Thanks to Lionel Messi, world champions Argentina have bounced back from their recent defeat in qualifying for the 2026 finals. In the 1-0 (0-0) win against Peru, the superstar scored the spectacular winning goal with Lautaro Martinez’s side kick (55th) – Argentina, which leads the qualification, had conceded 1-2 in Paraguay five days earlier.
Ecuador is also on track with its tragic hero Piero Hincapie: The defender of the German champions Bayer Leverkusen committed a foul in the 1-0 (1-0) against Colombia while trying to correct a mistake by goalkeeper Hernan Galindez and was sent off with a red card Place. Despite being outnumbered for a good 60 minutes, Ecuador was ultimately able to win Eliminatorias in Colombia for the first time since 1965.
Meanwhile, Brazil continues to stutter through World Cup qualification and only managed a 1-1 (0-0) draw against Uruguay. After all, the record world champion corrected the goal conceded by Federico Valverde (55th) almost immediately by Gerson (62nd) in front of an official 41,511 spectators in the stadium in Salvador, which was by no means sold out. The Selecao (18 points), like the Urus (20), is on course for the World Cup. The same applies to Ecuador and Colombia (both 19). Paraguay (17), in sixth place, which guarantees the last World Cup ticket, kept pursuers Bolivia within four points with a 2-2 (0-1).
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