According to journalist Esteban Edul, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay would not take part in the South American qualifiers for the 2030 FIFA World Cup. The three nations are set to be co-hosts of the tournament and would therefore receive automatic qualification.

The 2030 World Cup will have its main venues in Spain, Portugal and Morocco, but Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay are each expected to host one opening match. This hosting role would grant them direct entry to the competition.

The decision has not yet been made official. It is expected to be confirmed at a future FIFA congress, where the final regulations for the qualifiers will be decided. If approved, CONMEBOL would need to adjust the current format, reducing the field from 10 to 7 teams competing for the remaining spots.

Such a change would mark a new scenario in South American qualifying, with fewer matches and a different structure compared to previous editions.

Argentina will play Venezuela on Thursday in a World Cup qualifier and we have the worldwide kick off times.

The match will take place in Argentina on Thursday at 8:30 pm local time with some time zones in the world. Here are the different time zones per region:

The Americas, Thursday:

🇺🇸🇨🇦 4:30 pm Pacific
🇺🇸🇨🇦 5:30 pm Mountain
🇲🇽🇬🇹🇭🇳🇸🇻🇳🇮🇨🇷 5:30 pm
🇺🇸🇨🇦🇵🇦🇯🇲🇨🇴🇪🇨🇵🇪 6:30 pm Central
🇺🇸🇨🇦🇨🇺🇩🇴🇭🇹🇵🇷🇨🇱🇵🇾🇧🇴🇻🇪🇧🇸 7:30 pm Eastern
🇦🇷🇺🇾🇧🇷🇸🇷 8:30 pm

In Europe, Thursday:
🇮🇸 11:30 pm

Friday:
🇮🇪🇵🇹🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 12:30 am
🇪🇸🇫🇷🇩🇪🇮🇹🇳🇱🇧🇪🇨🇭🇦🇹🇸🇪🇳🇴🇩🇰🇵🇱🇨🇿🇭🇺🇷🇸🇭🇷🇸🇮🇸🇰🇲🇰🇲🇹🇱🇺🇦🇱 1:30 am
🇬🇷🇷🇴🇧🇬🇺🇦🇱🇹🇱🇻🇪🇪🇫🇮 2:30 am

In Africa, Thursday:
🇬🇭🇨🇮🇸🇳🇲🇱🇧🇫 11:30 pm

Friday:
🇲🇦🇩🇿🇹🇳🇳🇬🇨🇩🇳🇪🇨🇲🇦🇴🇬🇶🇬🇦 12:30 am
🇪🇬🇱🇾🇸🇩🇿🇦🇨🇩🇿🇲🇲🇼🇲🇿🇧🇼🇳🇦🇱🇸 1:30 am
🇲🇬🇪🇷🇸🇴🇪🇹🇰🇪🇺🇬🇹🇿 2:30 am
🇲🇺🇸🇨 3:30 am

The Argentina national team have 10 players each on a yellow card and could miss Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier against Ecuador.

Lionel Scaloni’s team will play Venezuela on Thursday in a World Cup qualifier with 10 players on yellow cards. In the back line, Nahuel Molina and Gonzalo Montiel are the two Argentina defenders on yellow cards.

Rodrigo De Paul, Exequiel Palacios, Thiago Almada, Giovani Lo Celso, Alexis Mac Allister and Leandro Paredes are all on yellow cards. Up front, Julián Álvarez and Lautaro Martínez have also been yellow carded and would miss Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier.