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All fixtures

Friendly

Argentina

Home

06:02

UTC kickoff

Chile

Away

Date

Jul 18, 2026

Kick-off

06:02 UTC

Venue

Soldier Field, Chicago

Competition

Friendly

Match brief

Argentina face Chile at Soldier Field, Chicago on Saturday, Jul 18 · 06:02. Full coverage — lineups, live updates and post-match reaction — will appear on this page as the match approaches.

Home

Argentina take on Chile in a marquee friendly at Soldier Field, Chicago — a North American showcase that doubles as a pre-tournament audition.

Storylines

  • First Argentina match on US soil since the Copa América final run.
  • Lautaro Martínez expected to start ahead of Álvarez as Scaloni rotates.
  • Chile arrive with a new coach and a generational rebuild well underway.

Player to watch

Lautaro Martínez

Forward · #22

A chance to push for a starting role with Álvarez rested.

Head to head

100

Played

60

Argentina

26

Draws

14

Chile

Team sheets

Probable lineups

Argentina

Lionel Scaloni

4-3-3
  1. 23Emiliano MartínezGK
  2. 4Gonzalo MontielRB
  3. 13Cristian RomeroCB
  4. 19Nicolás OtamendiCB
  5. 3Nicolás TagliaficoLB
  6. 7Rodrigo De PaulCM
  7. 5Leandro ParedesCM
  8. 20Alexis Mac AllisterCM
  9. 11Ángel Di MaríaRW
  10. 9Julián ÁlvarezST
  11. 10Lionel MessiRW

Chile

Head coach

4-3-3
  1. 1Chile #1GK
  2. 2Chile #2RB
  3. 4Chile #3CB
  4. 5Chile #4CB
  5. 3Chile #5LB
  6. 6Chile #6CM
  7. 8Chile #7CM
  8. 10Chile #8AM
  9. 7Chile #9RW
  10. 9Chile #10ST
  11. 11Chile #11LW

Match timeline

Live timeline

  1. Pre

    Squad arrives at the stadium two hours before kick-off.

  2. KO

    Kick-off — live updates will appear here.

  3. HT

    Half-time analysis to follow.

  4. FT

    Full-time reaction and player ratings will be added after the final whistle.

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