The South American Qualifiers for the Qatar 2022 World Cup are over. Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Ecuador obtained direct quotas for the World Championship, while Peru took fifth place and will play the playoff once morest the winner of the duel between Australia and the United Arab Emirates.
Reinaldo Rueda’s team that faced Venezuela in the city of Guyana, He achieved the victory by the minimum difference once morest those led by José Pékerman with a goal by James Rodríguez but this did not reach him, because it also depended on the result that was given in the National Stadium of Lima.
Right in the Peruvian capital, those led by Ricardo Gareca did the job very firmly and beat Paraguay 2-0with goals from Gianluca Lapadula and Yoshimar Yotún, which certified them in fifth position and they will meet in June once morest the rival that retains that position in the Asian confederation.
Finally Chile, which was another of the options to reach the playoffs, lost to Uruguay in Santiago and with 19 units will also miss the party in Qatar. Luis Suárez, who became the all-time top scorer in the Qualifiers, and Federico Valverde, scored the 2-0 goals.
Table of positions of the South American Qualifiers
1. Brazil / 45 points
2. Argentina / 39 points
3. Uruguay / 28 points
4. Ecuador / 26 points
5. Peru / 24 points
6. Colombia / 23 points
7. Chile / 19 points
8. Paraguay / 16 points
9 . Bolivia / 15 points
10. Venezuela / 10 points.
