CONMEBOL 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (South America)

[rdluffy]

Tomorrow is the start of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers for South America.
I don't know if many people here follow, but it's great to watch the matches, even though there are only 10 teams, for the next World Cup there will be 6 directly qualified and 1 more place for a play-off
The best matches are usually between these 3 teams: Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina, but there are still teams that surprise and manage to play at a high level from time to time, such as Ecuador, Colombia and Chile

First Round:

07 September

Paraguay x Peru
Place: Paraguay

Colombia x Venezuela
Place: Colombia

Argentina x Ecuador
Place: Argentina

08 September

Uruguay x Chile
Place: Uruguay

Brazil x Bolivia
Place: Brazil


Source

Here's a good source of information about South American titles, top scorers etc: https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/south-america-conmebol-qualifying-qualifiers-dates-teams-places-world-cup-2026


Brazil is the only country to have participated in every World Cup
What do you think of these qualifiers?
Which team is your favorite? Brazil or Argentina? 

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[rdluffy]

In the first round, the top 3 teams won their matches
Brazil won by the biggest margin, 5x1 against Bolivia, but Uruguay won 3x1 against a more difficult opponent in theory
Argentina won but it was by a small margin, with a free-kick from Messi
And speaking of Argentina, today the team will play at an altitude of 3,735 meters in La Paz, Bolivia, let's see how the team performs, it's never easy to play in Bolivia

Even so, today I believe we'll have wins from all three again, Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay

Today you can make a good multiple bet, Brazil's single win pays 1.39, Argentina's 1.58 and Uruguay's 3.95, which gives 8.67 Odds hehe
I'll bet 5 dollars to try and win 43.37


Second Round:

12 September

Bolivia x Argentina
Ecuador x Uruguay
Venezuela x Paraguay
Chile x Colombia
Peru x Brazil

[swogerino]

In the first round, the top 3 teams won their matches
Brazil won by the biggest margin, 5x1 against Bolivia, but Uruguay won 3x1 against a more difficult opponent in theory
Argentina won but it was by a small margin, with a free-kick from Messi
And speaking of Argentina, today the team will play at an altitude of 3,735 meters in La Paz, Bolivia, let's see how the team performs, it's never easy to play in Bolivia

Even so, today I believe we'll have wins from all three again, Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay

Today you can make a good multiple bet, Brazil's single win pays 1.39, Argentina's 1.58 and Uruguay's 3.95, which gives 8.67 Odds hehe
I'll bet 5 dollars to try and win 43.37


Second Round:

12 September

Bolivia x Argentina
Ecuador x Uruguay
Venezuela x Paraguay
Chile x Colombia
Peru x Brazil

I think Argentina,Brazil and maybe Paraguay should be the triple to join from these games,sure it is not with that high odd but more likely.After that I would combine another two here,Uruguay draw no bet together with Chile draw no bet as most likely the teams from South America when playing at home are dangerous in front of their fans.

On a side note I don't know how many times Argentina has suffered in Bolivia because they play in a very high above sea level there so it has been difficult.Most likely tomorrow will be different as they are reigning World Champions but I would be cautious here for that above sea level.

[Slow death]

tomorrow we will have two games:

Bolivia - Argentina

Bolivia, who plays at home, comes to this game after a humiliating defeat that they suffered in their first game against Brazil, so they will strive to win or leave with at least a draw in this game against Argentina, we will see which player the coach from Bolivia will choose for the starting 11, for example abrego was the guy who scored Bolivia's only goal in the game against Brazil, the coach had chosen to put Marcelo Moreno in the starting 11 against Brazil, but Marcelo Moreno did not scored no goals, so perhaps in this game the Bolivian coach will put the abrego to play right at the beginning of the game. on the other hand, it is expected that the Argentine coach will not include Messi at the beginning of the game, because Messi suffered a blow in the game against Ecuador, it is also expected that Lizandro Martinez will not play in this game

In my opinion this will not be an easy game for Bolivia, because even if Messi doesn't play in this game, Argentina has many other good players like Di Maria, Lautaro Martinez and others. That's why I predict Argentina's victory in this game

Ecuador - Uruguay

Ecuador comes to this game after a defeat they suffered against Argentina, so playing at home Ecuador will look for a victory or at least a draw in this game, while their opponent comes more confident for this game because they are coming off a convincing victory against Chile, looking at the current squad of these two teams I would say that Uruguay has a better squad and I see Uruguay coming out victorious in this game

brazil - peru

brazil comes to this game very motivated, as they won in their last game against bolivia, in a game in which brazil scored 5 goals and conceded only 1 goal. on the other hand, we have peru that arrives in this game with a draw in its last game against paraguay, in a game in which peru was playing with 10 players from the 1st half. looking at the squad of the two teams, I would notice that Brazil has the best squad and therefore I see Brazil winning this game

[Sithara007]

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On a side note I don't know how many times Argentina has suffered in Bolivia because they play in a very high above sea level there so it has been difficult.Most likely tomorrow will be different as they are reigning World Champions but I would be cautious here for that above sea level.

