This time the verdict is in. Tonight, the South American zone finally knows who will or will not go to the 2022 World Cup. Several big guys had already qualified, while other nations were playing their all out. Let’s start this little overview with the undisputed leader of these South American qualifiers, Brazil.
Deprived of Neymar, suspended and returned to Paris, the Auriverdes faced the penultimate in the ranking, Bolivia. Unsurprisingly, Tite’s men enjoyed themselves by easily winning 4 goals to 0. Two well-known men at OL shone: Lucas Paqueta and Bruno Guimarães, both scorers. Richarlison accompanied them with a brace.
No Chile or Colombia in Qatar
For its part, Lionel Messi’s Argentina settled for a draw in Ecuador (1-1). Alvarez had opened the scoring, before the hosts of the meeting equalized at the very end of the game through Valencia. A goal that allowed Ecuador to win a ticket for the World Cup. Third of rankingUruguay won in Chile thanks to Luis Suarez and Federico Valverde.
A terrible result for the country dear to Arturo Vidal since the Chileans will not go to Qatar. Ditto for the Colombia of James Rodriguez. Despite its success in Venezuelan lands (1-0), the Cafeteros fail one point behind the play-off place held by Peru, which won 2-0 against Paraguay.
Find the hats of the draw for the group stage of the 2022 World Cup
