Brazil and Argentina continued their undefeated run at the CONMEBOL Qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Tite's men were held to a goalless draw by Colombia meanwhile, Albiceleste defeated Uruguay to strengthen their claim on the second spot. Both teams are ranked 1 & 2 and are the only remaining unbeaten teams in the competition. Meanwhile, fans can scroll down below to get an updated CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers Table. Angel Di Maria's Goal Helps Argentina Clinch Copa America 2021 Title With 1-0 Win Over Brazil (Watch Video).
A total of ten teams will face each other in home and away games over the course of 18 matchdays in order to book themselves a place in the 2022 FIFA World Cup, which will be held in Qatar. The fixtures were determined by a draw which was held on 17 December 2019 at the Bourbon Asunción Convention Hotel in Luque, Paraguay.
Position | Team | Matches Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GD | Points |
1 | Brazil | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 28 |
2 | Argentina | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 22 |
3 | Ecuador | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
4 | Uruguay | 11 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
5 | Colombia | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
6 | Paraguay | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | -4 | 12 |
7 | Peru | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -8 | 11 |
8 | Chi;e | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 10 |
9 | Bolivia | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -12 | 9 |
10 | Venezuela | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -11 | 7 |
After 18 matchdays, a total of five teams can advance to the further stages as four teams will directly book themselves a place in the 2022 FIFA World Cup while the side that finishes fifth in the CONMEBOL Qualifiers, will have to go through an inter-confederation playoff match to make it to the finals.
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