The Argentine national team achieved a historic victory over Brazil in the 2026 World Cup Qualificationfor South American Zone (Conmebol), Wednesday (22/11/2023). Yes, La Albiceleste, Argentina’s nickname, managed to beat Brazil 1-0 at the Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro.
This victory felt special for Team Tango because they were able to beat Team Samba as the visiting team in the qualifying round. Apart from that, this result repeats the sweet victory of the 2021 Copa America. At that time, Argentina managed to win 1-0 in the final round over Selecao at the same stadium as today.
For your information, Brazil has never lost at home in a World Cup qualifying round. Today history was recorded, Brazil felt a “stain”, their first defeat at home in World Cup Qualification. Previously, they recorded a record of 51 wins and 13 draws.
However, this match did not run completely smoothly and pleasantly. Kickoff was postponed due to chaos between Brazilian and Argentinian fans before the start of the match. The security forces and police who tried to calm the situation actually injured one of the Argentine supporters. The police took repressive action with their batons. This caused one of the Argentina supporters to leak his head.
The riot was sparked by mutual jeering between Brazilian and Argentinian fans before the match started. After a delay of around 30 minutes, the Brazil vs Argentina match finally took place and it was hot from the start.
Responding to this action, Argentina captain Lionel Messi defended his supporters and regretted the behavior of the police who beat them. “We saw how the police beat people and also some of our families here, it also happened in the Libertadores final,” he said. “They are more focused on that than on the match,” said Messi. “We are one family. We decided to play to make the situation calmer,” said La Pulga, quoted from the social media X account @FabrizioRomano.
Messi added that, despite making history, the actions committed against Argentina supporters were unacceptable. “Tonight we have made history, but it is important to say that this will be marked by oppression,” he said. “It is unacceptable. It is madness. It must stop immediately,” said the owner of eight Ballon d’Ors.
