Brazil and Ecuador secure World Cup qualification - VIDEO

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11 June 2025 09:33
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Brazil and Ecuador secure World Cup qualification  - VIDEO

The next round of matches in the South American zone of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers has been completed.

Just 7 goals were scored across 4 matches in the 16th round of fixtures, Idman.biz reports.

Brazil's national team secured their World Cup qualification with a 1-0 home victory over Paraguay. The Samba Boys clinched the win thanks to a goal from Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior. With this result, the five-time world champions will compete in their 23rd World Cup. They remain the only national team to have participated in every World Cup tournament.

Ecuador's national team also confirmed their participation in the 2026 World Cup finals after earning a goalless draw away to Peru.

2026 World Cup Qualifiers

South American Zone, Round 16:

Bolivia 2-0 Chile

Uruguay 2-0 Venezuela

Argentina 1-1 Colombia

Brazil 1-0 Paraguay

Peru 0-0 Ecuador

G

W

D

L

BD

Pts

1

Argentina

16

11

2

3

28-9

35

2

Ecuador

16

7

7

2

13-5

25

3

Brazil

16

7

4

5

21-16

25

4

Uruguay

16

6

6

4

19-12

24

5

Paraguay

16

6

6

4

13-10

24

6

Colombia

16

5

7

4

19-15

22

7

Venezuela

16

4

6

6

15-19

18

8

Bolivia

16

5

2

9

16-32

17

9

Peru

16

2

6

8

6-17

12

10

Chile

16

2

4

10

9-24

10

6 teams from the South American zone qualify directly for the World Cup.

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