamirano replaces Arturo Vidal.
    • 47': Corner,Argentina. Conceded by Gabriel Suazo.
    • 49': Foul by Giuliano Simeone (Argentina).
    • 49': Gabriel Suazo (Chile) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Fabián Hormazábal (Chile) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 51': Foul by Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina).
    • 55': Cristian Romero (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Lucas Cepeda (Chile).
    • 55': Lucas Cepeda (Chile) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 57': Substitution, Argentina. Lionel Messi replaces Nico Paz.
    • 58': Substitution, Chile. Alexander Aravena replaces Darío Osorio.
    • 59': Fabián Hormazábal (Chile) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 59': Foul by Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina).
    • 59': Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Lucas Cepeda (Chile) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Emiliano Martínez (Argentina). Assisted by Alexis Sánchez.
    • 61': Offside, Chile. Felipe Loyola is caught offside.
    • 61': Alexander Aravena (Chile) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Giuliano Simeone (Argentina).
    • 63': Attempt saved. Javier Altamirano (Chile) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Emiliano Martínez (Argentina).
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Lucas Cepeda (Chile) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez.
    • 64': Corner,Chile. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
    • 66': Corner,Argentina. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul.
    • 67': Corner,Argentina. Conceded by Guillermo Maripán.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Lucas Cepeda (Chile) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gabriel Suazo with a cross.
    • 76': Foul by Felipe Loyola (Chile).
    • 76': Thiago Almada (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Brayan Cortés (Chile).
    • 79': Corner,Argentina. Conceded by Guillermo Maripán.
    • 79': Brayan Cortés (Chile) is shown the yellow card.
    • 79': Substitution, Argentina. Facundo Medina replaces Leonardo Balerdi.
    • 80': Substitution, Argentina. Ángel Correa replaces Julián Alvarez.
    • 80': Offside, Argentina. Rodrigo De Paul is caught offside.
    • 81': Offside, Chile. Felipe Loyola is caught offside.
    • 82': Foul by Lucas Cepeda (Chile).
    • 82': Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Giuliano Simeone (Argentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Brayan Cortés (Chile). Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Giuliano Simeone (Argentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 83': Delay in match because of an injury Brayan Cortés (Chile).
    • 84': Substitution, Argentina. Franco Mastantuono replaces Thiago Almada.
    • 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 84': Substitution, Argentina. Juan Foyth replaces Giuliano Simeone.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Javier Altamirano (Chile) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Suazo.
    • 86': Foul by Guillermo Maripán (Chile).
    • 86': Franco Mastantuono (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Guillermo Maripán (Chile) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 87': Substitution, Chile. Víctor Dávila replaces Alexis Sánchez.
    • 87': Substitution, Chile. Marcelino Núñez replaces Felipe Loyola.
    • 88': Foul by Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina).
    • 88': Lucas Cepeda (Chile) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Alexander Aravena (Chile) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90': Foul by Juan Foyth (Argentina).
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Alexander Aravena (Chile) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Cristian Romero (Argentina).
    • 90'+2': Cristian Romero (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Chile 0, Argentina 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Chile 0, Argentina 1.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 9
    2 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    4 Corner Kicks 1
    3 Saves 3
    66.2 Possession 33.8
    10 SHOTS 7
    4 ON GOAL 3
    0.4 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    675 Accurate Passes 294
    744 Passes 364
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    0 Accurate Crosses 4
    5 Crosses 17
    0.0 Cross % 0.2
    41 Long Balls 36
    27 Accurate Long Balls 14
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
    3 Blocked Shots 2
    12 Effective Tackles 10
    20 Tackles 20
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    13 Interceptions 12
    16 Effective Clearances 7
    16 Clearances 7

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

    Venue: Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
    Location: Santiago, Chile

    WCQ - CONMEBOL Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Argentina 15 +19 34
    2 Ecuador 15 +8 24
    3 Paraguay 15 +4 24
    4 Brazil 15 +4 22
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    CHI Chile (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    23 Brayan Cortés (GK) Yellow Card
    4 Francisco Sierralta
    3 Guillermo Maripán Yellow Card
    17 Gabriel Suazo
    5 Felipe Loyola
    18 Rodrigo Echeverría
    6 Vicente Pizarro
    8 Arturo Vidal Yellow Card
    10 Alexis Sánchez
    14 Darío Osorio
    20 Lucas Cepeda Yellow Card
    Chile Substitutes:
    Alexander Aravena, Fabian Hormazabal, Igor Lichnovsky, Gabriel Castellón, Lucas Assadi, Víctor Dávila, Matías Sepúlveda, Marcelino Núñez, Javier Urzúa, Lawrence Vigouroux, Benjamín Kuscevic, Esteban Pavez.

    ARG Argentina (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    23 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
    6 Leonardo Balerdi
    13 Cristian Romero Yellow Card
    3 Nicolás Tagliafico Yellow Card
    16 Nahuel Molina
    18 Nico Paz
    7 Rodrigo De Paul
    14 Exequiel Palacios
    9 Julián Álvarez
    11 Thiago Almada
    17 Giuliano Simeone
    Argentina Substitutes:
    Gerónimo Rulli, Facundo Medina, Emiliano Buendía, Enzo Barrenechea, Walter Benítez, Valentín Barco, Juan Foyth, Franco Mastantuono, Ángel Correa, Lionel Messi, Kevin Lomónaco, Lautaro Martínez.

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