Brazil’s show of strength. The Seleçao finds its second consecutive victory in these qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup and takes fourth place. Dorival’s national team beat Peru 4-0 thanks to two penalties converted by Raphinha to goals from Andreas Pereira and Luis Henrique. Three successes in the last four matches which brought Verdeoro +5 over eighth-placed Venezuela and +4 behind Bolivia.
La Verde was beaten 6-0 by Argentina, who are increasingly leading the league. The protagonists of the evening were Leo Messi, author of a hat-trick, Lautaro Martinez, Julian Alvarez and Thiago Almada. The vertical collapse of Chile continues, increasingly bottom of the table, beaten 4-0 by Colombia with goals from Davinson Sanchez, Luis Diaz, Jhon Duran and Sinisterra. Fourth useful result for Paraguay who with a brace from Granata Sanabria beat Venezuela 2-1 and reached fourth place. Finally, a goalless draw between Uruguay and Ecuador.
The tenth round
Colombia-Chile 4-0 (34′ D. Sanchez, 52′ L. Diaz, 82′ J. Duran, 93′ Sinisterra)
Paraguay-Venezuela 2-1 (59′ and 74′ Sanabria; 25′ Aramburu)
Uruguay-Ecuador 0-0
Argentina-Bolivia 6-0 (19′, 84′ and 86′ Messi, 43′ Lautaro, 48′ Alvarez, 69′ Almada)
Brazil-Peru 4-0 (38′ penalty and 54′ penalty Raphinha, 71′ Pereira, 74′ Luis Henrique)
THE RANKING
Argentina 22
Colombia 19
Uruguay 16
Brazil 16
Ecuador 13
Paraguay 13
Bolivia 12
Venezuela 11
Peru 6
Chile 5