On June 11, Beijing time, the 16th round of the South American Qualifiers for the World Preliminary Championships all started, and the results of the five games were as follows, including Bolivia 2-0 clean sheet Chile, Uruguay 2-0 clean sheet Venezuela, ten-man Argentina drew 1-1 with Colombia, Brazil 1-0 beat Paraguay, Peru 0-0 and Ecuador shook hands, so that the latest standings have been updated, Argentina, Ecuador, Brazil ranked the top three in advance, and Uruguay was fourth!
Bolivia vs. Chile. In this game, Bolivia sat at home in the highlands and faced the visiting Chile, and the hope of winning was very high. Bolivia opened the scoring in the fifth minute to take the lead. Then both teams each received a red card, and at the last moment, Bolivia scored another goal to kill the game, and finally Bolivia kept a clean sheet 2-0!
Uruguay vs. Venezuela. Uruguay have been in poor form of late, still in the through zone despite a four-game winless run and will face Venezuela in the play-off places, with both teams keen to win. As a result, Uruguay was very capable of taking chances. After a corner kick into the box in the 43rd minute, Rodrigo Aguirre grabbed a header to break the balance. After the 47th minute, Arrascaita directly surprised a heavy shot at the top of the penalty area to extend the advantage, and Venezuela had few chances, and finally Uruguay kept a clean sheet 2-0 and was about to qualify, and Venezuela's play-off place is no longer secure!
Argentina vs. Colombia. The champions and runners-up of the Copa America staged a showdown, Argentina played at home, and the result was that the two teams played with little difference. Colombia took the lead in attacking, Dias broke through the defense in the penalty area and still broke the balance with a tough goal, and Argentina had the advantage of possession but not many chances to score. In the second half, the two captains did not score for a long time, and Argentina suffered another blow, and Enzo kicked a red shot. However, although there was one man less, Argentina showed strong tenacity and patiently looked for opportunities, and Almada held the ball into the penalty area to break through the defense and score calmly. In this way, the game ended with a 1-1 draw between the two teams!
Brazil vs. Paraguay. In the last round, Brazil drew away to Ecuador at home to Plateau. Facing Paraguay in this round, this opponent is also hard to play, and it is very powerful, but Brazil seized the opportunity and relied on Vinicius's goal to defeat Paraguay 1-0, and won three points economically, and went straight to the World Cup two rounds in advance, which is also the first win of Ancelotti's coach!
Peru vs. Ecuador. Both teams had many chances to score in this game, but they didn't take advantage of it, and finally drew 0-0, I have to say that Ecuador is really fierce and the defense is top. Despite being deducted three points, Ecuador qualified for the World Cup two rounds ahead of schedule!
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