This is a very controversial topic.

Bolivia has a number of good quality football stadiums in different parts of the country, but they insist on playing their qualifier matches at the Estadio Hernando Siles in La Paz, which is located at an elevation of 3,637 meters above sea level. Other teams are not happy about this, and several times they have complained against scheduling matches in this venue. In 2007, FIFA actually came up with a rule that no World Cup Qualifying matches can be hosted in venues that are 2,500 meters above the sea level. But then in 2008, Bolivia managed to get a special exemption for Estadio Hernando Siles.

[rdluffy]

I think Argentina,Brazil and maybe Paraguay should be the triple to join from these games,sure it is not with that high odd but more likely.After that I would combine another two here,Uruguay draw no bet together with Chile draw no bet as most likely the teams from South America when playing at home are dangerous in front of their fans.

On a side note I don't know how many times Argentina has suffered in Bolivia because they play in a very high above sea level there so it has been difficult.Most likely tomorrow will be different as they are reigning World Champions but I would be cautious here for that above sea level.

Hehehe, once again South American soccer surprise us (and makes us lose bets  )
Uruguay lost, Argentina didn't suffer from the altitude and Paraguay lost to Venezuela

Ecuador - Uruguay

Good analysis, you got the 2 games right and got Uruguay wrong, just like the rest of us hahaha
I also thought Uruguay could win this game without too much trouble, but Ecuador managed to at least reset the points, since they started with minus 3 because of FIFA's punishment

This is a very controversial topic.

Bolivia has a number of good quality football stadiums in different parts of the country, but they insist on playing their qualifier matches at the Estadio Hernando Siles in La Paz, which is located at an elevation of 3,637 meters above sea level. Other teams are not happy about this, and several times they have complained against scheduling matches in this venue. In 2007, FIFA actually came up with a rule that no World Cup Qualifying matches can be hosted in venues that are 2,500 meters above the sea level. But then in 2008, Bolivia managed to get a special exemption for Estadio Hernando Siles.

Yes, it is controversial
In the past, teams suffered more, but nowadays with new discoveries, technology, faster transportation, etc., teams are able to make a good strategy so as not to suffer so much from the effects of altitude

Di María said this after the game  :

“The altitude is psychological,” Di María told journalists after his team's victory.

Source


Brazil managed to win, but it was a very difficult game
The new coach is very good, and I think with a few more games he'll be able to find an ideal team
I could already see Brazil playing differently, playing the ball more, with more teamwork

[armanda90]

For CONMEBOL 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification have 10 national teams participants and current sixth standing above will automatically qualify to FIFA World Cup 2026. I don't think difficult for predicting which one national teams have bigger chance for participating in FIFA World Cup 2026 Brazil, Argentina automatically will finish on 1st and 2nd standings position.

Little surprise with Chile have played two matches and get 1 points make difficult position although still have many matches left and not difficult to finish on 6th standing for qualifying to World Cup. I think have special with CONMEBOL zone because ten national teams participants they get 6 automatically ticket will participants in World Cup 2026 and seems difference with slot for Asian and African zone.

[MAAManda]

For CONMEBOL 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification have 10 national teams participants and current sixth standing above will automatically qualify to FIFA World Cup 2026. I don't think difficult for predicting which one national teams have bigger chance for participating in FIFA World Cup 2026 Brazil, Argentina automatically will finish on 1st and 2nd standings position.

Of course it's not difficult because we know which teams have dominance in CONMEBOL, in my opinion those who will enter the WC 2026 Brazil are: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Uruguay, Chile and Peru/Paraguay.

BTW, In the last match we also saw surprises from teams like Ecuador and Venezuela who were able to get an additional 3 points for them in the standings. Don't think too much that this will be the end, because we'll still see 16 more matchdays in the CONMEBOL zone, so the current slump of teams like Uruguay can't be a full reference.

[rdluffy]

Of course it's not difficult because we know which teams have dominance in CONMEBOL, in my opinion those who will enter the WC 2026 Brazil are: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Uruguay, Chile and Peru/Paraguay.

