Argentina will host Paraguay at home, as part of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

 

With superior class and the advantage of being cheered by the home crowd, Argentina easily controlled the match and scored the opening goal in the 3rd minute thanks to Otamend, the Benfica defender scored an unprecedented masterpiece. pear from De Paul’s corner kick.

 

Having an early advantage, La Albiceleste played with more confidence and freely bombarded Paraguay’s goal.

 

However, the opportunities unfortunately passed by due to Lautaro Martinez’s incompetence. The highlight of the match came in the 60th minute when captain Lionel Messi was sent onto the field. However, because they just returned from injury, El Pulga seems to not be at their best in this match. The clearest opportunity that the 36-year-old striker created was a corner kick that hit the away goal post in the 77th minute.

 

In the end, Argentina won against Paraguay with a score of 1-0 after 90 minutes of play. With this result, the 2022 World Cup champion continues to consolidate the top position in the South American World Cup qualifying group with 9 points after the first 3 matches.