In the 16th round of the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, Argentina, at home, was leading by one goal when Enzo was shown a red card and sent off. However, thanks to Thiago Almada's goal near the end, Argentina finally drew 1-1 with Colombia.

Three minutes into the game, Argentina created an attacking opportunity. Messi received a pass from Thiago Almada in the penalty area and shot the ball, but the ball went wide. In the fifth minute, Colombian midfielder Campas took a corner kick, but Lukumi headed the ball wide.

In the 14th minute, Colombia launched a counterattack immediately after Argentina's corner kick was cleared. Diaz, who plays for Liverpool, got the ball and crossed the defense and shot into the penalty area, but the ball was directly caught by Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez because the angle was too straight. In the 21st minute, Alvarez took the pass from Padres and shot from the top of the penalty area. Colombian goalkeeper Meyer flew to block the ball.

In the 24th minute, Castano passed the ball, Diaz received it and broke through the defense and shot it, helping Argentina take the lead 1-0. In the 30th minute, Thiago Almada passed the ball, Alvarez hooked the ball in the penalty area but was blocked by Colombian goalkeeper Meyer, and then Enzo made a supplementary shot to score, but Messi interfered with the opponent's goalkeeper before, so the goal was ruled invalid.

In the 40th minute, De Paul made a lob pass into the penalty area. Alvarez stopped the ball and prepared to shoot but it was cleared by the opponent.

At the beginning of the second half, Argentina arranged for Giuliano Simeone and Nicolas Gonzalez to replace De Paul and Molina respectively. In the 47th minute, Diaz got the ball and went all the way into the penalty area to shoot, but was blocked by the opponent. In the 62nd minute, Messi passed the ball, Nicolas Gonzalez received it and shot at the goal, but was saved by Colombian goalkeeper Meyer, and then Enzo made a supplementary shot but it went over the post.

In the 68th minute, Argentina got a free kick. Messi chose to shoot directly but was blocked by Colombian goalkeeper Meyer. Then Nicolas Gonzalez made a supplementary shot but the ball hit the post. In the 70th minute, Enzo kicked Castano's head while fighting for the ball. The referee showed Enzo a red card directly, and Argentina could only hold on with 10 players.

In the 81st minute, Palacios passed the ball, Thiago Almada received the ball and broke into the penalty area and shot low to score, helping Argentina to equalize the score 1-1.

In the end, Argentina drew 1-1 with Colombia at home.