Bogotá.- Argentina honored his world champion title, Brazil Leave doubts, Ecuador come to stay, Colombia and Uruguay They walked next to irregularity and Venezuela He left empty -handed once again.
Next, seven events left by the South American tie for the 2026 Worldthat on Tuesday the curtain lowered after two years of competition.
1. Argentina Almighty
Lionel Messi and company ruled the road to the United States, Mexico and Canada, where they will defend the title conquered in Catar 2022.
Lionel Scaloni’s men sealed the ticket in the absence of four days for the end. A date later, they secured the tip of the tournament, which ended with 38 points in 18 games.
The albiceleste gave signs of being a solid selection, with replacement and competitive with or without her star, Messi, 38, who was the top scorer with eight goals in his last tie.
“We have a quite marked balance,” said Scaloni.
2. Brazil, one day yes and another
The pentacampeones of the world traveled a roller coaster. They had a starting of fright, in which they fired two coaches (Fernando Diniz and Dorival Júnior) and fit historical losses, including a 1-0 setback against Argentina in the Maracaná who buried his historical undefeated local in the tie.
They made it clear that their magic still depends on Neymar, 33, who barely played four games for physical problems or technical decisions.
With the Italian Carlo Ancelotti on the bench since June, Brazil obtained the pass and was more compact. But neither his arrival managed to scare away the irregularity: two wins, a draw, a defeat and the disappointing fifth position with 28 integers.
“The most important thing is what will happen in the World Cup,” defended midfielder Bruno Guimarães.
3. Ecuador is coda with the greats
Although it began with a sanction of less three points, Ecuador ended up in the second box with 29 units and was the team that lost less (2).
The tricolor grows constantly based on an elite raw material: Moisés Caicedo, Willian Pacho, Piero Empacapié or Pervis Estupiñán.
He had the best defense (5 goals received), but his offensive (14 goals) is indebted.
“We are on the right path,” said Argentine DT Sebastián Beccacece.
4. Colombia and Uruguay, to combat irregularity
They started strongly, but lost impulse in the final stretch. Although they have world -class players, such as Luis Díaz or Federico Valverde, Colombia (3rd) and Uruguay (4th), both with 28 points, they need to adjust nuts if they want to shine in 2026.
The coffee growers, absent in Qatar, suffered the lack of a center -time trusted and their defense, once bastion, showed cracks.
“We have to improve” the rear and concentration, recognized the DT Néstor Lorenzo.
After apparently having overcome Camerino problems, Marcelo Bielsa will return to a World Cup with a celestial that has in his midfield -Valverde, Rodrigo Bentancur and Giorgian de Arrascaeta- at its greatest value.
5th San Gustavo Alfaro
He is the new national hero: Gustavo Alfaro, Argentine, enrolled Paraguay in a World Cup after 16 years of absence.
The self -denominated “Utopias Hunter” arrived in Asunción a year ago and left a recorded record in the qualifier: six wins, five draws and a defeat, and the sixth position with 28 points, last direct classification.
“We came here to try to write our history,” he said.
6. The height saves Bolivia and sinks to Venezuela
Squeezing the 4,150 meters above the sea level of El Alto, Bolivia kept the pass to the play and the possibility of playing a World Cup for the first time in 32 years.
Since he assumed the position in mid -2024, with the green in the penultimate position with three units, Oscar Villegas changed the locality of La Paz (3,650 meters above sea level) to El Alto. The result? Four wins (including a 1-0 against Brazil), two draws at home and 20 units in the table.
The Bolivian fortune was the ruin of Venezuela (8th, with 18), which will continue to be the only selection of Conmebol that has never played a World Cup.
The Vinotinto reached the last date with the ticket to the playback in his hand, but fell loudly to Colombia (6-3).
7. Peru and Chile, without a future in sight
Eliminated at the bottom of the table, Peru and Chile made it clear that their golden generations are a thing of the past. And, the most worrying thing is that new talents are not avizo.
“Fortunately, this nightmare is over,” admitted the Inca defender Carlos Zambrano.
