Argentina's first defeat after the World Cup!7 gods record was ended, and the second defeat in 4 years and 52 games
After losing at home to Uruguay in the World Cup qualifiers, Argentina's 2023 winning streak and the start of a four-game winning streak in the World Cup qualifiers were ended, the first defeat for Argentina since winning the World Cup.
After victories over Ecuador, Bolivia, Paraguay and Peru, Argentina will face a real test in the fifth round, at home to Uruguay, who are second in the South American zone in the World Qualifiers.
The renewed Uruguay were able to run and grab, causing Argentina huge problems, and Araujo opened the scoring, which was Argentina's first goal conceded since the World Cup, and Martinez's record for not conceding a goal stopped at 753 minutes.
It was also the first time Argentina had conceded in the first half in the last 24 games, the last being against Chile in January 2022. This is the first time Argentina has fallen behind since winning the World Cup, and it is also the first time that Uruguay have led Argentina away from home in the World Qualifiers.
In the 86th minute, Uruguay counterattacked quickly, and Nunez burst into the box and scored the winning goal with a low shot.
After losing to Uruguay, Argentina's four-game winning streak in the World Preliminary Tournament was ended, failing to equal the best start in team history with all five wins in the first five rounds of the 2002 World Preliminary Championship.
At the same time, Argentina's all-win record in 2023 was also ended, which was the first time Argentina lost since losing the first game of the World Cup to Saudi Arabia, and the 14-game unbeaten record was ended. Argentina have lost just 2 of their last 52 matches since July 3, 2019.
In the sixth round of the World Preliminary Tournament, Argentina will play away against Brazil, which will be Argentina's last match of 2023 and will also be an extremely difficult match. After eight straight wins and 15 games unbeaten, can Argentina avoid two straight defeats?