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22/11/2023–|Last updated: 11/22/202311:57 AM (Mecca time)
The Argentine national football team doubled the pain of its Brazilian counterpart, defeating it in its own home with a clean goal at dawn today, Wednesday, Mecca time, in the sixth round of the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup finals.
The Uruguay national team continued its victories, defeating Bolivia by 3-0, Colombia also defeated Paraguay with a clean goal, and Ecuador defeated Chile with a clean goal, while Peru tied with Venezuela 1-1.
At the famous Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, the Argentine national team decided its match against its Brazilian counterpart with a single goal scored by Nicolas Otamendi, the Portuguese Benfica player, in the 63rd minute.
Argentina…the first team to beat Brazil at home in the history of World Cup qualifiers🏟
Watch the only goal⬇#South_America_Qualifiers #Brazil_Argentina | #SSC pic.twitter.com/EiMkhBTbB5
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The Samba team completed the match with ten players after Newcastle United’s Joelinton was sent off near the end.
The Argentine national team thus returned to the path of victories again after the defeat in its last match against Uruguay, which snapped a series of 4 consecutive victories for Argentina.
Joelinton before the direct red card 🟥🇧🇷#South_America_Qualifiers#Brazil_Argentina | #SSC pic.twitter.com/w7gZLfX0bV
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The Argentine team thus raised its score to 15 points, alone at the top, two points ahead of the second-placed Uruguay team.
As for the Brazilian team, it suffered its third consecutive defeat in the qualifiers, which it opened with two victories and a draw, leaving its score frozen at 7 points in sixth place.
This is Brazil’s first ever loss at home in World Cup qualifiers.
Clashes between fans🇧🇷🇦🇷
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The start of the match was delayed for about half an hour after a riot from the Argentine fans, and Brazilian security intervened to arrest some of the troublemakers.
Argentina’s captain, Lionel Messi, objected to the security’s treatment of the fans supporting his country’s national team, so he returned with the team members to the locker room before returning to the field again.
The national team players go to the fans to calm the atmosphere🏟🇦🇷🇧🇷#South_America_Qualifiers #Brazil_Argentina | #SSC pic.twitter.com/kENtnlXzvu
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Fans of Brazil and Argentina began quarrels during the playing of the Brazilian national anthem, prompting police to file charges against fans of the visiting team, who responded by throwing stands seats at security personnel.
One of the Argentine fans lay on the field with his face covered in blood before he was taken away.
For his part, Messi accused the Brazilian police of brutality. He said – in a television interview at the stadium – “It was bad because we saw how they were beating people… As actually happened in the Copa Libertadores final, the police were hitting people again with sticks. Some players took their families to the stadium to attend the match.”
Argentina national team players led by Messi leave the match field🇦🇷🏟#South_America_Qualifiers #Brazil_Argentina | #SSC pic.twitter.com/maNcgjQsw9
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He continued, “We went to the dressing room because it was the best way to calm everything down, and the matter could have ended in tragedy. You think about the families and the people on the field who do not know what is happening, and we were more concerned with that than playing the match, which at that moment was a secondary issue.” .
For his part, Brazilian captain Marquinhos, who was seen speaking with Messi and some Argentine players during their attempts to calm the situation, expressed his dissatisfaction with these events.
A clash between Rodrigo and Messi after returning to the match field#South_America_Qualifiers#Brazil_Argentina | #SSC pic.twitter.com/xVdlc10CS4
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Marquinhos told reporters, “We were very concerned for the families, women and children who we saw terrified in the stands.”
He added, “Inside the stadium, it was difficult for us to understand what was happening. It was a very scary situation.”
Violent clashes broke out between fans of Boca Juniors of Argentina and Fluminense of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro before the Copa Libertadores final between the two clubs this month.
