"Argentina have long since been home and hosed in qualifying for the 48-team tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Ten points clear at the top of the CONMEBOL qualifying group, La Albiceleste are assured of finishing first and may experiment with different players as they looked ahead to next year's finals. There are four uncapped players in the Argentina squad, including Manchester City's Claudio Echeverri, who is on loan at Bayer Leverkusen."
"All the jeopardy in this game concerns Venezuela, who occupy seventh spot and a place in the inter-confederation play-off as it stands. They are a point ahead of eighth-placed Bolivia and four behind sixth-placed Colombia going into the final two qualifiers. With Colombia hosting Bolivia in Barranquilla, Venezuela will be hoping for a draw in that fixture and a stunning win over Argentina to at least ensure their place in the play-offs and keep their hopes of sneaking into sixth spot alive."
Argentina sit ten points clear and are already assured of finishing first in CONMEBOL qualifying for the 2026 World Cup, allowing rotation and experimentation. Four uncapped players are included in the squad, including Claudio Echeverri, and Lionel Messi is likely to earn his 194th cap. Enzo Fernández is suspended and Lisandro Martínez is injured. Venezuela occupy seventh, one point above Bolivia and four behind Colombia, and currently hold an inter-confederation play-off spot. Venezuela need a draw in Colombia v Bolivia and a win in Buenos Aires to secure at least the play-off place. Goalkeeper José Contreras is injured; Rafael Romo likely starts.
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