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Today there was a match between Argentina and El Salvador, in the match Argentina easily defeated El Salvador by 3-0. I did not see any competition in this match today. I couldn't watch the whole match but I watched the highlights. Cristian Romero in the 16th minute and Enzo Fernández in the 42nd minute and Giovani Lo Celso in the 52nd minute scored 1 goal each. Argentina is a very strong team and can easily beat a team like El Salvador. However, El Salvador played very well as a small team.

UEFA Nations League
Gibraltar - Lithuania
These teams will have two games this Thursday and the next Tuesday in UEFA Nations League, as a relegation play-out match for League C.
Lithuania are normally favourite and better than Gibraltar.
I didn't figure out in the first place why that version of Nations League will resume since it has finished in 2023 and why at that time? I wonder know the logic behind that and behind Nations League itself..

AFC Asian Cup

The competition started yesterday with the host nation Qatar beating Lebanon by three goals.
Three games were played today with a victory for Australia  against India and a 0 - 0 draw in the other two involving China in one and Syria in the other.
Tomorrow there will be three other games:
- Japan - Vietnam
- United Arab Emirates - Hong Kong
- Iran - Palestine

with so many places available and many teams in a worse state than Brazil, I see Brazil managing to qualify, but there are many things that Brazil needs to correct, I commented on this in a post I made a few days ago and I will add what I have been saying, the problem of Brazil is in the directors, I'll give an example: the current coach is an interim coach, I wonder if he is interim for how long? Is it really normal to have an interim coach for more than 1 year?  I see the press saying that Brazil's current coach is interim until Ancelotti ends his contract with Real Madrid and accepts to be Brazil's coach, but that would mean that Brazil's directors had already reached an agreement with Real Madrid and since the interim coach of Brazil is also coach of one of the Brazilian teams that is in Brasileirao, so it shows that it is possible to be coach of a local and national team at the same time, so why didn't Ancelotti become coach of Brazil at the same time real madrid coach?

The reason is probably because it would be difficult to pay attention to two teams at the same time, so I wonder how much time the interim coach has to work, given that he needs to focus on Fluminense? And the most terrible thing is that Fluminense itself is not a top team, honestly, things that you see in Brazilian football make me laugh, they are things that in a way I can't understand. It seems like it's a big deal for Brazilian football managers, it reminds me a lot of the behavior of corrupt managers in my country

I cannot even imagine that happening!
Brazil is sitting in the 6th position right now after some historical failures made by this team. The good news is there will be a long pause period so the team can recover and restart again with Ancelotti? The next matchday will be in September 2024 so there is time to consolidate the team with other good players in my opinion.
The other good news, there will be 6 teams from South America joining the World Cup and even an additional spot after inter-confederation play-off. They could not be that bad to lose a spot like that.

Yep Triple Kill, the formidable Maracana fortress has fallen + 64 unbeaten games of the world cup qualifying at home finally come to an end + lost three in a row in world cup qualification.
The next will be failed to qualify for the 2026 world cup? It will be a big sin for them, football is a religion there.

Uruguay didn't have hard time knocking Bolivia with 3 goals without receiving any. They moved quickly to the second spot after inflicting 2 defeats to the other top teams Brazil and Argentina. Nice performance and results out there for Uruguay players. I don't think Argentina should worry a lot comparing to Brazil which are 6th right now

Brazil 0 - 1 Argentina. That would be a normal result if the match wasn't played in Maracana.. I read that it is only the second time in history that Brazil lost in this stadium and both in front of Argentina. The previous defeat was almost a century ago? Sad moments there..

Uruguay haven’t just only grown points and move up the log but also confidence, it sits well when a team gets victory in consecutive fixtures that boosts their confidence going into the next match and while checking out the logs, Argentina who sits pretty top might have Brazil to worry about with Uruguay coming so fast behind, Uruguay heads to play Bolivia, an encounter I know Uruguay will come out top.

 All eyes will be fixed on the Brazil vs Argentina because results from the fixture will make the log look so good and open counterparts, Colombia and Venezuela who also won their matches are making the group one that’s eye catchy and it’ll be fun to watch South American football because as they say that’s where football is made.

Uruguay vs Bolivia
The World Cup Qualifier match Uruguay vs Bolivia match has started. The first half ended with Uruguay leading 2-0. The 1st goal was scored in the 15th minute by D. Núñez, and the 2nd goal was scored by G. Villamil in the 39th minute. Possession and Passes are much better than Bolivia in Uruguay. Today it seems that Uruguay will score more goals in the second half. For example, Brazil gave 5 goals to Bolivia. Let's see what the end result is. But today Uruguay will win easily. If Uruguay wins today's match, it will go up to number one in the points table. On the other hand, to retain the top spot in the points table, Argentina needs to win against Brazil today.

I think Argentina gonna win this match even though Brazil are playing home in the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Odds in bookies are quite close to each other but there is an advantage for Argentinians. Brazil around 2.5 and Argentina around 2.9.
Plus 1.5 goal at 1.5. Both teams to score around 2.1. You have the feeling that bookies think Brazil couldn't score or what?
This match should be important for Brazil to return to the first places and to close the gap with Argentina.

