With their place at the 2026 World Cup secured in March, Argentina can enjoy a stress-free conclusion to their qualifying campaign.
A 1–0 victory over bottom-of-the-table Chile on Thursday night was La Albiceleste’s 11th triumph from 15 qualifiers, and they look well set to defend their crown in North America next summer.
An embodiment of vintage La Nuestra ideals has transformed this Argentina team into the world’s best, with the rest of South America manifesting an inferior form throughout this qualifying campaign. At one point, though, Colombia were right on their tail after claiming a 2–1 win over Lionel Scaloni’s side last September.
Since then, however, Néstor Lorenzo’s men have slumped woefully. They’re now sixth in the table and still in need of points to secure their World Cup spot.
Here’s how Argentina could line up to face the out of sorts Colombia.
