Overview

• Kickoff is 20:30 at the Monumental, with TV coverage on TyC Sports and Telefe and Chile’s Piero Maza officiating alongside VAR Juan Lara.
• Lionel Messi is widely reported to start, with reports noting late selection calls in attack and midfield for Lionel Scaloni’s side.
• Enzo Fernández is out due to a two-match CONMEBOL suspension, and Alexis Mac Allister traveled but is expected to begin on the bench after limited training.
• Argentina, Ecuador and Brazil are already through to the 2026 World Cup, while six teams contest the remaining three direct berths plus the intercontinental play-off place.
• Venezuela holds the play-off spot and, according to standings scenarios, likely needs victories in both remaining fixtures to contend for an automatic berth.