👀 Just one spot left: check the South American qualifiers table

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·5 September 2025

Next Tuesday (9) will be the final round of the South American Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.

And there will be an attraction: the fight for the playoff spot.

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The team that finishes in seventh place will still have a chance to go to the 2026 World Cup.

Venezuela could have secured this position on Thursday (4), but ended up defeated by Argentina. And it remains threatened by Bolivia.

It is the only South American team that has never played in a World Cup.

It still depends on itself. And it will host the already qualified Colombia.

Bolivia, on the other hand, will face Brazil, betting on the "factor" El Alto with its 4,150 m.

It will need to win and hope for a defeat or draw of the Venezuelan team.

See below for the standings and then the details of the playoffs.

Only New Caledonia, representing Oceania, is already guaranteed.

There are still five spots remaining: two for North/Central America, one for Africa, one for Asia, and another for South America.

The two teams with the best FIFA Ranking go directly to the final phase.

The others will play two semifinals after matchups determined by a draw.

The qualified teams will face the already guaranteed teams in two finals.

Determining the last teams guaranteed in the World Cup.

The six matches will be played in the FIFA Date window from March 23 to 31 next year.

The tendency is that they will take place in one of the countries hosting the World Cup.

9/9 - Tuesday

8:00 PM - Ecuador 🆚 Argentina - Monumental de Guayaquil

8:30 PM - Peru 🆚 Paraguay - Nacional de Lima

8:30 PM - Venezuela 🆚 Colombia - Monumental de Maturín

8:30 PM - Bolivia 🆚 Brazil - Municipal de El Alto

8:30 PM - Chile 🆚 Uruguay - Nacional de Santiago

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

📸 JUAN BARRETO - AFP or licensors