Argentina vs Chile, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOLArgentina 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
 CHI |
ARG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: Mâs Monumental
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Attendance: 52,160
WCQ - CONMEBOL Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 12 | +14 | 25 |
| 2 | Uruguay | 12 | +8 | 20 |
| 3 | Ecuador | 12 | +7 | 19 |
| 4 | Colombia | 12 | +5 | 19 |
Line-Ups
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  |
| 20 | Alexis Mac Allister |
| 15 | Nicolás González |
| 2 | Nahuel Molina |
| 22 | Lautaro Martínez |
| 9 | Julián Álvarez |
Chile (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Gabriel Arias (GK) |
| 5 | Paulo Díaz |
| 21 | Matías Catalán |
| 6 | Thomas Galdámes |
| 4 | Mauricio Isla |
| 18 | Rodrigo Echeverría |
| 7 | Marcelino Núñez |
| 8 | Darío Osorio |
| 11 | Eduardo Vargas |
| 10 | Víctor Dávila |
| 15 | Felipe Loyola |
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