Brazil winger Neymar. (Photo : Getty Images)
A high-profile match between two of the CONMEBOL 2018 World Cup qualifying tournament's most popular teams, Brazil (6-1-3, 21 points) and Argentina (4-2-4, 16 points) is set on Thursday, Nov. 10 at the Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 9:45 p.m. UTC-2. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Brazil is currently at the top of the CONMEBOL standings as the team is on a nine-game unbeaten streak. Boosted by the presence of team captain Neymar, the Pentacampeões has won four straight games in the tournament.
Head coach Tite's squad is coming off a 2-0 romp of bottom-dwelling side Venezuela on the road at the Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida in Mérida, as per ESPN.
Palmeiras striker Gabriel Jesus, Neymar's Olympic teammate, opened the scoring in the eighth minute of the match while Chelsea winger Willian scored the team's second goal in the 53rd off an assist from Beijing Guoan midfielder Renato Augusto. It was the third clean sheet in four games for Roma goalkeeper Alisson.
Brazil is one of the teams projected to advance in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Only four teams out of ten will outright qualify at the end of the tournament while the fifth-place squad will enter an inter-confederation play-offs.
Meanwhile, Argentina, another tourney-favorite, has been on a downward spiral as of late as the team is winless in the last three rounds of competitions.
After successive 2-2 draws with lowly squads Venezuela and Peru, La Albiceleste dropped a sorry 0-1 loss to Paraguay at their own home field of Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes in Córdoba on Oct. 11 with team captain Lionel Messi sidelined by injury, via The Sun.
Paraguay forward Derlis Gonzales netted the lone goal for Paraguay while the visitors kept the home team goalless in the entire match.
Manchester City's Sergio Agüero and Juventus' Gonzalo Higuaín were expected to fill-in for Messi's goalscoring prowess, but both players failed to deliver anything for head coach Edgardo Bauza's side.
Agüero almost scored an equalizer two minutes after the restart, but he failed to sink his penalty kick, giving Argentina their second loss in the qualifiers.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a tough 2-1 decision for Brazil.
Brazil starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Alisson; Alves, Marquinhos, Miranda, Luis; Paulinho, Augusto, Coutinho; Willian, Jesus, Neymar
Argentina starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Romero; Mercado, Demichelis, Musacchio, Zabaleta; Banega, Mascherano, Biglia; Messi, Agüero, Di Maria
