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Lionel Scaloni hints at stepping down from Argentina job

Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni reacts on November 22, 2023

Argentina boss Lionel Scaloni admits that he is weighing up his future after seeing his side beat Brazil 1-0 in World Cup qualifying.

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's 2026 World Cup qualification match between Brazil and Argentina, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

The Match

Preview

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole looks at how Brazil could line up in Tuesday's 2026 World Cup qualifier with Argentina.

Form, Standings, Stats

Brazil

All competitions

World Cup Qualifying

Last Game: Colombia 2-1 Brazil
Friday, November 17 at 12am in World Cup Qualifying - South America

Current CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Argentina	5	5	12
2	Uruguay	5	5	10
3	Colombia	5	2	9
4	Venezuela	5	3	8
5	Ecuador	5	1	8
6	Brazil	5	2	7
7	Paraguay	5	-1	5
8	Chile	5	-3	5
9	Bolivia	5	-7	3
10	Peru	5	-7	1

Argentina

All competitions

World Cup Qualifying

Last Game: Argentina 0-2 Uruguay
Friday, November 17 at 12am in World Cup Qualifying - South America

Current CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Argentina	5	5	12
2	Uruguay	5	5	10
3	Colombia	5	2	9
4	Venezuela	5	3	8
5	Ecuador	5	1	8
6	Brazil	5	2	7
7	Paraguay	5	-1	5
8	Chile	5	-3	5
9	Bolivia	5	-7	3
10	Peru	5	-7	1

Both sides will be determined to bounce back from defeats last time out, but it could be a cagey match in terms of the general play, as both managers will be wary of losing it. It would not be a surprise to see Brazil win this despite their disappointing form, but we just have a feeling that the spoils will be shared on Tuesday. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Brazil win with a probability of 47.77%. A draw had a probability of 26.2% and a win for Argentina had a probability of 26.02%.

The most likely scoreline for a Brazil win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.24%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.15%) and 2-0 (9.02%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.41%), while for an Argentina win it was 0-1 (8.43%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 8.4% likelihood.

Result
Brazil	Draw	Argentina
47.77% ( -1.55)	26.22% ( 0.6)	26.02% ( 0.95)

Both teams to score 49.12% (

-0.93)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

45.29% (

-1.63)

54.71% (

1.63)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

23.97% (

-1.37)

76.03% (

1.37)

Brazil Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

77.09% (

-1.37)

22.91% (

1.38)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

43.33% (

-2.06)

56.68% (

2.07)

Argentina Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

63.72% (

-0.07)

36.28% (

0.08)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

26.93% (

-0.07)

73.07% (

0.08)

Score Analysis

Brazil 47.76%

Argentina 26.02%

Draw 26.21%

Brazil	Draw	Argentina
1-0 @ 12.24% ( 0.27) 2-1 @ 9.15% ( -0.19) 2-0 @ 9.02% ( -0.17) 3-1 @ 4.49% ( -0.29) 3-0 @ 4.43% ( -0.27) 3-2 @ 2.28% ( -0.15) 4-1 @ 1.66% ( -0.18) 4-0 @ 1.63% ( -0.17) Other @ 2.85% Total : 47.76%	1-1 @ 12.41% ( 0.25) 0-0 @ 8.31% ( 0.52) 2-2 @ 4.64% ( -0.11) Other @ 0.85% Total : 26.21%	0-1 @ 8.43% ( 0.51) 1-2 @ 6.3% ( 0.12) 0-2 @ 4.27% ( 0.25) 1-3 @ 2.13% ( 0.04) 2-3 @ 1.57% ( -0.04) 0-3 @ 1.44% ( 0.08) Other @ 1.88% Total : 26.02%

How you voted: Brazil vs Argentina

Brazil

31.9%

Draw

20.1%

Argentina

47.9%

Head to Head

Sep 22, 2022 1am

Group Stage

P-P

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Jun 11, 2022 12pm

International Friendly

P-P

Nov 16, 2021 11.30pm

Group Stage

0-0

Paredes (45+1'), Romero (50'), Pezzella (59'), Acuna (75')

Paqueta (45'), Fabinho (73'), Antony (76')

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Jul 11, 2021 1am

Final

1-0

How Brazil could line up against Argentina

Di Maria (22')
Paredes (33'), Lo Celso (51'), De Paul (68'), Otamendi (81'), Montiel (89')

Fred (3'), Lodi (70'), Paqueta (72'), Marquinhos (82')

> Match Report

Nov 15, 2019 5pm

International Friendlies

Form Guide

Argentina 0-2 Uruguay

Peru 0-2 Argentina

Argentina 1-0 Paraguay

Bolivia 0-3 Argentina

Argentina 1-0 Ecuador

Indonesia 0-2 Argentina

Build-up

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Brazil's Raphinha and Gabriel Jesus during training on November 19, 2023

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