The Argentine National Team is close to experiencing another double date of the South American Qualifiers. The race to qualify for the 2026 World Cup in North America began in the best way for the world champion team, as they have accumulated 12 points out of 12 played. The victories against Ecuador and Paraguay at home, as well as Bolivia and Peru as visitors, allowed for a good harvest of units. Now, Scaloneta receives Uruguay in La Bombonera on Thursday, November 16 and visits Brazil 5 days later.
On the next FIFA date, the world champions will have their most demanding test of the qualifying rounds, since the Uruguayans and the Brazilians present the teams with the most recognized players on the continent. Until now, the Argentine National Team has faced tough teams but that do not have the individual quality of their next 2 rivals. They also faced a very minor team like the Bolivian team at the height of La Paz, but they knew how to give a blow of authority, achieving a 3-0 win that they had never been able to achieve.
Before the game, the person who spoke about how to stop Messi was also Argentine Marcelo Bielsa, coach of the Uruguayan National Team. "There is no coach who, before facing Messi, is not asked how to reduce the player. If you categorize the answers, you will see that none of them were effective. There is no effective formula or procedure to stop Messi, the best player in the world, justifiably , and without a doubt of my opinion," said Bielsa. "On any court and against any rival, we are going to try to dominate. The match against Argentina is not going to be easy in any way," added the coach.
Federico Valverde's statements
The Real Madrid midfielder knew how to share training with Cristiano Ronaldo. However, now Federico Valverde praised Lionel Messi when he arrived at the Buenos Aires airport: "I don't know how to stop Messi, I could never stop him. He is one of the best players in the world." Valverde and Uruguay will have the difficult task of trying to beat what, at this moment, is the best team in the world.
