On the night of November 22, Moscow time, the national teams of Brazil and Argentina will play a match as part of the sixth round of the 2026 World Cup qualifying stage.
The match was supposed to start at 03:30 Moscow time at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). However, due to the tension in the stadium, the starting whistle was postponed and the fans started fighting in the stands.
Lionel Messi, the striker and captain of the Argentine national team, decided to take his players from the field to the tribune room. While the Argentine team left the field, the Brazilian players remained on the field to wait for the referees’ decision. At the time of writing the news (03:50 Moscow time), the outcome of the match is unknown; It is not yet clear whether the teams will play today or whether the meeting will be postponed.
After five rounds, Argentina led the tournament with 12 points. Brazil is in fifth place with 7 points.
The Argentines lost to Uruguay with 062 points in the last round. For Argentina, this defeat was the first since November 22, 2022 – after which Argentine football players lost to Saudi Arabia (1:2) in the first round of the group stage of the 2022 World Cup final tournament. However, the team has not conceded more goals in 14 matches.
Messi before explained Argentina’s first defeat in a year.