{"id":156786,"date":"2025-03-26T08:47:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T07:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/2026-wcq-raphinha-fails-to-help-brazil-as-argentina-win-4-1-secure-ticket"},"modified":"2025-04-04T13:31:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T12:31:38","slug":"2026-wcq-raphinha-fails-to-help-brazil-as-argentina-win-4-1-secure-ticket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/2026-wcq-raphinha-fails-to-help-brazil-as-argentina-win-4-1-secure-ticket","title":{"rendered":"2026 WCQ: Raphinha fails to help Brazil as Argentina win 4-1, secure ticket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Brazilian winger, Raphinha on Tuesday evening failed to help his country as they were thrashed 4-1 against Argentina in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier.<\/p>\n<p>Raphinha, who has been in brilliant form Barcelona this season, had during an interview with Selecao legend, Romario, made some boasted comments ahead of the game.<\/p>\n<p>The former Leeds United star said that Brazil will beat Argentina silly and also tipped himself to be one of the scorers for his country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to give Argentina a beating, no doubt. Am I going to score? Yes. With everything. F**k them,\u201d Raphinha had said.<\/p>\n<p>However, Raphinha\u2019s wish didn\u2019t come through as Argentina celebrated their 2026 World Cup qualification with a dazzling 4-1 thrashing of Brazil in Buenos Aires.<\/p>\n<p>Julian Alvarez, Enzo Fernandez, Alexis Mac Allister and Giuliano Simeone sealed an emphatic win for the world champions, who were without their captain Lionel Messi.<\/p>\n<p>Argentina was assured of their World Cup berth after Bolivia\u2019s 0-0 draw with Uruguay earlier Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The win means Argentina have qualified for next year\u2019s World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada with four games to spare.<\/p>\n<p>They lead the 10-team qualifying group with 31 points from 14 games.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Brazilian winger, Raphinha on Tuesday evening failed to help his country as they were thrashed 4-1 against Argentina in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier. Raphinha, who has been in brilliant form Barcelona this season, had during an interview with Selecao legend, Romario, made some boasted comments ahead of the game. 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