Preview Brazil Vs Argentina: Moment Back To Positive Track

Lionel Messi has his own ambitions when he meets Brazil in the 2026 Conmebol Zone Qualification World Cup (Instagram/@aphaseleccion).

JAKARTA Brazil will host Argentina at the Maracana Stadium on the sixth matchday of the 2026 World Cup Qualification Zone Conmebol, Wednesday, November 22, 2023 morning WIB.

Both teams are in pain after losing both on the fifth matchday. Brazil was beaten by Colombia 1-2, while Argentina was silenced 0-2 at home.

However, Argentina's condition is more profitable. In addition to being at the top of the standings, they have only lost once in five qualifying matches.

It's very different from the Samba Team. Fernando Diniz's team have never won in the last three qualifying parties. They lost twice and drew once. Now, Brazil is in fifth place in the standings with a collection of seven points.

Both of them carried the motivation to win to return to the track positive after the last defeat. In addition, of course, they don't want to be ashamed in front of their rivals.

However, the current condition has made Brazil's ambition to meet obstacles. Many core players have to be absent, such as Vinicius Junior and Neymar Jr. still injured.

In addition, Diniz doesn't seem to have found the right touch on how to polish the Samba Team. Brazil's only pride that can be put forward at home to the Tango Team is a record of never losing at home during qualifying.

However, that's not too flashy either. They only won once against Bolivia (5-1) and the series against Venezuela (1-1).

Another note on paper that can make Brazil raise their chin is about the record meeting with Argentina in all competitions since 1914.

According to Transfermarkt, the two clashed 108 times where Brazil won 45 times and Argentina only won 40 times, 23 others ended in a draw.

Diniz can now only hope that this slick record will be a trigger. Regardless, he also hopes for a miracle coming from the young Real Madrid star, Endrick Felipe.

The 17-year-old made his debut in Brazil's senior team against Colombia last week. He is in high motivation to do his best, especially since he is eager to meet Lionel Messi and beat him.

"Messi phenomenal, is back to being the best in the world this year. I just want to enjoy the moment of playing against him, being in the same stadium as him, because he is the only person I see in video games."

"Seeing Messi up close will be a great experience," Felipe said at Marca.

Meanwhile, Argentina only needs to collect back a touch of victory from previous parties.

The defeat against Uruguay was quite painful. You see, it undermined the record of the Tango Team, which has been unbeaten since losing to Saudi Arabia 1-2 in the 2022 World Cup.

However, they don't want to drag on. Tango's team is clearly the favorite even though the draw is the most realistic for both teams.

Argentina has not experienced a drastic decline in quality like Brazil. Moreover, Messi has big ambitions at dusk in his career with Team Tango.

He was pushed to score against Brazil in an official tournament, the only thing he had not achieved in 13 meetings with his rival.

La Pulga did score five goals against Brazil, but it was only a test match. Plus, he wants to improve his meeting record with Brazil, which currently only won five times, drew two, and lost six times.