Argentina vs Chile 2026 World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

Argentina

48': Alexis Mac Allister
84': Julián Álvarez
90'+1': Paulo Dybala

FT
3 - 0

Chile

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
+8	Argentina	8	18	2
+4	Colombia	8	16	0
+8	Uruguay	8	15	1
+2	Ecuador	8	11	2

Full Table

Statistics

CHI		ARG
14	Fouls	8
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	4
5	Saves	1
35	Possession	65
5	SHOTS	16
1	ON GOAL	8
0.2	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
258	Accurate Passes	576
341	Passes	642
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	8
12	Crosses	19
0.0	Cross %	0.4
47	Long Balls	53
25	Accurate Long Balls	42
0.5	Long Balls %	0.8
2	Blocked Shots	3
13	Effective Tackles	9
23	Tackles	14
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
12	Interceptions	17
21	Effective Clearances	15
21	Clearances	15

Line-Ups

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
20	Alexis Mac Allister
15	Nicolás González
2	Nahuel Molina
22	Lautaro Martínez
9	Julián Álvarez

Substitutes:

Alejandro Garnacho, Guido Rodríguez, Gonzalo Montiel, Marcos Acuña, Germán Pezzella, Leandro Paredes, Giovani Lo Celso, Paulo Dybala, Gerónimo Rulli, Walter Benítez, Matìas Soulè, Valentín Castellanos.

Chile (4-3-3)

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

Substitutes:

Claudio Baeza, Esteban Pavez, Guillermo Maripán, William Alarcón, Jean Meneses, Eugenio Mena, Vicente Pizarro, Carlos Palacios, Brayan Cortés, Lawrence Vigouroux, Ben Brereton Díaz, Benjamín Kuscevic.