Brazil vs Argentina - World Cup qualifier - Live score, team news and updates as Lionel Messi's side travel to the Maracana to face a Brazil side without Vinicius Jnr

And here's nan Argentina line-up!

These 2 person met 110 times successful nan past 109 years, and nan hosts coming lead nan head-to-head - but not by much!

The Selecao mightiness person won 43 games against their astir bitter of rivals, but nan Albiceleste person 41 wins of their own, pinch 26 draws being played retired complete nan years.

Tonight Lionel Messi's broadside could separator person to parity against their aged foes, but will they negociate to get their qualifying run backmost up and moving connected nan road?

For context, this video is astir 50 minutes earlier kick-off...

Argentina are presently apical of nan group aft 5 games, conscionable 2 points clear of Uruguay aft losing to their neighbours past clip round, while the  Selecao are only fifth.

It's been a acold from regular qualification process truthful acold for Fernando Diniz's side, who person won conscionable 2 of their games, losing doubly and drafting their different match.

And they're up against it coming pinch nan world champions - who they haven't beaten since 2019 - successful town.

Both sides mislaid their past crippled - but will 1 of them travel retired connected apical tonight?

Here's really nan hosts are lining up - arsenic announced by a awesome graphic!

It's Alisson; Emerson, Marquinhos, Gabriel, Carlos; Guimaraes, Andre; Rodrygo, Raphinha, Martinelli; Jesus

Hello everyone and invited to Mail Sport's unrecorded CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying action and we've sewage arguably nan biggest conflict successful world shot coming up for you.

It's nan El Classico of nan world crippled - Argentina vs Brazil!

The crippled is group to footwear disconnected astatine astir 9.30pm section clip - astir an hour's clip - and we'll beryllium bringing you each nan latest news, updates and stats astir nan crippled arsenic we build up to what should beryllium an absolute thriller!