Ecuador and Uruguay sealed a ticket this Thursday to the Qatar-2022 World Cup, completing the four direct quotas from South America along with Brazil and Argentina, mMeanwhile, only the place for the playoff to which Peru, Colombia and Chile aspire was left pending for the last date of the South American qualifier, on Tuesday.
Despite surprisingly falling 3-1 on the road against eliminated Paraguay, Ecuador (third, 25 points) had enough margin and counted on the victories of the leader Brazil (42)which thrashed Chile 4-0, and Uruguay, which defeated Peru 1-0.
Before a crowd on the verge of delirium at the Centenario stadium, Uruguay (fourth, 25 points) did the minimum and necessary to win the fourth place in the World Cup against Perufifth with 21 points, who can still play the maximum appointment going through the playoffs.
The repechage will be played in a single match andBetween the fifth ranked by Conmebol and the fifth in the Asian qualifiers.
On Tuesday, on the last date, Peru (21) will host Paraguay, Colombia (20) will visit Venezuela and Chile (19) will be local against Uruguay.
– Ecuador completed the process –
Ecuador was deflated during its visit to Ciudad del Este but with enough margin they managed to pass to Qatar against an eliminated Paraguay that is absent from a World Cup for the third time in a row.
ANDhe team from half the world closes its participation in the pre-world championship on Tuesday in Guayaquil before an Argentina without pressure that for several dates kept the ticket in its pocket.
– Uruguay to its fourth consecutive World Cup –
About 50,000 Uruguayans were on the verge of a nervous breakdown who celebrated the classification of the Celeste to Qatar, after suffering to the extreme in a match that they narrowly won with a goal by Giorgian De Arrascaeta at minute 41.
Claw, temper and a magnificent Federico Valverde were the condiments Diego Alonso’s team to achieve a classification that seemed distant months ago but consolidated with three consecutive wins, after the departure of a worn Oscar Tabárez as coach last November.
Peru, accustomed to exploits, had one bullet left in the chamber to shoot andn Tuesday against Paraguay in Lima on the closing date of the World Cup and try to win the playoffs.
– Chile with one foot out –
Chile can also go to the World Cup on the way to the playoffs but the pointer Brazil He gave a blow at the Maracana that will be difficult for La Roja to digest in just five days, when they receive a rising Uruguay qualifier in Santiago.
La Roja, which fell to seventh placeis at serious risk of being left out of a World Cup for the second time in a row, after Russia-2018, which can simultaneously mark the end of the era of the “Golden Generation” led by Arturo Vidal, Alexis Sánchez and Claudio Bravo, main responsible of the bi-championship of America in 2015 and 2016.
– Colombia woke up –
Colombia had to break an incredible drought of seven games without winning and the same amount without scoring and they did it with all orchestra with a 3-0 against Bolivia in Barranquilla.
The coffee team must now maintain their firepower to compete for the playoffs with Chile and Peru, the last option to achieve their third classification in a row to a World Cup.
On paper he has the best outlook among the three applicants because he visits the colista Venezuela, eliminated several dates ago.
– Brazil adds and continues –
Neymar’s seleçao continues its unstoppable march as leader of the pre-world cup with his resounding victory against Chile in the Maracana thatue allowed them to maintain their historical undefeated record at home and their unbeaten record in this tie.
The star Neymar, author of the first goal, from a penalty, He came from a bitter stay in Paris due to the boos after the elimination of PSG in the Champions League and seems recomposed to face the process towards the World Cup.
– Dressing up the idol –
Lionel Messi also seeks affection in his country that it is difficult for him to achieve at PSG, even more so after the abrupt fall in the Champions League.
Nothing better than La Bombonera, “the stadium that beats”for the reunion of the Argentine public with the albiceleste captain whom they idolize since the conquest of the 2021 Copa América after years of a cold relationship crossed by a 28-year drought of titles.
Argentina, with the goal of extending its unbeaten record, receives the frustrated Venezuela on Friday, lThe only South American team that has never qualified for a World Cup.
