Where to Watch Chile vs Argentina for free in the World Cup Qualifiers?

Argentina, the world champions, will travel to Santiago on Thursday night to play Chile, who are in disarray, in the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying round. Although Lionel Scaloni's team guaranteed their place in the championships in March, it appears that Chile, the hosts, would miss the World Cup for the third time in a row.

Chile seems like a shell of the team that was among the greatest in the world ten years ago, winning back-to-back Copa Americas and making it to back-to-back World Cups, in a campaign to forget. With only one loss in their previous four qualifying matches, Ricardo Gareca's team has improved since their absurd home loss to Bolivia late last year, but they still need a small miracle to stand a chance of making it to the finals. However, after securing their qualification with a 4-1 thumping of Brazil in March, Argentina could be feeling adventurous. However, after securing their qualifying with a 4-1 thumping of Brazil in March, Argentina could be feeling adventurous.

Both midfielder Luciano Cabral and defender Paulo Diaz withdrew from the squad prior to their matchup due to injuries; therefore, Chile will be missing both of their games this week. The seasoned Eduardo Vargas had no place in the team either, but Alexis Sanchez, the captain, is included despite playing relatively little for Udinese throughout the season and making only a few starts for the Bianconeri. Lionel Messi, Sanchez's former Barcelona teammate, has returned to the Argentina squad after missing the March internationals due to injury. The all-time record holder and goal scorer will receive his 192nd cap here. Speaking about Messi starting in the game, Scaloni said, “We haven’t decided yet if he’ll start the match. It would be good to know how he’s doing physically. It’s clear that we’re in a position now where we can try other things. Initially, he’s ready to play — but we’ll assess. For now, he’s available, and we’ll make a final decision soon.”

The most prominent players absent from the team because of injuries are Lisandro Martinez, Paulo Dybala, and Alexis Mac Allister; nonetheless, Lautaro Martinez was selected in spite of his injury concerns late in the Inter Milan season. Many will be watching 17-year-old Franco Mastantuono, who may be the next big thing in Argentinean football, and Enzo Barrenechea, who has had a great season on loan at Valencia, one of the team's four uncapped players.

Despite Argentina's historical dominance, Chile's biggest victories were in the Copa America finals in 2015 and 2016, where they won their only two Copa America championships after defeating Argentina on penalties following goalless draws. Argentina has won all eight of their matches since then, including their most recent match in September 2024, which ended in a 3-0 triumph.

Where to Watch Chile vs Argentina – Live Streams & TV Channels

The Chile vs Argentina game will be streamed on multiple platforms across various countries for free. Here are some of the prime locations and streaming platforms in those locations.

The game can also be watched on various other websites like YallaLive, Footem, Live Soccer TV, SportSurge and Koora English Live using a VPN.

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Chile vs Argentina Predicted Lineups

Chile National Football Team Predicted Lineup

Goalkeeper: Cortes

Defenders: Loyola, Maripan, Sierralta, Suazo

Midfielders: Vidal, Echeverria, Pizarro

Attackers: Osorio, Sanchez, Valdes

Argentina National Football Team Predicted Lineup

Goalkeeper: Emi Martinez

Defenders: Molina, Romero, Otamendi, Tagliafico

Midfielders: De Paul, Enzo, Paredes

Attackers: Messi, Lautaro Martínez, Alvarez

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