Thiago Almada and Julian Alvarez demonstrated the World Cup holders can pose an attacking threat even in the absence of their talisman

Argentina didn’t miss Lionel Messi, Lautaro Martínez and other key players on Friday and beat Uruguay away 1-0 in convincing fashion in their South American World Cup qualifying match. Thiago Almada scored the winner with a powerful curled shot from the edge of the box,

Uruguay faced Argentina in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers, where Thiago Almada secured the victory for La Albiceleste with a stunning goal. Here, you can watch the goal and the match highlights.