Las South American Qualifiers of the Conmebol heading to World Cup 2026 in North America They continue on their way. The ninth round ended this Friday with the surprising defeat of Uruguay against Peru in Lima. Thus, after the first round of the competition, Argentina strengthened its status as leader, pursued by Colombia, which left it undefeated in the height of Bolivia. also celebrates Brazilwho finished fourth after overcoming an uphill game against Chile.
Argentina She is the leader with 21 points and recovered from the last defeat against Colombia in Barranquilla. The other good news was the return of Lionel Messi after the injury he suffered in the Copa América final, after two games, and fully despite the difficulty of the playing field in Maturín, affected by the deluge.
Scaloneta’s next rival arrives on a roll. Bolivia This Thursday he achieved his third victory in a row by beating Colombia: It was 1-0 at the more than 4,000 meter high El Alto stadium, in heroic fashion, because they played 70 minutes with one less. La Albiceleste and La Verde will play next Tuesday at the Monumental stadium.
Néstor Lorenzo’s coffee growers, with 16 points and no longer undefeated – they will now host Chile – maintain second place in the standings, since Uruguay was stranded with 15 after Marcelo Bielsa’s team fell to Peru at the Estadio National of Lima 1-0. La Celeste, overwhelmed by the short circuits with the coach aired by Luis Suárez, will face Ecuador on Tuesday in Montevideo. And Jorge Fosatti’s men, who achieved their first victory of the competition and left Chile at the bottom of the table, will have to go to Brazil.
In fourth place, precisely, stands Verdeamarela, who beat Chile 2-1 at the Julio Martínez Prádanos National Stadium in Santiago de Chile. The team led by the questioned Ricardo Gareca won with a goal from Eduardo Vargas one minute into the game, but Igor Jesús and Luiz Henrique turned the score around with two shouts at the end of each period.
About Ecuadorthe Tricolor led by the Argentine Sebastián Beccacece could not continue growing: at the height of Quito it tied 0-0 with the compact Paraguay of Gustavo Alfaro. La Tri reached 12 points before visiting Uruguay. The Guaraníes put themselves on the line of 10 points, but added for the third consecutive game without losing since Alfaro’s arrival.