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📊 Brazil through, 3️⃣ spots left: the updated qualifiers table
There are only two rounds left of the South American Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup!
The five games of the 16th and third-to-last round were played on this Tuesday (10), with two more teams securing their spot in the World Cup in the USA, Mexico, and Canada.
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In the first match of the night, Bolivia beat Chile 2-0 and not only kept their hopes of qualifying alive, but also mathematically eliminated the Chileans.
Later, Uruguay defeated Venezuela 2-0 and gave an extra "push" to the Brazilian national team, which only needed to beat Paraguay to secure their spot in the 2026 World Cup.
At home, Argentina - already qualified and "champion" of the Qualifiers - struggled against Colombia, but managed to draw 1-1.
And the Brazilian national team did their job and beat Paraguay 1-0, securing their spot in the 2026 World Cup.
Finally, Ecuador, with one less player, held on for a 0-0 draw with Peru, away from home, and also secured their spot in next year's World Cup.
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📊 Check out the updated Qualifiers table
In South America, the top six teams in the standings automatically qualify for the 2026 World Cup.
Argentina, Ecuador, and Brazil are mathematically guaranteed a spot.
Uruguay and Paraguay are almost there. Even if Venezuela wins their last two games and the two rivals lose, the difference in goal difference is considerable and unlikely to be overcome.
Colombia, on the other hand, is on a five-round winless streak and needs to be careful not to miss out on the World Cup.
Venezuela and Bolivia are still fighting for a direct spot or, at least, a playoff spot.
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Peru still has mathematical chances of reaching the seventh spot and the playoffs, but the goal difference also works against them in the dispute.
📆 Schedule for the last rounds of the Qualifiers
17th round (09/04)
Uruguay x Peru
Colombia x Bolivia
Brazil x Chile
Paraguay x Ecuador
Argentina x Venezuela
18th round (09/09)
Peru x Paraguay
Venezuela x Colombia
Bolivia x Brazil
Chile x Uruguay
Equador x Argentina
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.
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