The lions classified the 2026 World Cup

This Sunday, against the United States, the Argentine National Team played the final of the Panamerican Cup, a tournament that gives the champion, a quota for the 2026 World Cup to be played in Belgium and the Netherlands. The final result was a 10 to 0 win for the lions.

It was an encounter that at first was even, Argentina attacked a lot, but the American goalkeeper had some key presences that did not let the selected albiceleste open the score. Missing a little more than a minute to finish the first quarter, Tomás Domene (14 ‘) He broke the zero. Then Bautista Capurro (18 ‘) He enlarged the difference, in a match that had a rain of goals. Lucas Toscani (26 ‘) and Nicolás Della Torre (29 ‘) They expanded the advantage by 4 to 0 when the entertainment arrived.

The second part came with more Argentine celebrations, Lucio Méndez Pin (41 ‘) and Tadeo Marcucci (45 ‘) that pushed the bowl leaving the result 6 to 0. In the last 10 minutes, Bautista Capurro (51 ‘) He scored again, along with Lucas Martínez (53 ‘), Tomás Domene (56’) and Tadeo Marcucci (59 ‘) They put the final 10 to 0.

It was an excellent tournament for the lions, and with a single goal against the champions for the fifth time, and they got what they went to look: the square to the 2026 World Cup.

History of Argentina and the United States in the Pan American Cups

The first edition was in the year 2000. Argentina ended first in his group (and then stayed with the bronze medal), while the United States ended last. In 2004 They shared group phase and the lions won that cross 6 to 1. Argentina ended up being champion, while the Americans ended in the seventh place. In 2009 They also shared group phase, and the Argentine team thrashed 8 to 0, but at the semifinal crossings he fell with Canada – then champion – and the lions were left with third place. The United States beat Chile in the semifinal and stayed with the silver medal.

In 2013the crossing ended with the same result as in 2009, and the lions came out champions, while the Americans ended in the 4th place, as well as in 2022. In 2017in the Argentine group stage he won 6 to 0, and both entered the podium: the selected albiceleste left champion, while the American ended with the bronze medal. In 2025 She was win for the Argentine team in the final.

The medallero of each country is: five gold and two bronze medals for lions, and one of silver and one bronze for the United States.