Argentina vs Brazil prediction, stats, tips & team news
Argentina and Brazil renew their rivalry when they meet at the Estadio Mas Monumental in 2026 World Cup qualifying on Wednesday 26th March at 12am (UK time). Argentina sit top of the Conmebol qualifying group after 12 rounds of fixtures, seven points ahead of Brazil. This game will be broadcast live in the UK on Premier Sports 1.
Under 0.5 Brazil goals
Brazil are on a bit of a barren run against Argentina, now going four games without a goal in this fixture.
Highest scoring half: 1st half
Six of the past 10 goals scored in games between Argentina and Brazil have come in the first halves of their matches.
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How both teams go into Argentina vs Brazil
We’re into the final third of Conmebol qualifying for the 2026 World Cup, and Argentina are exactly where they would have hoped to be at this stage. The defending world champions are top of the Conmebol group, some 13 points clear of the first non-qualifying spot. Six teams from Conmebol automatically qualify for the World Cup, with a seventh going through the inter-confederation play-offs. So it’d be hard for the likes of Argentina to fail to qualify. They’ve won eight of their 12 game so far, drawing once alongside three defeats.
Brazil are in a more precarious position, but the record world champions will fancy their chances of qualification. They got off to a rough start in qualifying, which included a four-game winless run. After 12 games, Brazil have won five matches and lost four, with three draws. They sit on 18 points, five points clear of the inter-confederation play-off spot and six ahead of eighth.
Argentina team news
Argentina are yet to name their final squad for the upcoming international break, but they have named a preliminary roster. This includes the likes of Lionel Messi, Paulo Dybala, Alexis Mac Allister and Enzo Fernandez.
Brazil team news
The big news for Brazil’s squad announcement was the return to the national team of Neymar, after a long-term injury layoff. But the Santos star is now a doubt, having missed a recent match due to “discomfort”. It is expected that he’ll be okay to feature. The usual suspects are all in the squad, but there is no space for Endrick.
Argentina vs Brazil head-to-head
Argentina are unbeaten in their past four games against Brazil. This is the best such streak in the fixture for over 30 years, since Argentina went six games without loss against Brazil.
| Argentina vs Brazil H2H | |||||||
| Date | Score | Ground | |||||
| 21/11/23 | Brazil 0-1 Argentina | Maracana, Rio de Janeiro | |||||
| 16/11/21 | Argentina 0-0 Brazil | Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan | |||||
| 10/07/21 | Brazil 0-1 Argentina | Maracana, Rio de Janeiro | |||||
| 15/11/19 | Brazil 0-1 Argentina | King Saud University Stadium, Riyadh | |||||
| 02/07/19 | Brazil 2-0 Argentina | Estadio Mineirao, Belo Horizonte | |||||
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