It's getting real for Mauricio Pochettino and the United States men's national team as they'll play their first competitive games under their new manager during this international window with a trip to Jamaica on Thursday in the Concacaf Nations League quarterfinals.

Venezuela had a great start to World Cup qualifying but are without a win in their last six. That said, they are the draw specialists with five draws from 10 games and grabbed a big point in Brazil in the reverse fixture in October 2023. Venezuela sit just five points behind Brazil and two points off the automatic qualifying spots.

Argentina are back in action on Thursday with a trip to Asuncion to face a tough Paraguay test with a FIFA 2026 World Cup berth on the line. Lionel Scaloni's men can book their return as defending champions with a win barely two years on from their success in Qatar.

Lionel Messi will hope to put Inter Miami's surprising elimination from the MLS Cup playoffs behind him in what will be his final two games of the calendar year. Messi scored a hat-trick in Argentina's previous game vs.

Brazil get back to FIFA 2026 World Cup qualification duty on Thursday with a trip to Maturin to take on Venezuela. This game is CONMEBOL's only non-qualifying nation up against the only international team to have been present at every single tournament.

Argentina hope to reestablish a commanding lead in the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying standings as the Albiceleste take on Paraguay to begin the November international break.