Brazil qualified for Qatar 2022; Ecuador that is close to gaining quota will face a Chile that got into the fight

Ecuador worked hard to win a vital 1-0 win this Thursday against the bottom Venezuela and was established on the podium of the South American World Cup, in a day in which equally score Chile won a valuable away win against Paraguay and discuss a quota for Qatar-2022.

Leader Brazil sealed his ticket to the World Cup before Colombia, while his escort Argentina He hopes this Friday to take a decisive step towards the World Cup against the needy Uruguay.

Ecuador (20 points) escapes in a tight platoon in which Chile (16 points) they advanced to fourth place in the tie, in the direct qualification zone, displacing Colombia on goal difference to the playoffs (fifth) and Uruguay out of any option in the sixth step, both also with 16 points.

Triumph in São Paulo against Colombia he prematurely deposited the Seleçao (31) in Qatar on the thirteenth date, over a total of 18 days, showing a marked supremacy in the qualifying in which he accumulated 11 wins, a draw and no losses (he has a suspended match with Argentina ).

The historical Classic of the Río de la Plata it will be settled one day later in Montevideo at the close of the date. Argentina from Messi arrives on the rise with one foot in Qatar, although Uruguay it will be a very complicated stumbling block, even with his gunner Edinson Cavani injured.

The coach of the Albiceleste, Lionel Scaloni, affirmed this Thursday that Messi “is well and ready” to play against Celeste.

Ecuador, inhabitant of the podium

Ecuador took advantage of its opportunity and did not spare this Thursday at the height of Quito (2,850 meters) to a Venezuela that gave him a fight and she did not deserve to return to Caracas with a new defeat that virtually leaves her without a chance to play a World Cup for the first time.

The defender Piero Hincapié, at minute 41, scored the solitary goal that is worth a golden victory to those of the middle of the world.

With both of his starting forwards injured, the historic scorer Enner Valencia and Michael Estrada, the tricolor was very far from shining but it is also emerging as one of the four direct qualifiers.

However, the whole of the Argentinian Gustavo Alfaro He has tough commitments ahead of him before he thinks of Qatar. At the closing of the November window, it will be measured on Tuesday with Chile in Santiago and on the first double date of 2022, it receives Brazil on January 27 and visits Peru on February 1.

La vinotinto, on the other hand, is very close to confirming itself as the only South American team that has never played a World Cup.

Chile, settles in silence

Chile rescued its second consecutive victory from nowhere and quietly settled into the top four with the right to a direct trip to Qatar with an own goal from Paraguayan goalkeeper Anthony Silva in the 56th minute.

The victory helps La Roja’s transition among the successful golden generation led by Arturo vidal and the new litter that make up Ben Brereton, Guillermo Maripán and Erick Pulgar (suspended), but Chile is very far from that overwhelming team that won the 2015 and 2016 editions of the Copa América.

At the coach’s debut Argentine Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Paraguay squandered one of its last bullets on Thursday to return to a World Cup after being absent since South Africa-2010.

A nondescript team, which showed no signs of reaction to their audience in Asunción, left the feeling of being in great difficulty to reverse their eighth place in the standings with 12 points.

The Guaraní team had stumbled ugly on the previous date against Bolivia (4-0), which precipitated the departure of his then DT, Argentine Eduardo Berizzo. (D)