World Cup 2026: when and against whom will the Argentine National Team debut for South American Qualifiers

The conmebol confirmed today that the South American Qualifiers for him 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico They will begin next September, and the Argentine national team will debut against Ecuador as a local.

After the meeting of the Board of Directors that took place on Tuesday in Kigali, Rwandain advance of 73rd FIFA Congressthe conmebol announced the schedule for the qualifying tournament for the next World Cup.

The first two dates will be next September and the selected World Champion will face Ecuador, at home, and Bolivia, as a visitor.

The rest of the fixture for the team led by Lionel Scaloni is as follows

. Date 3 (October) Argentina-Paraguay

. Date 4 (October) Peru- Argentina

. Date 5 (November) Argentina-Uruguay

. Date 6 (November) Brazil- Argentina

. Date 7 (September 2024) Argentina- Chile

. Date 8 (September 2024) Colombia- Argentina

. Date 9 (October 2024) Venezuela- Argentina

. Date 10 (October 2024) Argentina-Bolivia

. Date 11 (November 2024) Paraguay- Argentina

. Date 12 (November 2024) Argentina-Peru

. Date 13 (March 2025) Uruguay- Argentina

. Date 14 (March 2025) Argentina- Brazil

. Date 15 (June 2025) Chile- Argentina

. Date 16 (June 2025) Argentina- Colombia

. Date 17 (September 2025) Argentina- Venezuela

. Date 18 (September 2025) Ecuador- Argentina.

Throughout the qualifying period there will also be seven FI date windowsFA for the dispute of two friendlies for each one: they will be in March 2023 and 2024, June 2023 and 2024, October and November 2025, and June 2026.

The meeting was headed by the Conmebol holder, Alejandro Domínguezhad the participation of Gianni Infantino, President of FIFAand also with the presence of Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia, president of the AFA.