The gauntlet that is CONMEBOL qualifying has eased a bit with the expanded, 48-team field for the 2026 World Cup; Six teams will qualify automatically and a seventh will reach the six team inter-confederation playoff tournament.

But it’s still chaos and Argentina has already qualified for the 2026 World Cup as the reigning World Cup champs are still flying and Lionel Messi has dipped in and out of qualifying games as his minutes are managed.

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With Argentina already qualified, the table is tightening up beneath them for the other five automatic spots with four games to go as 14 of the 18 rounds of games are in the books.

Brazil had recovered after a slow start but their heavy and humbling defeat at Argentina in March was a real wake-u

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