I'd put Ecuador on that list of qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup
They qualified directly, in 4th place in the 2022 qualifiers and in the World Cup they did well, with 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss

From what I've seen so far, with only 2 games of course, Paraguay, Chile and Bolivia are very weak


Shall we make a prediction?
Which teams do you think will qualify?
At the end of the qualifiers we can compare and see who got it right

[MAAManda]

I'd put Ecuador on that list of qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup
They qualified directly, in 4th place in the 2022 qualifiers and in the World Cup they did well, with 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss

From what I've seen so far, with only 2 games of course, Paraguay, Chile and Bolivia are very weak

It's not that easy for Ecuador to get into the 2026 WC, as I said before that we still have 16 matches remaining, I agree if what you mean by weak is Bolivia, but not for Paraguay and Chile. You must agree that we can't draw conclusions directly when there's still a lot of progress ahead.

Shall we make a prediction?

Sounds interesting, especially if there's a prize for whoever wins, should we make a side bet on this?

[rdluffy]

Sounds interesting, especially if there's a prize for whoever wins, should we make a side bet on this?

Hehe, just for fun (at least for now) 

I'll post my prediction here:

• 1 - Brazil
• 2 - Argentina
• 3 - Uruguay
• 4 - Ecuador
• 5 - Colombia
• 6 - Chile
• 7 - Peru
• 8 - Paraguay
• 9 - Bolivia
• 10 - Venezuela

[LUCKMCFLY]

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On a side note I don't know how many times Argentina has suffered in Bolivia because they play in a very high above sea level there so it has been difficult.Most likely tomorrow will be different as they are reigning World Champions but I would be cautious here for that above sea level.

This is a very controversial topic.

Bolivia has a number of good quality football stadiums in different parts of the country, but they insist on playing their qualifier matches at the Estadio Hernando Siles in La Paz, which is located at an elevation of 3,637 meters above sea level. Other teams are not happy about this, and several times they have complained against scheduling matches in this venue. In 2007, FIFA actually came up with a rule that no World Cup Qualifying matches can be hosted in venues that are 2,500 meters above the sea level. But then in 2008, Bolivia managed to get a special exemption for Estadio Hernando Siles.

Yes, there has Been much speculation about this, and it seems that the Bolivians have always had very good control over this, because things for them in that stadium have been very good, however I saw a very comfortable Argentina, they ran faster I Know that Bolivians scored three goals that put them second in the standings, it really is something that surprised many, because it is difficult for Bolivians themselves, and it is difficult to play in La Paz due to the lack of oxygen when you run, it's something that affects anyone, in everything the less oxygen there is in the body the less it Yields,  then in this order of ideas we can Think that Bolivia has a Slight Advantage over the Others , I don't really know how it would be Argentina's preparation to go for Peace but what they did was Something that left everyone there surprised, because no one expected them to win, in fact they expected to see the Argentinians standing still, waiting to make a good counterattack, and it was all On the contrary, I saw Bolivia in its total defense, it seemed like a match where the home team would have been Agenitna because it had arrincaondaso in the defense,  for me Argentina is at a very high level of Football to beat Argentina or Brazil, it means that It requires a lot of work, a lot of Effort and running a lot, resisting a lot, because these people run like horses and it seems like they never get tired, or like the Brazilians, they were playing in Peru and had not been able to do anything in the 90 minutes, in fact Peru They had Gotten into their Defense zone attacking and attacking, for one reason I thought they were going to win against the Brazilians,  in fact they were things that I saw Even a Neymar who did not know what to do, until his assistance Arrived and they were Able to do the Goal , But a Goal that is Worth Gold , so this type of aceotneiceimtnos are what Make a team Shine , in fact they are First in the table.

Now there is Another date in October, and Brazil's next rival will be Venezuela, which by the way yesterday beat Paraguay, against all odds they did it, so with Brazil's game I do see it difficult for them to beat them, in fact if they beat them A Draw against Brazil is as if it were a real Victory.

[MAAManda]

Sounds interesting, especially if there's a prize for whoever wins, should we make a side bet on this?

Hehe, just for fun (at least for now) 

I'll post my prediction here:

• 1 - Brazil
• 2 - Argentina
• 3 - Uruguay
• 4 - Ecuador
• 5 - Colombia
• 6 - Chile
• 7 - Peru
• 8 - Paraguay
• 9 - Bolivia
• 10 - Venezuela

Venezuela in last place? it doesn't make sense to me, they won't be in the top 6, but not in last place. Bolivia is more likely to occupy that position because they really deserve to be there with their achievements so far. The following is a list of my predictions for the CONMEBOL qualifying standings for the 2026 WC:

• 1 - Argentina
• 2 - Brazil
• 3 - Colombia
• 4 - Uruguay
• 5 - Chile
• 6 - Paraguay
• 7 - Peru
• 8 - Ecuador
• 9 - Venezuela
• 10 - Bolivia

[rdluffy]

Now there is Another date in October, and Brazil's next rival will be Venezuela, which by the way yesterday beat Paraguay, against all odds they did it, so with Brazil's game I do see it difficult for them to beat them, in fact if they beat them A Draw against Brazil is as if it were a real Victory.

