Argentina Seal FIFA WC 2026 Spot After Bolivia's Draw With Uruguay

Reigning champions gearing up to defend their title after earning ticket to the 'greatest show on earth'

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Reigning champions Argentina have qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2026 without kicking a ball after Bolivia's goalless draw at home to Uruguay in the qualifiers.

Argentina became the sixth nation to enter the field following the three co-hosts, Canada, Mexico and USA, as well as Iran, Japan and New Zealand.

Bolivia, the only team outside the automatic places who could have caught Argentina in the South American preliminaries, drew 0-0 against Uruguay, leaving themselves an insurmountable gap in the South American qualifiers.

The 2026 edition will be Argentina's 19th World Cup. Only Germany and Brazil, who were at their 20th and 22nd respectively in Qatar, have participated in more.

Argentina may have banked World Cup qualification before taking to turf, but that didn't stop them coming out at a frenetic pace when they hosted Brazil and thrashed the visitors 4-1 in the qualifiers.