FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

Argentina vs Chile, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

· FIFA 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 Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt blocked. Marcelino Núñez (Chile) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Julián Alvarez (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 4': Foul by Rodrigo Echeverría (Chile).
  • 4': Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Lisandro Martínez (Argentina) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul following a set piece situation.
  • 6': Foul by Cristian Romero (Argentina).
  • 6': Víctor Dávila (Chile) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Enzo Fernández (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Darío Osorio (Chile).
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julián Alvarez.
  • 10': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Matías Catalán.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Julián Alvarez (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 17': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Paulo Díaz.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Lisandro Martínez (Argentina) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul with a cross.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
  • 20': Foul by Thomas Galdames (Chile).
  • 20': Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 21': Attempt saved. Nicolás González (Argentina) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul with a cross.
  • 24': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Matías Catalán.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Eduardo Vargas (Chile) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Víctor Dávila.
  • 27': Corner, Chile. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
  • 28': Foul by Thomas Galdames (Chile).
  • 28': Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 32': Enzo Fernández (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 32': Foul by Marcelino Núñez (Chile).
  • 33': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Argentina).
  • 33': Gabriel Arias (Chile) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Arias (Chile).
  • 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 35': Enzo Fernández (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 35': Foul by Marcelino Núñez (Chile).
  • 37': Marcelino Núñez (Chile) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Argentina).
  • 38': Mauricio Isla (Chile) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina).
  • 39': Enzo Fernández (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Marcelino Núñez (Chile).
  • 39': Marcelino Núñez (Chile) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 40': Foul by Víctor Dávila (Chile).
  • 40': Nicolás González (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 40': Víctor Dávila (Chile) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Nicolás González (Argentina) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
  • 44': Corner, Chile. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
  • 45'+1': Matías Catalán (Chile) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Mauricio Isla.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nahuel Molina.
  • 45'+2': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Eduardo Vargas (Chile) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Argentina).
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Argentina 0, Chile 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Argentina 0, Chile 0.
  • 46': Cristian Romero (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 46': Foul by Eduardo Vargas (Chile).
  • 47': Attempt saved. Lisandro Martínez (Argentina) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul with a cross.
  • 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.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolás González.
  • 50': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolás González (Argentina).
  • 51': Substitution, Argentina. Giovani Lo Celso replaces Nicolás González because of an injury.
  • 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 53': Foul by Víctor Dávila (Chile).
  • 53': Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 56': Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Foul by Matías Catalán (Chile).
  • 57': Foul by Felipe Loyola (Chile).
  • 57': Lisandro Martínez (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Corner, Chile. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
  • 61': Substitution, Chile. Carlos Palacios replaces Víctor Dávila.
  • 61': Substitution, Chile. Williams Alarcón replaces Marcelino Núñez.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Darío Osorio (Chile) left footed shot from long range on the left is just a bit too high following a corner.
  • 65': Foul by Paulo Díaz (Chile).
  • 65': Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Paulo Díaz (Chile) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Corner, Chile. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul.
  • 70': Enzo Fernández (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Foul by Felipe Loyola (Chile).
  • 71': Felipe Loyola (Chile) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 71': Foul by Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina).
  • 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.
  • 75': Eduardo Vargas (Chile) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 75': Foul by Cristian Romero (Argentina).
  • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Alexis Mac Allister (Argentina).
  • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 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.
  • 81': Carlos Palacios (Chile) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Paulo Dybala (Argentina).
  • 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.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Carlos Palacios (Chile) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mauricio Isla.
  • 86': Offside, Chile. Mauricio Isla is caught offside.
  • 89': Substitution, Argentina. Valentín Castellanos replaces Julián Alvarez.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Alejandro Garnacho (Argentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso.
  • 90': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Gabriel Arias.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 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.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Argentina 3, Chile 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Argentina 3, Chile 0.

Statistics

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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

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

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

WCQ - CONMEBOL Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Argentina 14 +18 31
2 Ecuador 14 +8 23
3 Uruguay 14 +7 21
4 Brazil 14 +4 21
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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