Defending champion Argentina saw their qualification for the World Cup 2026 confirmed before he was confronted with Brazil on Tuesday, because of a scoreless draw between Bolivia and Uruguay.
The side of Lionel Scaloni started Tuesday's action on Tuesday six points free of the second Ecuador and 13 for the seventh -placed Bolivia.
The top six of the Conmebol qualification group are guaranteed to be given a place at the next World Cup, while the team is eligible for a play-off intra-confederation in the seventh.
Bolivia's draw with Uruguay in El Alto made it mathematically impossible for Argentina to stop from the top six, prior to their meeting with the Selecao.
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They owed a determined Uruguay-defensive performance for the rubber voting at the World Cup, where goalkeeper Sergio Rochet made seven saves while Bolivia besieged his goal than every Uruguay goalkeeper in a qualifying match since Fernando Muslera against Brazil in October 2021.
Bolivia rattled 32 shots during the draw, in which Ramiro Vaca created a huge 13 chances for teammates, none of which were taken.
Argentina is the fourth team that is eligible for the World Cup 2026, apart from fellow Gastheren United States, Mexico and Canada, with Japan, Iran and New Zealand also definitively.
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