This Thursday, Argentina beat Chile 1-0 at Estadio Nacional in Santiago for Matchday 15 of the South American qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, thanks to a goal from Julian Alvarez in the first half. Lionel Messi played more than 40 minutes after the break.

In the opening minutes of the first half, Chile tried to press their opponents and forced an error from Nahuel Molina that ended with a shot by Alexis Sanchez, comfortably saved by goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez. However, that would be the only real threat Ricardo Gareca’s side managed to produce in the first half.

From that point on, Argentina took control of possession and dictated the tempo. With their usual patience, the reigning world champions gradually imposed their style and found the opener through Julian Alvarez, who lat

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