For the first time in these qualifying tournaments, the world champion will leave the River field and play Celeste on the Boca field.
The Argentina national team started at an overwhelming pace South American Qualifiers heading into the 2026 World Cup, in which he will defend the title he won in Qatar on December 18. La Scaloneta won the four games they played and will want to extend the streak against Uruguay, but will have to make changes from the two previous home games.
THE HISTORY OF ARGENTINA AS A LOCAL IN LA BOMBONERA
WHY IN LA BOMBONERA AND NOT IN THE MONUMENTAL
Against Ecuador and Paraguay, the two previous matches he played in Argentina, The Albiceleste played at home on the River field, the usual home of the national team. However, for this fifth date he had to move because in Núñez it is “recital season”, with performances by The Weeknd, Taylor Swift and upcoming performances by Roger Waters, Red Hot Chili Pepers, Duki and Tan Biónica, without time to restore the playing field.
Initially, the intention was to play the match against Celeste indoors, more specifically at the Mario Kempes Stadium in Córdoba, but the players asked not to have to travel and lose a day off. Therefore, The decision was to return to La Bombonerawhere he played for the last time on March 25, 2002, when they defeated Venezuela 3–0 for the penultimate date of the qualifying matches towards the World Cup that he would win a few months later.
Source: Goal
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