2026 World Cup qualifying match schedule for South America today, September 12

Argentina, after their opening match against Ecuador, went to Bolivia to continue the challenge at an altitude of more than 3,600 meters in La Paz. Here, Lionel Messi and his teammates ended 15 years without a win with a score of 2-1 in 2020.

Even though the home team Bolivia just lost 1-5 to Brazil, they are always formidable in La Paz, something Argentina understands better than anyone. That is probably also one of the reasons why the reigning world champions still put Messi in the squad even though they don't know if he will play as a starter or a reserve.

While Argentina faces challenges at altitude, rival Brazil also travels to Peru, the team just drew goalless with Parguay in the opening match despite playing without players. The green and yellow army has defeated Peru in 7 consecutive official matches since 2016.

Brazil has had Neymar return for the first time since the 2022 World Cup and now the striker is helping to refresh the Selecao squad under coach Fernando Diniz. Against Bolivia, Neymar and Rodrygo both scored twice, while the other goal belonged to Raphinha.

The second biggest win in the opening match was Uruguay, who defeated Chile 3-1. This time they returned home to welcome Colombia in an evenly matched confrontation when the opponent also just won 1-0 against Venezuela.

03:00: Bolivia vs Argentina

04:00: Ecuador vs Uruguay

05:00: Venezuela vs Paraguay

07:30: Chile vs Colombia

09:00: Peru vs Brazil