Brazil and Venezuela have played 28 times
Brazil won 24 matches, 3 draws and only 1 victory for Venezuela in a friendly match in 2008.
The odds are all in Brazil's favor, especially playing in Brazil

Venezuela in last place? it doesn't make sense to me, they won't be in the top 6, but not in last place. Bolivia is more likely to occupy that position because they really deserve to be there with their achievements so far. The following is a list of my predictions for the CONMEBOL qualifying standings for the 2026 WC:

• 1 - Argentina
• 2 - Brazil
• 3 - Colombia
• 4 - Uruguay
• 5 - Chile
• 6 - Paraguay
• 7 - Peru
• 8 - Ecuador
• 9 - Venezuela
• 10 - Bolivia

I'll quote here to make our "bet" officialy hehehe
Let's see at the end of the qualifiers who will have got the most positions right
The good thing is that you already think that Argentina will come out on top.
And to tell you the truth, I really like to see opinions contrary to my own in order to learn more.

Regarding Venezuela, I put it last for a few reasons:
Venezuelan teams didn't do well at all in the South American games
Venezuela finished last in the last two qualifiers
From the two games I saw, against Colombia and Paraguay, I thought they weren't playing very well

But I hope to be surprised, I hope the team can bring joy to the Venezuelan people and qualify for the World Cup
One question: why do you think Colombia will finish ahead of Uruguay?

[famososMuertos]

Well done! for a thread well oriented to the topic under discussion and without gray, ty.
I was reciently commenting at thread that involves the topic of conmebol, it supposedly as the main "Topic" one but ended up becoming a classic spam hole.

 On-T:Bolivia #10.

 OP, I think that the analysis expressed by the user is correct, what was said against Bolivia based on the altitude and how we had to face a bet.

It is really essential to know how a team will behave playing at the altitude of the Bolivian capital, La Paz.

But his answer undoubtedly shows that he is involved in the issue, the teams have learned to play against Bolivia in LA PAZ, but he is still the 12th player for the Bolivian team, what happens is that Bolivia cannot put together a Team Work, they are very weak team technically, but if they achieve cohesion they will have problems beating them at home.

In summary: I am sure that Bolivia is going to the bottom of the table, However, they will win a couple of games playing in La Paz, and then they will get some draws, the other teams will not have it as easy as with these first two macht, Arg-Bra, perhaps those classified 1-2 in Conmebol in this long path of qualifications.

Finally, the non-favorite teams to qualify, which are the remaining 7 with the exception of Brazil and Argentina, know that in their points accounts there are at least 4 "safe" points that they must get against Bolivia to be in the fight to 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.

[MAAManda]

I'll quote here to make our "bet" officialy hehehe
Let's see at the end of the qualifiers who will have got the most positions right

LOL

Regarding Venezuela, I put it last for a few reasons:
Venezuelan teams didn't do well at all in the South American games
Venezuela finished last in the last two qualifiers
From the two games I saw, against Colombia and Paraguay, I thought they weren't playing very well

All of their records that you said could indeed be a reference for your reasons for choosing Venezuela to occupy the last position in the CONMEBOL qualifiers this time, but will things continue to be like that?

Image Source: Google

Image Source: Google

As you can see in the images above, those are Leicester City final result during the 2014/15 and 2015/16 seasons. it only took 1 season for them to become champions in the EPL and make history at the club. Back to Venezuela, Venezuela is now a different Venezuela and they can even get points from Paraguay. Have you gotten the point I mean here?

One question: why do you think Colombia will finish ahead of Uruguay?

There's no specific reason, after looking at the composition of players from Uruguay and Colombia, I concluded that Colombia was better from any side than Uruguay.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Now there is Another date in October, and Brazil's next rival will be Venezuela, which by the way yesterday beat Paraguay, against all odds they did it, so with Brazil's game I do see it difficult for them to beat them, in fact if they beat them A Draw against Brazil is as if it were a real Victory.

