The Selecao came into the match already qualified, but Messi and co knew they needed to better Chile or Colombia’s result to join them.
After a goalless 90 minutes, the Albiceleste were made to wait on events in Santiago, where a 2-0 win for Ecuador meant they can book their tickets to Qatar.
THAT’S ALL FROM ARGENTINA!
Argentina failed to punch their ticket to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar just yet following a 0-0 draw with rivals Brazil in the Superclasico at the Estadio San Juan.
Both teams came close to an opener with the Selecao missing two big opportunities in the first half.
First with Vinicius Junior on 18 minutes when he ran behind the Albiceleste’s backline to pick up Lucas Paqueta’s through ball but his shot missed Emiliano Martinez’s goal.
And just a minute later, Matheus Cunha almost scored a worldie as he saw Martinez far from his goalpost and tried a long-range effort from midfield that just missed the Aston Villa shot-stopper’s crossbar.
But it was Alisson who had to make the biggest save of the game four minutes before half-time when he stretched and blocked Rodrigo De Paul’s curling shot down his bottom left corner.
It was an eventful first half that also saw Nicolas Otamendi elbowing Raphinha on the jaw inside Argentina’s area and the Leeds star played with a bandage in his mouth until half-time.
The second half was less eventful but Brazil registered the biggest chance of the match on the hour-mark.
Raphinha delivered a free-kick from the left that got cleared from Argentina’s defence.
Fred picked the ball up on the edge of the box and flicked it over with a beautiful shot that rattled Martinez’s crossbar.
Brazil are already through to the 2022 World Cup but Argentina need one more point to join them in Qatar.
UPDATED TABLE
As mentioned earlier, Brazil are already through to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
The Selecao remain top of the CONMEBOL qualifying table with six points separating them from second-placed Argentina.
The Albiceleste are not able to advance for the summer’s showdown just yet as they need one more point to join the Brazilians.
STATS
Argentina dominated 56 per cent of possession against Brazil at the Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario.
The Albiceleste registered a total of nine shots, but only three of them were on target.
Brazil, on the other hand, recorded nine shots with only two of them being on target.
It was quite a physical an intense match that saw both teams committing 21 fouls each.
That led to seven yellow cards, four of which were shown to Argentinean players
ARGENTINA 0-0 BRAZIL
Argentina failed to punch their ticket to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar following a goalless draw with rivals Brazil in the Superclasico at the Estadio San Juan.
Both teams came close to an opener with the Selecao missing two big chances in the first half.
First with Vinicius Junior on 18 minutes when he ran behind the Albiceleste’s defence to pick up Lucas Paqueta’s through ball but his shot missed Emiliano Martinez’s goal.
And just a minute later, Matheus Cunha almost scored a worldie as he saw Martinez far from his post and tried a long-range effort from midfield that just missed the Aston Villa shot-stopper’s crossbar.
But it was Alisson who had to make the biggest save of the game four minutes before half-time when he stretched and blocked Rodrigo De Paul’s curling shot down his bottom left corner.
It was an eventful first half that also saw Nicolas Otamendi elbowing Raphinha on the jaw inside Argentina’s area and the Leeds star played with a bandage in his mouth until half-time.
The second half was less eventful but Brazil registered the biggest opportunity of the match on the hourmark.
Raphinha delivered a free-kick from the left that got cleared from Argentina’s defence.
