Why Lionel Messi did not feature in Argentina’s 4-1 thrashing of Brazil in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers – Firstpost

Defending champion Argentina celebrated its ability for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with a 4-1 collision with the Arch Real Brazil in Buenos Aires on Tuesday. The ‘La Al -Baslist’ has been a standout team in the Conclus League of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, which has won 10 of the 14 matches, which he has played so far with one draw and three losses and 18 solid goals (GD).

Argentina currently enjoys a big lead with 31 points in the upper part of South America’s standing, eight points from Ecuador and 10 more than Uruguay, Brazil is a paragraph – which has collected 21 points in each.

Earlier on Tuesday, Bolivia had already assured a three -time world champion in the FIFA World Cup final after reaching Uruguay without any extent. Then Argentina Julian Alvarez (4 ‘), Enzo Fernandez (12’), Alexis McC Allster (37 ‘) and Jauliano Simon (71’) celebrated even more rigorous after violating Brazil’s defense during their dominant victory.

Brazil has zero wins in its last 5 games against Argentina, only 1 goal score and 7 acknowledged.

Brazil also confessed to 4 goals for the first time in his history in the World Cup qualifier. 🇧🇷 🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/yjsy3qof0e

– Fabrizio Romano (Fabrizioromano) March 26, 2025

In the evening, Syria would have been more forgotten for ‘Silico Canarinho’ if Matthews Kanha did not benefit Christine Romero’s fault in the 26th minute and half of his deficit to score Brazil’s only goal.

The Estio Memorial was a significant absence in the match on Tuesday, Star Forward Lionel Messi, who played a vital role in ending Argentina’s 36 -year -old waiting for the third world award in Qatar in 2022.

Why didn’t Lionel Messi conquered Argentina’s 4-1 on Brazil

Inter -Miami star Messi was sitting outside the Blockbuster World Cup qualifying fixtures on Tuesday due to injury. On Monday, March 17, March 17, his major league Soccer (MLS), in fact, in a 2-1 victory over Miami’s 2-1 against Atlanta United, he left the 37-year-old from the Argentine team due to an injury to ‘low-grade’ addicts.

Messi was on the pitch for the whole period of the game, in which he scored an equal score for Heron in the 20th minute – Atlanta nine minutes after the lead. Later, Haiti’s Winger Faf Packalt ensured Miami with the 89th minute winner to collect complete points from reality.

However, Messi’s absence was hardly felt by Argentina as the men of Lionel Scaleoni had won the dominant victory over the five -time world champions.