Uruguay won 3-2 Colombia in it Centennial Stadium in a vibrant match between two teams that sought to consolidate their position in the World Cup for 2026. With the victory, the Charrúas They reached second position in the qualifying rounds, beating the coffee growers by goal difference and are three points behind Argentinatop of the classification. While those led by Nestor Lorenzo They dropped one place in the table and remain three units away from first position.
It must be taken into account that the 11th date closed with the duel between Peru and Chile in Lima in a duel for the bottom of the table. Both teams are the last in the classification and their objective is to get closer to Venezuela, a country in the playoff zone. While the activity of the Qualifiers in this 2024 will conclude next Tuesday, November 19 with the five duels corresponding to the 12th day of the qualifier for the World Cup: Argentina-Peru, Brazil-Uruguay, Colombia-Ecuador, Bolivia-Paraguay and Chile-Venezuela.
2025 will be the time for definitions with 6 direct tickets to the World Cup available and a seventh passage to the playoffs. Between March, June and September, the six matches of the South American Qualifiers will be played to put an end to the qualification process. Argentina, if the necessary mathematical combinations are met, could get its ticket to 2026 in the first window of March with the duels against Uruguay as a visitor and Brazil as a home team.
The Repechage will have a tournament format with a team from Asia, Conmebol, Africa and Oceania, in addition to two places available for Concacaf. The six countries will be placed according to their position in the FIFA ranking and the four worst teams will have to face the semifinals: the two winners will compete in a single match against the two best teams that will already qualify directly beforehand. In this way the last two passes to the 2026 Cup will be defined.
It is worth remembering that the next World Cup will be divided between the United States (eleven venues), Mexico (three venues) and Canada (two venues). It will be the largest edition in history, since for the first time there will be 48 selections competing in a contest that will have a phase of 12 groups of 4 teams each one and will run from Thursday, June 11 to Sunday, July 19, 2026.
*The first six will qualify for the 2026 World Cup and the seventh will compete in the Repechage
• VENEZUELA 1-1 BRAZIL
• PARAGUAY 2-1 ARGENTINA
• ECUADOR 4-0 BOLIVIA
• URUGUAY 3-2 COLOMBIA
• PERU 0-0 CHILE
• Tuesday, November 19
17.00: Bolivia-Paraguay
20.00: Colombia-Ecuador
21.00: Argentina-Peru
21.00: Chile-Venezuela
21.45: Brazil-Uruguay
