Marquinhos-led Brazil suffer defeat away to Argentina

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Lucas Beraldo’s and Marquinhos’s Brazil fell to a 4-1 defeat at the hands of Argentina at Buenos Aires’s Estadio Monumental last night, on Matchday 14 of CONMEBOL qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

ARGENTINA 4-1 BRAZIL (3-1 at HT)
FIFA World Cup 2026 – CONMEBOL Qualifiers – Matchday 14
Estadio Monumental (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Goals: Alvarez (4'), Fernández (12'), Mac Allister (37') and Simeone (71') for Argentina; Cunha (26') for Brazil.
ARGENTINA: Martínez – Molina, Romero, Otamendi (c), Tagliafico (Medina, 76') – Paredes (Palacios, 82'), De Paul, Almada (Simeone, 68') – Mac Allister (Paz, 76') – Fernández, Alvarez (Correa, 82'). Coach: Lionel Scaloni.
BRAZIL: Bento – Wesley, Marquinhos (c), Murillo (Ortiz, 46'), Arana – André (Éderson, 84'), Joelinton (Gomes, 46') – Raphinha, Cunha (Savinho, 69'), Rodrygo (Endrick, 46') – Vinícius Júnior. Coach: Dorival Júnior.

STANDINGS:

1. Argentina / 31 points, +18 (14 matches played)
2. Ecuador / 23 points, +8 (14 matches played)
3. Uruguay / 21 points, +7 (14 matches played)
4. Brazil / 21 points, +4 (14 matches played)
5. Paraguay / 21 points, +2 (14 matches played)
6. Colombia / 20 points, +4 (14 matches played)
7. Venezuela / 15 points, -4 (14 matches played)
8. Bolivia / 14 points, -16 (14 matches played)
9. Peru / 10 points, -11 (14 matches played)
10. Chile / 10 points, -12 (14 matches played)