CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying live stream: How to watch, storylines as Lionel Messi, Argentina face Paraguay
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Action in CONMEBOL continues this week and next with massive qualifying clashes
World Cup qualifying is underway in one of the world's toughest regions, CONMEBOL. Containing World Cup winners Argentia and a Brazil side that are unbeatable at home, South America has one of the toughest roads to the World Cup and each team can turn their home stadium into a fortress. Due to the World Cup expansion ahead of 2026 in the United States, Mexico and Canada. there will be six teams that directly qualify for the World Cup and then the seventh team will take part in an playoff between another federation. South America is the first confederation to begin their qualifying process due to the entire thing taking a total of 18 matchdays. 1 Brazil 2 2 0 0 6 1 5 6 2 Argentina 2 2 0 0 4 0 4 6 3 Colombia 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 4 4 Uruguay 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 3 5 Venezuela 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 6 Paraguay 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 1 7 Peru 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 1 8 Chile 2 0 1 1 1 3 -2 1 9 Ecuador 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 10 Bolivia 2 0 0 2 1 8 -7 0
Peru took part in that continental qualifier prior to the 2022 World Cup losing to Australia on penalties. It's an exciting time for South American soccer with Marcelo Bielsa in charge of Uruguay now but everyone is trying to reach a pace set by Brazil and Argentina. Due to Lionel Messi's injury causing him to miss time for Inter Miami, he could be limited for Argentina making the team more vulnerable than normal but he isn't the only star in the side.
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