After Argentina secured a spot in next year’s competition, the main question now is whether the 37-year-old star will play in his sixth tournament and try to win back-to-back championships.

Argentina defeated two South America heavyweights- Uruguay and Brazil in back to back matches without Lionel Messi. Despite this, the Argentine players are hopeful for the 8 time Ballon D'Or winners return. Striker Julian Alvarez following the win over Brazil stated that with Messi that would have scored two or three goals more.

Argentina may have qualified for the 2026 World Cup earlier in the day with Uruguay drawing with Bolivia, but that didn't mean that they were going to let up facing rivals Brazil in the Superclasico de las Americas,