CONMEBOL qualifying for the 2024 FIFA World Cup continues on Tuesday as Argentina faces Bolivia.
Right now, both teams are in a position to qualify for the World Cup, with Argentina sitting first in the standings and Bolivia sitting in sixth.
Of course, Argentina’s spot is much more secure, so Bolivia could use a good result on Tuesday when these sides meet at Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires.
However, they have struggled in recent games, with only two wins in their last five. They will aim to strengthen their position with a home win against Bolivia, a team that has historically struggled in away fixtures. Bolivia, however, has experienced an upturn in form under new coach Oscar Villegas. They secured their first away qualifier win in 31 years against Chile and followed it up with victories over Venezuela and Colombia. Bolivia’s win against Colombia was especially remarkable.
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Date: Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024
Time: 7:55 p.m. ET
TV Channel: NBC Universo
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Argentina drew 1-1 with Venezuela on Thursday. Nicolás Otamendi, who plays for Primeira Liga club Benfica, scored his team’s lone goal in the 13th minute. The team held that lead for the entire first half, but wasn’t able to keep Venezuela out of the net.
Bolivia is coming off a 1-0 win over Colombia last time out. Miguel Terceros, who plays in Brazil’ Serie B for Santos, scored the winning goal in the 58th minute.
Argentina is no stranger to international success. The nation won the 2022 World Cup and has advanced out of the group stage in five consecutive World Cups. The last time Argentina failed to qualify was in 1970.
Lionel Messi will start for Argentina vs. Bolivia on Tuesday in their World Cup qualifier.
Messi is going to be in the starting eleven for Argentina. According to Gastón Edul, Messi will once more start for Argentina, after having started in the 1-1 draw vs. Venezuela on Thursday.
This will be the first time that Lionel Messi plays in Argentina since the 2-0 loss against Uruguay in November 2023 which was also a World Cup qualifying match. As reported, Lautaro Martínez is also set to start and there is another report stating that Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni could start Messi, Lautaro and Julián Álvarez against Bolivia.
