FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

Argentina vs Chile 2026 World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

  • 48': Alexis Mac Allister
  • 84': Julián Álvarez
  • 90'+1': Paulo Dybala
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Argentina cruise past Chile in World Cup qualifier

Argentina claimed a 3-0 home win over Chile on Thursday thanks to second-half goals from Alexis Mac Allister, Julian Alvarez and Paulo Dybala, to strengthen their grip on top of the South American World Cup qualifying.

Match Commentary

  • 30': Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Marcelino Núñez (Chile) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 40': Víctor Dávila (Chile) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Second Half begins Argentina 0, Chile 0.
  • 48': Goal! Argentina 1, Chile 0. Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julián Alvarez.
  • 51': Substitution, Argentina. Giovani Lo Celso replaces Nicolás González because of an injury.
  • 61': Substitution, Chile. Carlos Palacios replaces Víctor Dávila.
  • 61': Substitution, Chile. Williams Alarcón replaces Marcelino Núñez.
  • 65': Paulo Díaz (Chile) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Substitution, Chile. Claudio Baeza replaces Rodrigo Echeverría.
  • 72': Substitution, Chile. Eugenio Mena replaces Thomas Galdames.
  • 79': Substitution, Argentina. Paulo Dybala replaces Alexis Mac Allister because of an injury.
  • 79': Substitution, Argentina. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Lautaro Martínez.
  • 79': Substitution, Argentina. Marcos Acuña replaces Lisandro Martínez.
  • 79': Substitution, Chile. Ben Brereton replaces Eduardo Vargas.
  • 84': Goal! Argentina 2, Chile 0. Julián Alvarez (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso.
  • 89': Substitution, Argentina. Valentín Castellanos replaces Julián Alvarez.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Argentina 3, Chile 0. Paulo Dybala (Argentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alejandro Garnacho following a corner.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

Venue: Mâs Monumental
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Attendance: 52,160

FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+21 Argentina 18 38 4
+9 Ecuador 18 29 2
+10 Colombia 18 28 4
+10 Uruguay 18 28 4
Full Table

Line-Ups

ARG Argentina (3-5-2)

No. Name
23 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
13 Cristian Romero
3 Lisandro Martínez
19 Nicolás Otamendi
14 Enzo Fernández
7 Rodrigo De Paul Yellow Card
20 Alexis Mac Allister
15 Nicolás González
2 Nahuel Molina
22 Lautaro Martínez
9 Julián Álvarez

CHI Chile (4-3-3)

No. Name
12 Gabriel Arias (GK)
5 Paulo Díaz Yellow Card
21 Matías Catalán
6 Thomas Galdámes
4 Mauricio Isla
18 Rodrigo Echeverría
7 Marcelino Núñez Yellow Card
8 Darío Osorio
11 Eduardo Vargas
10 Víctor Dávila Yellow Card
15 Felipe Loyola

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