Brazil and Venezuela have played 28 times
Brazil won 24 matches, 3 draws and only 1 victory for Venezuela in a friendly match in 2008.
The odds are all in Brazil's favor, especially playing in Brazil

Yes, basically it is like that, besides going to Brazil and beating them technically I don't see it as possible, also right now as Brazil has so much potential, they have Ney, they have all the most powerful players in the world there, what is the game with Brazil is something lost, I think that if a sketch is made I could say that a possible tie Venezuela should interpret it as a victory, however I think that when Brazil is away it has been difficult for them, in the match against Peru I saw the match very close for them, I did see that they tried by all means and almost failed, but of course Ney's genius came in his assist and a headed goal was what sealed the Peruvians.

In another order of ideas, as I had already said, it seemed incredible to me what the Argentines did in Bolivia, because it was something that I did not expect, for me things were too much because playing at the height of La Paz is not anything, so it What they did was play as if they were home.

For now, what I like most about this competition is that 5 sureties are going to enter, 7th place is for the playoffs, and normally I could say that the chance for many teams worldwide that enter is great, and that is great, For me, one of the best things that happens is that countries that have never been there, like Venezuela, can enter. For me, those that will permanently enter will be: Brazil, Argentina, Colombia. For me, they are the ones that can enter at once. , as far as I'm concerned he may be one of the main candidates to enter, so things can be seen that way, for me things with the teams can be very changeable, it may be that one of those does not qualify, the ones that do I am 100% sure that if they qualify it will be Brazil and Argentina, otherwise everything is fightable, and many things can happen, so right now Venezuela's most difficult commitment is Brazil, then Chile, because Chile is one of the strongest teams what's up.

[rdluffy]

As you can see in the images above, those are Leicester City final result during the 2014/15 and 2015/16 seasons. it only took 1 season for them to become champions in the EPL and make history at the club. Back to Venezuela, Venezuela is now a different Venezuela and they can even get points from Paraguay. Have you gotten the point I mean here?

Hehe, a good example you posted, but I'm still going to keep my bet on Venezuela in last place.
But as I said, I hope that doesn't happen, I'd even love to see Venezuela take part in the World Cup, or at least play in the play-offs to try and get a place in the World Cup.
Venezuela is going through a very big crisis in the country and that reflects on the local league, which reflects on the national team.

There's no specific reason, after looking at the composition of players from Uruguay and Colombia, I concluded that Colombia was better from any side than Uruguay.

I'm also sticking with my bet on Uruguay ahead of Colombia. From what I've seen, the Uruguayan team is good, with younger players taking the place of Suarez, Cavani and Lugano.
Darwin Nuñez, Piquerez and Valverde are good examples of great players

OP, I think that the analysis expressed by the user is correct, what was said against Bolivia based on the altitude and how we had to face a bet.

I also agree that Bolivia will be able to win some games and some points due to the high altitude of La Paz. Maybe the team can focus on getting those points against the "weaker" teams and when they play away from home, try to hold out for a draw, playing defensively.
Given that 6 teams will qualify and 1 more will make the play-offs, it's a real chance for Bolivia

[rdluffy]

Brazil coach Fernando Diniz has named his squad for the third and fourth qualifying rounds
Brazil will play against Venezuela and Uruguay on October 12 and 17
The game against Uruguay will be very good to see the level of the Brazilian team, which has so far played against weaker opponents

Goalkeepers
Alisson (Liverpool)
Ederson (Manchester City)
Lucas (Botafogo)

Sides
Danilo (Juventus)
Vanderson (Monaco)
Caio Henrique (Monaco)Injured ---> Guilherme Arana (Atlético MG)
Renan Lodi (Marselha)

Defenders
Marquinhos (PSG)
Bremer (Juventus)
Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal)
Nino (Fluminense)

Midfielders
André (Fluminense)
Casemiro (Manchester United)
Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle)
Gerson (Flamengo)
Raphael Veiga (Palmeiras)

Strikers
Neymar (Al-Hilal)
Rodrygo (Real Madrid)
Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid)
Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal)
Richarlison (Tottenham)
Raphinha (Barcelona)
Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton)

Source


What do you think, is there any player who deserved to be on the list, but it's not?
The match against Uruguay could be a good chance to bet, as the odds may be more balanced due to the fact that Uruguay will play at home

[Rampagoe004]

What do you think, is there any player who deserved to be on the list, but it's not?
The match against Uruguay could be a good chance to bet, as the odds may be more balanced due to the fact that Uruguay will play at home

This match will be quite difficult for Brazil. Brazil currently has quite a great striker but unfortunately the players currently called up lack a midfielder who can set the tempo of the game and build forward attacks. Casemiro can be relied on but I don't really know the other midfielders. Currently Brazil is in first place in the Qualifications. But instead of discussing the match against Uruguay, it's better if we watch their match against Venezuela first.