Argentina returned to victory this Tuesday on the twelfth round of the South American qualifier for the 2026 World Cup, while Uruguay tied Brazil 1-1 on a visit and follows them, followed by Ecuador, which gave the grade by beating Colombia 1-0 in Barranquilla.
On the last day of 2024 in the regional qualifier and with six dates to play next year, the Albiceleste beat last-place Peru 1-0 in La Bombonera with a great goal from Lautaro Martínez with a scissors kick at 55 minutes and leads with 25 points .
Second was Uruguay, which righted the course in this double date by agonizingly beating Colombia 3-2 on Friday and tying Brazil 1-1 in Salvador (northeast), to remain with 20 points.
Fede Valverde opened the account for the Celeste in the 55th minute and Gerson equalized in the 62nd for Brazil, which is now in fifth place with 18 points.
The qualifiers grant six places for the World Cup and for the seventh the possibility of a playoff against a team from another confederation.
Third comes Ecuador with 19 points, which with a goal from its historic striker Enner Valencia in the first minutes of the match beat Colombia in Barranquilla, to unseat it from the podium.
The coffee team, which lost both matches of this double date, dropped to fourth place, also with 19 points but a worse goal balance than those in the center of the world (7 against 5).
In sixth place, and last in direct classification, Paraguay is with 17 points.
The Guaraní team, undefeated with three wins and three draws since Argentine Gustavo Alfaro took over as coach, achieved a heroic 2-2 draw at the 4,150 meters of altitude of El Alto against a Bolivia that finished seventh, in the playoff zone. with 13 units.
One point away and in eighth position is Venezuela, which sees its chance of qualifying for the World Cup for the first time fading and this Tuesday lost 4-2 to Chile, which revived and is now ninth with nine points. Peru closes the positions with seven.
After this date, the qualifiers will only return on March 20 of next year, when Uruguay hosts Argentina in the legendary Río de la Plata Clásico; Brazil to Colombia; Paraguay to Chile, Peru to Bolivia and Ecuador to Venezuela.
— Matches of the twelfth date:
– Mars:
In El Alto: Bolivia – Paraguay 2-2
In Barranquilla: Colombia – Ecuador 0-1
In Buenos Aires: Argentina – Peru 1-0
In Santiago: Chile – Venezuela 4-2
In Salvador: Brazil – Uruguay 1-1
— Classification:
– Pts J G E P GF GC Dif
1. Argentina 25 12 8 1 3 21 7 14
2. Uruguay 20 12 5 5 2 17 9 8
3. Ecuador 19 12 6 4 2 11 4 7
4. Colombia 19 12 5 4 3 15 10 5
5. Brazil 18 12 5 3 4 17 11 6
6. Paraguay 17 12 4 5 3 8 7 1
7. Bolivia 13 12 4 1 7 13 27 -14
8. Venezuela 12 12 2 6 4 11 15 -4
9. Chile 9 12 2 3 7 9 20 -11
10. Peru 7 12 1 4 7 3 15 -12
— Next date, the thirteenth:
– Thursday, March 22:
In Montevideo: Uruguay – Argentina
In Sao Paulo: Brazil – Colombia
In Lima: Peru – Bolivia
In Quito: Ecuador – Venezuela
In Asunción: Paraguay – Chile
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