Our prediction for this World Cup 2026 match:
Chile
Match Time & Date:
06/06/2025
03:00
Prediction: 0-1
Argentina
Chile will be aiming to keep their 2026 World Cup qualifying hopes alive when they take on Argentina on Friday morning. La Roja are five points behind seventh-place Venezuela, meaning that this has to go down as a must-win game for the home side. Universidad de Chile goalkeeper Gabriel Castellon has received a surprising call-up, while Club America defender Igor Lichovsky is back to the squad. Both Carlos Palacios and Diego Valdes have been omitted. La Albiceleste, on the other hand, rolled over Brazil 4-1 in their last qualifying game to cement top position in the standings.
Argentina have already booked their spot at the 2026 World Cup finals, but they surely want to put icing on the cake on a very successful qualifying campaign. As always, a man to keep an eye on in the away team will be Leo Messi, while AS Roma forward Paulo Dybala has been omitted. Anyhow, away win should be considered as Argentina are more of a team than Chile, that have been struggling in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
Highlighted Player (Lionel Messi):
Lionel Messi is regarded as one of the best players in the history of football. He was born on 24 June, 1987 in Rosario and he began his football career at Newell’s Old Boys. At age 10 he was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency, but having realized his potential at a young age, Barcelona decided to pay for his treatment.
Messi joined Barca in 2001 and he has been playing for the Camp Nou outfit ever since. The Argentine magician has won eight La Liga trophies with Barca and he helped the Catalan giants lift no less than four Champions League titles (2005/2006, 2008/2009, 2010/2011, 2014/2015).
In the 2011/2012 La Liga campaign Messi scored 50 goals for Barca, while netting 14 goals in the 2011/2012 Champions League campaign. The five-time Golden Ball award winner has established himself as Barcelona’s all-time top scorer, but he has yet to win a trophy with Argentina national team at major tournaments. Leo Messi, though, has won Olympic Gold Medal (2008) and FIFA World Youth Championship (2005), with la Albiceleste.
Highlighted Team (Chile):
The Chilean Football Federation has been established in 1895 while Chile’s first-ever international game was a 3-1 loss to Argentina in 1910. The two countries formed a remarkable rivalry over the years and it was exactly against Argentina that Chile won their last major trophy – a 2015 Copa America title.
Prior to their 2015 title Chile had been runners-up in the competition on four different occasions. Chile triumphed in a dramatic final on penalty kicks to reach their first tournament championship. In a symbolic turn of events, Chile start their 2016 Copa America Centenario with a rematch against Argentina. The most capped player of the Chile national team is Barcelona goalkeeper who has past his 100-match mark with the squad he has been a part of since 2004.
Former Lazio and Juventus striker, the legendary Marcelo Salas is the leading scorer with 37 goals to his name. Key player to the current set up is Arsenal winger Alexis Sanchez who has been the team’s leader on the pitch since 2006.
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