Uruguay inflicted its first defeat on Argentina as world champions on the fifth matchday of the South American qualifiers for the World Cup 2026. The goals for the Celeste, coached by Argentine Marcelo Bielsa, were scored by Ronald Araujo (41st) and Darwin Núñez (88th), for the Charrúas’ first-ever win in Argentina in World Cup qualifying matches. On the next matchday, the sixth of the World Cup qualifying campaign, La Celeste will host Bolivia in Montevideo, and La Albiceleste will visit Brazil at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro.
| TEAM | SCORE | GOALS |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 0 | -- |
| Uruguay | 2 | Ronald Araújo 41′, Darwin Núñez 87′ |
La Albiceleste comes to this match as the only leader of the competition with 12 points and a perfect score. In the first double date they beat Ecuador 1-0 with a goal by Lionel Messi, a match in which he was injured, and then beat Bolivia 3-0. In the last two matches, they beat Paraguay 1-0 and Peru 2-0 with a brace by the current Inter Miami striker.
Meanwhile, Uruguay is one of the three runners-up, together with Brazil and Venezuela, with seven points. They started with an important 3-1 victory over Chile at home and then lost to Ecuador 2-1. In the two previous matches, they drew 2-2 with Colombia and achieved the most impressive victory, 2-0 against Brazil, in the match in which Neymar was injured and will be out of action for several months.
| HOURS | COUNTRIES |
|---|---|
| 18:00 ET | Mexico |
| 19:00 ET | USA, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Panama |
| 20:00 ET | Puerto Rico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Bolivia and Venezuela |
| 21:00 ET | Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, Brazil and Uruguay |
| 02:00 | Spain (Friday, November 17) |
| COUNTRIES | TV CHANNELS |
|---|---|
| Argentina | TyC Sports and TV Pública |
| Uruguay | Dsports |
| Rest of South America | DSports and DGO via streaming |
| United States | Telemundo |
| Mexico | ViX Premium (streaming) |
| Spain | Movistar+ |
Argentina is the sole leader with 12 points, with four consecutive victories: they beat Ecuador 1-0, Bolivia 3-0, Paraguay 1-0 and Peru 2-0.
Uruguay, meanwhile, is one of the three runners-up alongside Brazil and Venezuela, with 7 points. They started with a 3-1 home win over Chile and then lost to Ecuador 2-1, followed by a 2-2 draw with Colombia and the most impressive win, a 2-0 win over Brazil.
Argentina and Uruguay have played each other 190 times, with 87 wins for the Albiceleste, 59 for Los Charrúas and 44 draws. The last time they met in an official match was on 12 November 2021, on matchday 13 of the qualifiers for Qatar 2022. The match was played in Montevideo, and Argentina won 1-0, with Ángel Di María scoring the goal.
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