The Argentina national team secured first place in the World Cup qualifiers.

2025-06-06 09:22 © AP

In the South American zone qualifying matches for the 2026 World Cup, the Argentine national team defeated Chile away with a score of 1:0.

Lionel Messi played from the 57th minute.

The only goal was scored by Julian Alvarez in the 16th minute.

For the forward, this was his 4th goal in this qualification.

The Argentine national team secured first place in the South American zone qualifiers, leading Ecuador and Paraguay by 10 points with three matches remaining.

Other results:

Paraguay 2:0 Uruguay;

Ecuador 0:0 Brazil.