Argentina team has all the players but Brazil team lacks good players.  The star of the Brazilian team, Neymar, is injured, so the Brazilian team is very weak. So I do everything I am willing to bet for the Argentina team. Because Argentina you are very good and experienced they will try hard enough to go. Because Argentina team has more points in the points table, so definitely Argentina team can win this match. Because Lionel Messi he will try to win his whole performance team.

An interesting match of the World Cup qualifiers will be between Brazil and Argentina. Brazil is a strong team but not in good form this year. Brazil has played a total of 5 matches in the World Cup qualifiers, Brazil has won only 2 matches and drawn 1 match. Brazil is 5th in the points table with 7 points. Argentina are in great form at the moment, winning every match since the World Cup but losing their last match with Uruguay. Argentina is the top 1 in the points table. A Brazil vs Argentina match is always exciting. I am ready to enjoy the exciting match on 22nd November. It will be very difficult for Brazil to win against a strong Argentina team. Which team do you think will win the Brazil vs Argentina exciting match?

I don't know what's most unexpected. Brazil successive failures or Argentina defeat at home against Uruguay!
Brazil are now 5th in the ranking after losing vs Colombia and Uruguay and the draw against Venezuela. Their results are unacceptable at all! Worst they will face Argentina. I know Argentina lost surprisingly vs Uruguay but they will rebound back for sure. After all, Uruguay isn't a bad team, they have good players and they were precise in Argentina match, shots in the target equal a goal.

I never expected the Argentina team to give such a performance to the audience today. Because I had bet for Argentina and I faced loss because every player in Argentina team is experienced and world cup winning player. But Argentina's audience never thought of such a performance with Uruguay. Because their team lost 2-0 despite having Lionel Messi. Despite repeated attacks by the Argentine team, they could not succeed in any way. In total Argentina had 12 shots on goal and Uruguay had 6 shots on goal. But in between, Uruguay managed to shoot two shots, but the Argentine team did not succeed in any way, because the Uruguayan defense was strong.

Yes, it is true what you said that Uruguay won the match with score of 0 - 2 and this was a great victory for Uruguay because after successfully beating Brazil they have now also beaten Argentina.
These two matches gave them full points and provided very good momentum because they immediately rose to second place more quickly, but this victory cannot replace Argentina at the top of the standings with 12 points and Uruguay with 10 points.
In the next match, Argentina will meet Brazil and Uruguay will meet Bolivia, making it possible for Uruguay to win the match again.
Argentina may be little stressed because they are playing against Brazil, which is quite strong team.
If Argentina loses or draws and Uruguay wins the match by landslide then they will automatically top the standings.

Colombia and Venezuela also performed quite well so the competition might be little more interesting in the future to be able to have secure position as determinant of who is eligible to qualify to participate in the 2026 World Cup.

Argentina vs Uruguay
2026 World Cup Qualifier match Argentina vs Uruguay. Already the first half game is over and the second half game has started. Uruguay scored 1 goal in 41 minutes. Argentina was playing 4 matches of the World Cup qualifiers and is number 1 in the points table after winning all 4 matches. If Argentina lose today, they will lose the top spot in the points table. Uruguay put on a great performance to defeat a strong team, Brazil. Today it seems that Uruguay will win, if Uruguay wins, it will go to the top of the points table. 70 minutes of playing is over and there are 20 minutes, will Argentina finally lose to Uruguay today?

One of the factors in Argentina's success in winning the 2022 World Cup is because of the important role of Lionel Messi. Messi created many assists and goals which influenced Argentina's overall performance. Moreover, having Messi by your side will increase the mental and self-confidence of young players. And in the 2026 World Cup, perhaps Messi will not be able to make the contribution he is now.

I think almost everyone expected this kind of performance from Argentina. After all, they are the defending champions of the World Cup. So it was easy to predict that they were going to win this match. I actually think that Argentina is going to play the final of the World Cup again.

The performance of Brazil has been really bad in recent times in the World Cup. Yes, in this match, Brazil was the favourite to win. But they failed. For some reason, I am starting to think that the Brazil team is generally overrated in recent times.

Argentina secured a 2-0 win over Peru thanks to a great performance by Lionel Messi. Argentina have won all four of the first four matches of the World Cup qualifiers. The former World Cup winning team is at the top of the points table with 12 points. 

In another match of the day, Brazil lost 2-0 to Uruguay. Brazil were favorites against Uruguay but they couldn't prove themselves as favorites on the field due to which they were defeated in this match. Brazil lost 3 points after losing against Uruguay and now they are at number three in the points table. Neymar suffered a major injury in this match against Uruguay and was seen walking off the field on a stretcher.

Argentina won as expected with 2 goals to 0 vs Peru in an away game. The other games results weren't that special until you come in front of Brazil one and see them losing their match by 2-0! Uruguay is a good team ok we know that but Brazilian players and coach should stop shaming themselves! They will play in November vs Colombia then Argentina which isn't promising with their actual form..