Brazil vs Argentina. Prediction and Betting Tips for 2022 World Cup qualifiers (September 5, 2021).

Brazil hosted Copa America earlier this year. They were considered the clear favorite to win the tournament. At the group stage, Tite's men lost points only in the last round, which already didn't mean anything: the Selecao secured a spot in the playoffs. Brazil defeated Chile and Peru in the knockouts with the same score of 1:0. However, in the final, Brazil yielded to Argentina.

Before the start of Copa America, Brazil secured a comfortable position at the top of the table in their World Cup qualification group. They won all six games, but the away game against Chile was very close and extremely difficult for Brazil. Everton Ribeiro scored the winning goal for Brazil and the Selecao celebrated their seventh victory in the qualifying matches.

Argentina dreamed of winning Copa America for many years. For the Argentine star Lionel Messi, who is already 34 years old, it was important to win a trophy with his national team. The Albiceleste finally achieved it: they won their group without any difficulties, and crushed Ecuador 3-0 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, the Argentines almost were knocked out by Colombia, and only got past Los Cafeteros on penalties. In the final match, Lionel Scaloni's men showed their best football in recent years and beat Brazil 1:0.

In the World Cup qualifiers, Argentina scored 12 points with three wins and three draws in six matches. They are now second in the group standings. The 3:1 victory over Venezuela in the last round helped Argentina secure the second line, but they couldn't close the gap with Brazil, who have a six-point lead over Argentina.