One country celebrates today: South American World Cup teams confirmed | OneFootball

After 16 years of absence, Paraguay is back! In the early hours of Friday, World Cup qualification was secured, and next year the national team will participate in the tournament in the USA, Canada, and Mexico.

President Santiago Peña expressed his euphoria on 'X': The Albirroja achieved qualification with "soul and heart." To celebrate the occasion, he spontaneously declared today a national holiday so that the entire country can celebrate qualifying for the World Cup together.

But it wasn’t just Paraguay that qualified in the early hours of Friday. The other South American participants have also been determined.

Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Ecuador, and Colombia have also qualified and can look forward to the 2026 World Cup. Venezuela and Bolivia, meanwhile, are fighting for the playoffs and thus for the last remaining spot from a South American perspective.

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