- Lionel Messi returns for Argentina, and Raphinha for Brazil.
- Colombia is the only undefeated team in eight matches.
Matchdays 9 and 10 of the South American Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup will be played between October 10 and 15.
Bolivia changed coaches and had a great double matchday in September, securing two victories and ending a streak of over 30 years without an away win. Óscar Villegas' team will face Colombia, the only undefeated team in the tournament.
Leaders Argentina will see the return of their biggest star, Lionel Messi, who couldn't play in the last window due to injury. His last match for the Albiceleste was the Final of the CONMEBOL Copa América™.
Brazil, who will visit Chile first, will welcome back Raphinha as the most notable addition to Dorival Junior's squad.
All the players called up for the South American Qualifiers:
- Argentina: Gerónimo Rulli, Juan Musso, Walter Benítez (goalkeepers); Gonzalo Montiel, Nahuel Molina, Christian Romero, Leonardo Balerdi, Germán Pezzella, Nicolás Otamendi, Lisandro Martínez, Marcos Acuña, Nicolás Tagliafico (defenders); Leandro Paredes, Alexis Mac Allister, Rodrigo De Paul, Exequiel Palacios, Enzo Fernández, Giovani Lo Celso, Thiago Almada (midfielders); Alejandro Garnacho, Nicolás González, Nicolás Paz, Paulo Dybala, Lionel Messi, Lautaro Martínez, Julián Álvarez, Valentin Carboni (forwards).
- Brazil: Weverton, Bento, Ederson (goalkeepers);Danilo, Vanderson, Abner, Alex Telles, Fabríncio Bruno, Gabriel Magalhaes, Marquinhos, Beraldo (defenders); André, Bruno Guimaraes, Gerson, Lucas Paquetá (midfielders); Endrick, Luiz Henrique, Savinho, Rodrygo, Andreas Pereira, Igor Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli, Raphinha (delanteros). (forwards).
- Bolivia: Guillermo Viscarra, Bruno Poveda, Alejandro Torres (goalkeepers); Luis Haquín, Pablo Vaca, Sebastián Álvarez, Marcelo Suárez, José Sagredo, Diego Medina, Yomar Rocha, Roberto Carlos Fernández, Luis Paz (defenders); Daniel Camacho, Víctor Cuéllar, Héctor Cuéllar, Ervin Vaca, Yeison Chura, Robson Matheus, Adalid Terrazas, Ramiro Vaca, Miguel Terceros, Gabriel Villamil (midfielders); Enzo Monteiro, Lucas Chávez, José Martinez, Jhon Velásquez, Bruno Miranda, Carmelo Algarañaz (forwards).
- Chile: Brayan Cortés, Vicente Reyes, Lawrence Vigouroux (goalkeepers); Guillermo Maripán, Paulo Díaz, Benjamín Kuscevic, Matías Zaldivia, Fabián Hormazábal, Felipe Loyola, Gabriel Suazo, Marcelo Morales, Thomas Galdames (defenders); Rodrigo Echeverría, Erick Pulgar, Marcelino Núñez, Williams Alarcón, Esteban Pavez, Diego Valdés (midfielders); Carlos Palacios, Darío Osorio, Víctor Dávila, Luciano Cabral, Eduardo Vargas, Maximiliano Guerrero, Gonzalo Tapia, Lucas Cepeda (forwards).
- Colombia: Álvaro Montero, Camilo Vargas, Kevin Mier (goalkeepers); Cristian Borja, Daniel Muñoz, Yerry Mina, Davinson Sánchez, Juan David Cabal, Santiago Arias, Johan Mojíca, Jhon Lucumí, Willer Ditta (defenders), James Rodríguez, Nelson Deossa, Yáser Asprilla, Juan Fernando Quintero, Kevin Castaño, Matheus Uribe, Jefferson Lerma, Jhon Arias, Juan Camilo Portilla, Jorge Carrascal, Richard Ríos (midfielders); Jhon Córdoba, Jhon Jáder Durán, Juan Camilo Hernández, Luis Díaz, Luis Sinisterra, Roger Martínez (forwards).
- Ecuador: Hernán Galíndez, Gonzalo Valle, Moisés Ramírez (goalkeepers); Piero Hincapié, William Pacho, Félix Torres, Joel Ordóñez, Xavier Arreaga, Cristian Ramírez, Ángelo Preciado, Jhoanner Chavez, Pervis Estupiñán (defenders); Óscar Zambrano, Gonzalo Plata, Moisés Caicedo, Alan Franco, Kendry Páez, Jeremy Sarmiento, John Yeboah, Alan Minda, Pedro Vite, John Mercado (midfielders); Enner Valencia, Kevin Rodríguez, Leonardo Campana (forwards).
