Reigning World Cup champions Argentina head to Uruguay on Friday as Lionel Scaloni’s side aim to put themselves on the brink of qualification for the 2026 World Cup, without Lionel Messi in this squad.
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Argentina are sitting pretty atop the standings in CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying and have a five-point gap ahead of second-place Uruguay. A win in this game in Montevideo and defeats for Bolivia and Venezuela would all but secure their spot in the 2026 World Cup with five games of qualifying to spare.