5 best matches to watch out for this international break (November 2021)

#3 Brazil vs Colombia (11th November)

Neymar Jr. (centre) of Brazil fights for the ball with Yerry Mina and Carlos Cuesta of Colombia

Brazil are unbeaten in their 2021 FIFA World Cup Qualifying campaign so far. However, they have a testing set of fixtures in this international break. They will take on Colombia on Thursday night.

The Selecao are on top of the table, having won 10 of their 11 qualifying matchups up until now. The only South American side they couldn't muster a win against was Colombia and the two sides played out a goalless draw when they met in October.

Colombia are fourth in the table with 16 points. They will be looking to go past third-placed Ecuador but will have their work cut out against a formidable Brazilian side. Colombia have called James Rodriguez back into the side after almost a year. They have a great squad and could give Brazil a run for their money.

#2 Uruguay vs Argentina (12th November)

Argentina v Uruguay - FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar Qualifier

Uruguay are a wounded animal right now. They suffered back-to-back defeats against Argentina and Brazil in the last international break. The nature of the losses is quite concerning for Oscar Tabarez's men.

They were beaten convincingly on both occasions. They fell 3-0 to Argentina before losing 4-1 to Brazil and will be vying for revenge. However, they will head into the fixture without star striker Edinson Cavani, who is currently sidelined with an undisclosed injury.

Uruguay are fifth in the South American World Cup Qualifier table and risk falling further down the order if they lose against Argentina on Friday. Meanwhile, Lionel Scaloni's men are undefeated in 25 consecutive international matches and have been in pretty good form.

#1 Argentina vs Brazil (16th November)

Brazil v Argentina - FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar Qualifier

Eternal rivals Argentina and Brazil had lined up and taken to the field to play a World Cup Qualifier in September. However, the match was suspended after 10 minutes as health officials invaded the pitch and reprimanded some Argentina players for breaking Brazil's Covid-19 quarantine rules.

It was billed as a Copa America 2021 final rematch and that will now apply to this fixture on the 16th of November. La Albiceleste are a formidable unit and both sides are yet to lose in their 2021 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaigns.

Argentina will be looking to prove that their win in the 2021 Copa America final was no fluke. Brazil will be vying to establish themselves as the team to beat on the continent. With the likes of Neymar Jr., Lionel Messi, Paulo Dybala, Raphinha, Casemiro etc. set to feature, this promises to be an absolute cracker of a match.