The Argentina national football team will host Peru in their upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers clash at La Bombonera in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The Argentina vs Peru, FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers will start at 5:30 AM IST on Wednesday, November 20. Live streaming of the match will be available in India.

Under head coach Lionel Scaloni, Argentina will look to bounce back after suffering a 1-2 defeat against Paraguay at the Estadio Defensores del Chaco in their previous game last week.

While Lautaro Martínez gave Argentina an early lead in the 11th minute, Antonio Sanabria equalised for Paraguay eight minutes later. Paraguay rode on Omar Alderete’s match-winning goal in the second half to bag three crucial points from the game.

Despite the defeat, world champions Argentina are placed on top of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers 2026 CONMEBOL standings with 22 points from 11 matches, three points clear of Uruguay and Colombia.

On the other hand, the Peru national football team has struggled in the ongoing FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.

Led by manager Jorge Fossati, Peru played out a goalless draw against Chile in their previous qualifying fixture at home.

Having registered just a solitary victory in 11 games, Peru are currently languishing ninth in the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers 2026 CONMEBOL standings with seven points.

Interestingly, Peru did not qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and their last appearance in the marquee football competition was in 2018 when they were knocked out in the group stage.

Meanwhile, Argentina will miss the services of defenders Cristian Romero and Lisandro Martinez due to injuries in the upcoming clash.

Marseille centre-back Leonardo Balerdi is expected to slot in at the heart of the defence alongside Nicolas Otamendi.

The likes of captain Lionel Messi, Emiliano Martinez, Julian Alvarez, Lautaro Martinez, Rodrigo De Paul, Alexis Mac Allister and Enzo Fernandez are expected to feature against Peru.

For Peru, there are no major injury concerns and manager Jorge Fossati could retain his playing XI from last game.

Argentina vs Peru football head-to-head

The Argentina vs Peru football head-to-head favours La Albiceleste. Argentina have won 37 of the 58 matches that they have played against each other. Peru have registered just seven victories while as many as 14 matches have ended in draws.

The last time these two sides met, Argentina beat Peru 2-0 in a Copa America 2024 Group A match at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida in June 2024.

Star forward Lautaro Martínez netted a brace to guide Argentina to a win.

Where to watch Argentina vs Peru FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers live in India

Live streaming of the Argentina vs Peru FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers will be available on the FanCode app and website in India.

There will be no live telecast of Argentina vs Peru FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers on any TV channel in India.

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Brazil will host Peru in a FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier match at the Arena BRB Mane Garrincha in Brasilia on Wednesday, October 16.

The Brazil vs Peru FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier match will start at 06:15 AM IST on Wednesday. Live streaming of the match will be available in India.

Brazil head into this contest after a 2-1 comeback win away at Chile on Friday. Igor Jesus and Luiz Henrique scored in either half to seize the all-important three points for Brazil after Chile had opened the scoring in the second minute through Eduardo Vargas. 

Meanwhile, Peru travel to Brazil with the confidence of a 1-0 win at home against Uruguay on Saturday. Miguel Araujo scored a late winner to give Peru their first win of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifier campaign.

Brazil are currently fourth in the FIFA World Cup 2026 CONMEBOL region qualifying standings with 13 points after four wins, four losses and a draw after nine rounds. 

Peru, on the other hand, have won only once, drawn thrice and lost five games, totaling six points and they lie in ninth spot in the 10-team table.

CONMEBOL, also known as the South American Football Confederation, has a total of 10 teams with each team playing two matches, at home and away, against all the other sides. 

The top-six teams after 18 rounds of matches will directly qualify for the FIFA World Cup 2026 which will be jointly hosted by the United States of America, Canada and Mexico. The team placed seventh will proceed to play in the FIFA Play-Off Tournament.

Five-time World Champions Brazil had topped the last two editions of the FIFA World Qualifiers in the CONMEBOL region. Brazil are currently ranked fifth in the FIFA World Rankings whereas Peru are in the 43rd spot as per the latest rankings list.

Brazil vs Peru football head-to-head

The Brazil vs Peru head-to-head record is heavily loaded in Brazil’s favour of the Selecao, winning 38 of the total 52 matches, including a 1-0 win in their last encounter against Peru in the second round of the current FIFA World Cup 2026 CONMEBOL Qualifiers in September 2023.

Peru, meanwhile, have won five times with their last win over Brazil coming in an international friendly in 2019. As many as nine matches have ended in draws.

Where to watch Brazil vs Peru FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier match live in India

Live streaming of the Brazil vs Peru FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier match will be available on the FanCode app and website in India. 

There will not be any live telecast of the Brazil vs Peru FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier match on any TV channel in India.

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The Argentina national football team will square off against Peru in their upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers clash at the Estadio Nacional de Lima in the Lima District, Peru. The PER vs ARG match will start at 7:30 AM Indian Standard Time (IST) on Wednesday, October 18.

The reigning world champions have made an impressive start to their FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifying campaign.

Under head coach Lionel Scaloni, La Albiceleste will head into the clash after beating Paraguay 1-0 courtesy of a sensational strike from Nicolas Otamendi.

