How to watch Paraguay vs Argentina live: Stream link, team news, prediction

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Just four days after his first foray into the MLS Cup playoffs ended in a shock upset, Lionel Messi turns his attention back to Argentina as the reigning world champions resume 2026 World Cup qualifying against Paraguay on Thursday.

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Inter Miami were bounced out of the first round of the MLS playoffs on Sunday as they were beaten 3-2 by Atlanta United in Game 3 of the best-of-three series, prematurely ending the club’s record-breaking season and Messi’s quest for another league title. Last time out for the national team, Messi scored a hat-trick in a 6-0 win over Bolivia, taking him to an astonishing 112 goals (in 189 appearances) in his illustrious international career – now exactly twice as many as any other player in Argentina’s history (Gabriel Batistuta – 56),

Argentina are closing in on qualification for the 2026 World Cup and are top of the CONMEBOL standings with 22 points from 10 games. Paraguay are in 6th place, one place and one point above the cut-off line, as they seek to qualify for their first World Cup since 2010.

That’s how you see Paraguay vs Argentina live, stream link and start time

Kick off time: 6:30 p.m. ET Thursday (November 14)
Meeting place: Estadio Defensores del Chaco
Stream link: Fanatiz USA

Paraguay team news, focus

Antonio Sanabria leads the way with 3 goals, accounting for a perfect 75 of Paraguay’s goals in World Cup qualifying. Yes, that’s four goals in 10 games. It’s almost impossible to qualify for the World Cup scoring at that rate unless you concede goals just as infrequently. Four goals scored, four goals conceded. Three 1-0 defeats; nobody has scored more goals against them. Three wins, all by a single goal; only scored in 3 out of 10 games.

Argentina team news, focus

Messi leads all players (surprise, surprise) with 6 goals, not so closely followed by 36-year-old defender Nicolas Otamendi (3 goals) and forwards Julian Alvarez and Nicolas Gonzalez (2 each), who also feature. Gonzalez is the key absentee for Argentina this week as he recovers from a thigh injury

Paraguay vs Argentina prediction

Chances will be few and far between, and it may just come down to a set piece in the end. Advantage: Messi and Otamendi. Paraguay 0-1 Argentina.