Argentina can book their location at the 2022 World Cup after they host already-qualified Brazil in San Juan on Tuesday night - however they’ll need results some other place to head their manner.
The Copa América holders sit 2d in CONMEBOL’s 10-crew qualifying institution, six points in the back of Brazil, who confirmed their World Cup berth in a 1-zero win over Colombia on Thursday.
The pinnacle four in the organization will qualify robotically, with the fifth-placed finisher going into an inter-confederation play-off towards a crew from Asia, CONCACAF or Oceania.
With 4 matchdays closing after Tuesday’s qualifiers, Argentina have a 12-factor advantage over Chile, Colombia and Uruguay in fourth, 5th and sixth vicinity, respectively.
This approach that Lionel Scaloni’s guys will open up an unassailable lead over 5th vicinity if they could boom their factors gain of two of these three nations on Tuesday.
Argentina will consequently be assured a berth at subsequent yr’s World Cup in the event that they beat Brazil and any two of Chile, Colombia and Uruguay fail to win. La Albiceleste will even qualify if they draw with Brazil and two of Chile, Colombia and Uruguay lose.
Chile host Ecuador, Colombia are at home to Paraguay and Uruguay go to Bolivia.
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Although Argentina might not clinch a niche at World Cup even supposing they beat Brazil, they may make certain of qualification irrespective of their opponents' outcomes if they take at the least 4 points from Tuesday's conflict and their subsequent qualifier after that.
After facing Brazil, the 2-time world champions are scheduled to take on Chile in Santiago on 27 January 2022.
