Qualification: Brazil and Argentina are the leaders; and Ecuador is without points because it paid a fine to TAS

Brazil and Argentina extended their perfect campaign to six points in the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, whose second day this Tuesday was negative for Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay, Peru and Chile; and gave new life to Ecuador.

Colombia is in third place with 4 points, Uruguay is fourth (3), Venezuela is fifth (3), which today achieved its first victory at the expense of Paraguay, which is sixth, Peru seventh and Chile eighth, all with a point.

Ecuador and Bolivia close the classification without units.

Eight goals were scored daily, and in addition to the 12 reported in the first round, 20 were scored in the ten matches of the South American qualifiers.

Ecuadorian central defender Félix Torres reached the top of the scorers’ list with his double, which includes Brazilians Neymar and Rodrygo and Uruguayan Nicolás de la Cruz with 2.

0-3. In the absence of Messi, Di María is good

With the thin air at 3,640 meters above sea level in La Paz and the lack of ideas from Bolivia, talent and ambition in the world champion team was in full swing.

Captain Lionel Messi was a luxury spectator from the stands as on the pitch Ángel Di María, with the armband on his arm, fulfilled the role of leader and driver: he assisted Enzo Fernández and Nicolás Tagliafico, and instigated multiple clashes with the waste of speed typical of a 15-year-old , not 35.

For Greene, the game ended in the 39th minute, when they were already losing with a goal by Fernández, due to the exclusion of midfielder Roberto Fernández. Two minutes later, Tagliafico added the ball, and in the second half, Nicolás González scored.

Six points from two matches, four goals and a goal unbeaten mark the campaign of the Albiceleste, who will host Paraguay on October 12 in the third round.

2-1. Three points worth… 0

Argentine Marcelo Bielsa’s Uruguayan team won at 2,850 meters above sea level in Quito with a goal from Agustín Canobbio, the 24-year-old midfielder’s first goal in Celeste history.

But towards the end of the first half, Santos Laguna central defender Félix Torres Caicedo left everything as it was. And in the 61st minute, the defender-scorer overcame the balance thanks to the addition of the 16-year-old prodigy who plays for Chelsea: Kendry Páez.

Bielsa suffered the first failure on the bench of Uruguay after the victorious debut over Chile (3-1), the Spaniard Félix Sánchez Bas recorded the first three points in the qualifiers after the 1-0 defeat by Argentina, but the victory was hardly worth Ecuador to leave his box on zero , because he paid the -3 that the Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS for the French acronym) set as a penalty for the Byron Castillo issue.

1-0. VAR takes and gives to Venezuela

In a low-quality match, with many mistakes and a definite role for VAR, Venezuela beat Paraguay 1-0 (penalty goal in the 93rd minute by Salomón Rondón), in a match at the Monumental Stadium in Maturin.

It was a game in which 92 minutes of hard, closed football with few scoring options stood out. The only action to rouse the spectators from their lethargy until then was Yangel Herrera’s goal for Vinotinto in the 78th minute, but Colombian referee Andrés Rojas disallowed it two minutes later thanks to VAR flagging handball before the goal. annotation.

But what goes with VAR, comes with VAR; and in the 92nd minute, VAR and the referee penalized a handball by Paraguayan Iván Piris, leaving Rondón, Venezuela’s all-time top scorer, in fifth place with three points from two games and Paraguay in seventh place with one point. La Albirroja will visit Argentina on the next date, while Venezuela go to Brazil.

0-0. Colombia extended its good start, and Chile did not take off

In an entertaining game, Chile and Colombia played to a goalless draw. The Coffee team led by Argentinian Néstor Lorenzo collected four points, while the Red team led by Eduardo Berizzo, also an Argentinian, has not yet taken off and arrived in its first drive this Tuesday.

Arturo Vidal left the game due to an injury in the 73rd minute and was replaced by Charles Aránguiz. In the 77th VAR canceled the goal of the Chilean Guillermo Maripán because of the backfield.

Colombia continue with the right foot on Chilean soil where they have lost only two of their last twelve games. On the third day, October 12, they will welcome Uruguay in Barranquilla, and Chile will host Peru.

0-1. Brazil wins the final and silences the Peruvian National

Marquinhos’ goal in the 91st minute silenced the National Stadium in Lima and ended the tie that seemed to mark the game between Blanquirroja and Canarinha.

Brazil had already given Brazil a scare with Richarlison’s header in the 30th minute which was disallowed after eight minutes of VAR analysis which was later ruled offside by the referee.

Brazil were more and Peru tried unsuccessfully, but a painful goal from the central defender was a harsh punishment for an Inca team that was struggling against a very important opponent. (D)

Brazil will host Venezuela and Peru will visit Chile the next day, which will be held on October 12. (D)

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