Brazil and Argentina Suffer Defeats in World Cup Qualifiers.

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Brazil and Argentina Suffer Defeats in World Cup Qualifiers.

Brazil and Argentina both faced losses in their recent 2026 World Cup qualifying matches.

Brazil suffered a 1-0 loss to Paraguay in their World Cup qualifying match, marking their fourth defeat in the last five qualifiers. 

Liverpool’s Alisson, Newcastle’s Bruno Guimaraes, and West Ham’s Lucas Paqueta all started, with Real Madrid’s Rodrygo, Endrick, and Vinicius Jr leading the attack.

Defending champions Argentina fell 2-1 to Colombia, with James Rodriguez scoring the winning penalty. Lionel Messi, now with Inter Miami, did not play for Argentina.

Manchester United’s Manuel Ugarte, who recently transferred from PSG, started for Uruguay in their 0-0 draw against Venezuela.

In the South American qualifiers, Argentina leads the table by two points, while Brazil is in fifth place.