Argentina secured a dominant 2-0 victory over archrivals Brazil in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, further solidifying their position as South America's top team. The match, held at a packed Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires, saw Argentina control the game with clinical finishing and relentless pressure. Goals from Julián Álvarez and Enzo Fernández in the first half sealed the win, leaving Brazil struggling to respond. This victory extended Argentina's unbeaten streak against Brazil in recent years and highlighted their depth even without Lionel Messi, who missed the match due to injury . Brazil's disjointed performance raised further questions about their campaign under coach Dorival Júnior.⚽🔥 #Soccer #Football #Highlights #Goals #Sports
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00:00Estadio da Luz awaits another European thriller.
00:04Here they come, early on, big chance in the middle!
00:07Oh, what a save by Szczesny.
00:09Well, Benfica led in the first three minutes here.
00:12A watchable game earlier on.
00:14And here's Dani Olmo, who strikes!
00:16Oh, and it wasn't far away.
00:18Hansi Flick, unmoved.
00:20Here's Pedri, and that will fall all the way through here to Rafinha,
00:23and Olmo, and surely now for Lewandowski,
00:27and not for La Niña, Mau, and somehow Benfica survive.
00:32It had...
00:33It's one of those crazy games, isn't it?
00:35I mean, watch out here, though, because Pavlidis is broken away.
00:37Koulbarsi slides. Yes, he is.
00:40Barca are down to ten.
00:42And Pau Koulbarsi has been sent for the home side.
00:47And it's saved by Szczesny, and the rebound is back heel nicely,
00:51and bursts into an advanced position here.
00:53He threw on goal, he squares it, and I think he should have gone on his own.
00:56It opened up for Rafinha.
00:58Yeah, that's what Pedri cuts inside.
01:00Maybe this time, saved by Szczesny,
01:02and he's miraculously got it out with his feet, too.
01:05A...
01:06...in behind.
01:07Oh, and watch out, that's a big error.
01:09It's let Rafinha in.
01:10Rafinha strikes, and he scores!
01:12An incredible goal for Barca!
01:15One of the great European goals on the biggest stage,
01:19has put the Catanans ahead at the Estadio da Luz.
01:23A screamer from their Brazilian god.
01:26He has come down to give Barca...
01:29Oh, good ball.
01:31Charts here.
01:32Inigo Martinez has got back in.
01:34And Benfica is still going.
01:36Penalty.
01:39Just when Barca...
01:40Oh, offside.
01:41Offside, flag is up.
01:43So, that won't be given as a spot kick for now.
01:46We await confirmation from Viet.
01:48Could change the whole complexion of the tie.
01:50Donato Sanchez.
01:51There's another great save from Chesley to come.
01:54That's what there is.
01:55He's been brilliant this evening.
01:57We're really proud about our team.
02:00They fight after the 22nd minute with one player less.
02:05And really, it was unbelievable.
02:07They score, then the 1-0 for us.
02:11And then we win this match.
02:12It was really good.
02:13It's good for the next leg.
02:16And of course, I hope there are a lot of fans on there.
02:20They support us because the team deserved it.
02:23All the team, everyone fight for each other.
02:27So, it's really good to see this.
02:29And also, I know that Benfica has a lot of chances.
02:34But today, we had a good goalie on the pitch.
02:37And of course, we deserve this.
02:39For me, it's very important to be ready.
02:44When the referee whispered, we have to be ready.
02:47So, it's also the first two minutes.
02:49They had two great chances.
02:52And this could not happen.
02:54I think we saw today a different side of Barcelona.
02:58We understood that after the red card of Paolo,
03:01we had to stay compact and defend a little bit deeper
03:04and wait for our chances.
03:06We know that if we were to skip the red card,
03:07we have to be ready.
03:08To be honest with you, it's okay.
03:09The other day of the card is,
03:10we have to be ready for the red card.
03:12You have to get younger people,
03:13and even have to go through the card.
03:14We're super grateful.
03:15I know.
03:16So, as I said, I'm ready for this.
03:17I'm ready for this last to make sure we're gonna get
03:18in peace.
03:19But I'm ready for this.
03:20I'm ready for this.
03:21I was ready for this.
03:22If I went through this deck...
03:24I think it went through this way,
03:25I was ready for this,
03:26you were to go through the first time.
03:27This is, I think it's just too important.
03:29Her number is the specific one thing.