Overview
Argentina just had a surprising defeat against weak opponent Paraguay. However, the world champion still maintained the top position in the 2026 World Cup qualifying round in South America.
They are 10 points ahead of the 7th place team and are almost certain to have a ticket to the biggest festival on the planet.
Overall, Argentina showed a relatively impressive performance in the qualifying round. They have the best attack with 20 goals after 11 matches, an average of nearly 2 goals/match.
Therefore, against Peru, who are second to last on the rankings, Argentina is expected to have an easy match. Meeting Peru is a good opportunity for them to relieve pressure and regain the feeling of victory after the stumble against Paraguay.
Peru are currently second to last in the standings and have been inconsistent in form. So far, Peru have only had one win in 11 qualifying matches and are increasingly moving away from a ticket to the 2026 World Cup.
In contrast to Argentina, Peru's attack played very poorly with only 3 goals. Therefore, even if there are problems in defense, Argentina does not need to worry too much. Moreover, Peru will be the guest of Argentina in the next match, so the goal of getting points is extremely difficult.
Argentina has also been superior to Peru in recent confrontations, winning 4 matches and only drawing 1. Argentina has won all 4 recent matches against Peru.
The last time Peru beat Argentina was in 1997 and they have never won on Argentina's field in history.
Human resources situation
Home team Argentina will welcome back Giovani Lo Celso after injury.
On the other side of the front line, Peru will not have the services of Renato Tapia and Yoshimar Yotun due to health problems.
Expected lineup:
Argentina: E. Martinez, Molina, Otamendi, L. Martinez, Tagliafico, De Paul, Enzo Fernanez, Mac Allister, Garnacho, Messi, Alvarez.
Peru: Gallese, Advincula, Zambrano, Sonne, Callens, Trauco, Pena, Cartagena, Castillo, Guerrero, Flores.
The match between Argentina and Peru takes place at 7:00 a.m. on November 20 (Vietnam time).
