That expanded field means Argentina is already well on its way to a World Cup return, but the table is tightening up. Brazil have recovered after a slow start, while Colombia and Marcelo Bielsa's Uruguay are dangerous but have had hiccups and Bolivia had won three in a row to thicken the plot in the race for the final

Lionel Scaloni will have to find alternatives to the absences of Lionel Messi, Lautaro Martínez and Paulo Dybala when Argentina takes on Uruguay.