- Paraguay: Carlos Coronel, Roberto Fernández, Juan Espínola (goalkeepers); Fabián Balbuena, Gustavo Gómez, Omar Alderete, Junior Alonso, Gustavo Velázquez, Saúl Salcedo, Juan Cáceres, Santiago Arzamendia, Daniel Rivas, Agustín Sández (defenders); Matías Galarza, Damián Bobadilla, Andrés Cubas, Mathías Villasanti, Diego Gómez, Alejandro Romero Gamarra, Hugo Cuenca (midfielders); Ramón Sosa, Miguel Almirón, Julio Enciso, Ángel Romero, Alfio Oviedo, Antonio Sanabria, Alex Arce, Isidro Pitta (forwards).
- Peru: Pedro Gallese, Carlos Cáceda, Diego Romero (goalkeepers); Carlos Zambrano, Renzo Garcés, Miguel Araujo, Aldo Corzo, Alexander Callens, Luis Abram (defenders); Renato Tapia, Jesús Castillo, Wilder Cartagena, Jean Pierre Archimbaud, Horacio Calcaterra, Andy Polo, Luis Advíncula, Oliver Sonne, Marcos López, Sergio Peña, Piero Quispe (midfielders); Gianluca Lapadula, Alex Valera, Edison Flores, Bryan Reyna, José Rivera, Joao Grimaldo (forwards); Maxloren Castro (guest).
- Uruguay: Sergio Rochet, Santiago Mele, Franco Israel (goalkeepers); José María Giménez, Santiago Bueno, Santiago Mouriño, Mathías Olivera, Nahitan Nández, Guillermo Varela, José Luis Rodríguez, Marcelo Saracchi (defenders); Marco Oroná, Facundo Bernal, Emiliano Martínez, Lucas Sanabria, Nicolás Fonseca, Manuel Ugarte, Federico Valverde, Nicolás de la Cruz, Giorgian de Arrascaeta (midfielders); Matías Abaldo, Facundo Pellistri, Maximiliano Araújo, Facundo Torres, Joaquín Lavega, Luciano Rodríguez, Pablo Suárez, Cristian Olivera, Darwin Núñez (forwards).
- Venezuela: Joel Graterol, José Contreras, Rafael Romo (goalkeepers); Yordan Osorio, Nahuel Ferraresi, Christian Makoun, Yiandro Raap, Delvin Alfonzo, Miguel Navarro, Victor Fung, Alexander González, Jon Aramburu, Teo Quintero, Bianneider Tamayo, Carlos Vivas, Alessandro Milani, Rubén Ramírez, Luis Balbo (defenders); José Martínez, Yangel Herrera, Tomás Rincón, Cristian Cásseres, Nicolas Profeta, Telasco Segovia, Yair Ramos, Giovanny Sequera, Bryant Ortega, Daniele Quieto, Yeferson Soteldo, Jefferson Savarino, David Martínez, Darwin Machís, Kervin Andrade, Leenhan Romero, Eduard Bello, Daniel Pereira (midfielders); Salomón Rondón, Jhonder Cádiz, Lorenzo D'Agostini, Jesús Ramírez (forwards).
When and where will the South American Qualifiers take place?
Matchday 9:
- October 10: Bolivia-Colombia, Estadio Municial de El Alto (El Alto, Bolivia)
- October 10: Ecuador-Paraguay, Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado (Quito, Ecuador)
- October 10: Venezuela-Argentina, Estadio Monumental de Maturín (Maturín, Venezuela)
- October 10: Chile-Brazil, Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos (Santiago, Chile)
- October 11: Peru-Uruguay, Estadio Nacional (Lima, Peru)
Matchday 10:
- October 15: Colombia-Chile, Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez (Barranquilla, Colombia)
- October 15: Paraguay-Venezuela, Estadio Defensores del Chaco (Asunción, Paraguay)
- October 15: Uruguay-Ecuador, Estadio Centenario (Montevideo, Uruguay)
- October 15: Argentina-Bolivia, Estadio Más Monumental (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
- October 15: Brazil-Peru, Estadio Mané Garrincha (Brasilia, Brazil)