Earlier, Argentina began their campaign with another 1-0 victory over Ecuador, before registering a comprehensive 3-0 win against Bolivia.

With nine points from three matches, Argentina are placed at the top of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers Conmebol standings, two points ahead of arch-rivals Brazil.

On the other hand, the Peru national football team has struggled in their FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifying campaign so far.

Juan Reynoso’s men were held to a goalless draw by Paraguay in their opening qualifying fixture.

However, they later went down to Brazil 0-1 and also succumbed to a 0-2 loss to Chile in their last game.

Having failed to qualify for the previous edition of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, Peru are once again languishing at ninth spot on the points table.

Meanwhile, Argentina captain Lionel Messi is expected to feature in the starting XI after getting some playing time in the second half against Paraguay.

Peru vs Argentina football head-to-head

Argentina have a dominant head-to-head record against Peru in international football. La Albiceleste have won 35 of the 56 matches that they have played so far. Peru have registered just seven victories, while as many as 14 matches have ended in draws.

Where to watch Peru vs Argentina FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers live in India?

Live streaming of Peru vs Argentina FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers will be available on FIFA+ app and website in India.

There will be no live telecast of Peru vs Argentina FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers on any TV channel in India.

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Brazil face off against Peru while Argentina lock horns with Colombia in the semi-finals of Copa America 2021, starting from Tuesday, July 6.

Both Brazil and Argentina are unbeaten in the competition so far, making them the favourites to compete in the final. After topping their respective groups, the teams did well enough to book a place in the semi-final.

While Argentina had a rather easy route, beating Ecuador 3-0 in the quarter-finals, Brazil had to face a stern challenge from Chile. Lucas Paqueta’s 46th-minute goal made the difference as a 10-man Brazil held Chile in fine fashion.

Brazil’s opponents, Peru, finished second in their group and had to rely on a penalty shoot-out against Paraguay to make it to the last four. 

Colombia, on the other hand, had a similar fate. While they finished third in the group stage, they took their quarter-final game against Uruguay right until the penalties. Goalkeeper David Ospina made the difference as Colombia beat their opponent 4-2 on penalties.

Copa America 2021 semi-final schedule, fixtures and India match times

All match times are in Indian Standard Time (IST)

Day and Date	Match	Venue	Time
Tuesday, July 6	Brazil vs Peru	Olympic Stadium	4:30 AM
Wednesday, July 7	Argentina vs Colombia	Estadio Nacional de Brasília	6:30 AM

Where to watch Copa America 2021 semi-final live in India?

Brazil vs Peru and Argentina vs Colombia Copa America 2021 semi-finals will be telecast live on Sony Six, Sony Ten 2 and their corresponding HD TV channels in India. Sony Ten 3 will telecast the matches in Hindi.

Live streaming of Copa America 2021 semi-final matches will be available on the SonyLIV app and JioTV.

Featured photo: AFP / Nelson Almeida

Chile's footballers have refused to play in next week's friendly against Peru due to the weeks-long crisis in their country, the football association (ANFP) said in a statement on Wednesday.

Coach Reinaldo Rueda has released all his players back to their clubs.

Chile were due to play neighbors Peru, who beat them in the Copa America semi-finals in Brazil in July, in a friendly in the Peruvian capital Lima on Tuesday.

"We're footballers but above all we're people and citizens," Chile's captain Gary Medel, who plays in defence for Bologna in Italy, wrote on Twitter.

"Right now Chile has much more important priorities than next Tuesday's match."

The decision was taken following "a team meeting" on Wednesday morning at Chile's training center on the outskirts of the capital Santiago, ANFP said.

ANFP said it had informed its Peruvian counterparts of the decision.

Upon arriving in Lima from their clubs earlier this week, some players expressed a reluctance to play the match.

"There's a difficult atmosphere and in my opinion we shouldn't play out of respect for what's happening in the country," Bayer Leverkusen's 74-time capped midfielder Charles Aranguiz said on Tuesday.

Several players have expressed support for the protest movement against President Sebastian Pinera that descended into violence on October 18 and has since left 21 people dead.

Demonstrators angry at social and economic inequality are demanding constitutional changes and that Pinera resign.

"There's a more important match, which is that of equality so that all Chileans live in a fairer country," said Medel.

"We support the demonstrations, but without violence and without injuries, as much on the side of the protesters as the armed forces."

As well as the dead, some 2,000 people have been injured, 200 of which suffered eye injuries from pellets fired by security forces.

"I'm with the people, they rose up and are asking for justice so you have to support them to the fullest," said Barcelona's veteran midfielder Arturo Vidal.

Chile had already canceled a friendly due to be played this week against Bolivia -- another Andean country wracked by street protests following a disputed election on October 20.

These November internationals were Rueda's last opportunity to see his players before Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifying begins in March.

The final of the Copa Libertadores, South America's equivalent of the Champions League, between Argentine holders River Plate and Brazilian giants Flamengo on November 23 has been moved from Santiago to Lima due to the Chile protests.

Professional football in Chile has been suspended for almost a month, with no matches played in either of the top two divisions.

Feature image courtesy: AFP / Nelson Almeida