Scotland Opponents Qualification – Part Three
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CONMEBOL Qualifying saw all 10 Countries compete through a home and away round robin of 18 matches with the top 6 automatic qualifiers, and 1 country 7th place progressing to the Inter Continental Playoffs in March 2026.
Matchday 1 & 2 – September 2023
Brazil opened with an easy 5-1 home win over Bolivia as Argentina struggled to beat Ecuador 1-0 at home although Uruguay also won beating Chile 3-1 at home on Matchday 1. Colombia beat Venezuela 1-0 and there was a 0-0 draw between Paraguay and Chile.
Matchday 2 saw Brazil struggle and it took a 90th min goal to give them a 1-0 win in Peru. Argentina had a more comfortable 3-0 win in Bolivia. Uruguay lost 2-1 in Ecuador while Venezuela beat Paraguay 1-0 at home. Chile drew 0-0 at home to Colombia.
Argentina and Brazil start with maximum 6pts ahead of Colombia on 4pts.
Matchday 3 & 4 – October 2023
Argnetina’s early goal gives them a 1-0 home win over Paraquay, while Brazil suffer an unexpected setback when they draw 1-1 at home as Venezuela equalise late on.
Chile beat Peru 2-0 for their first win while Ecuador score in injury time to win 2-1 in Bolivia. An injury time penalty in Colombia gives Uruguay a 2-2 draw.
Matchday 4 saw Argentina maintain their 100% record with a 2-0 win in Peru.
Brazil lost 2-0 in Uruguay, now 7pts in joint second place, with Uruguay on 6pts.
A home win for Venezuela 3-0 over Chile also put them level on 7 pts, while Paraquay beat Bolivia 1-0 at home to continue Bolivia’s run of defeats now at four in row.
Ecuador also moved on to 7 points with a 0-0 draw at home to Colombia, who were on 6 points.
Matchday 5 & 6 – November 2023
Shock defeats for both Argentina and Brazil opened up the whole qualifying group.
Argentina lost their 100% record but stayed top on 12pts after losing at home to Uruguay 2-0. Uruguay moved to 9pts and were joined in joint second place by Colombia who won 2-1 at home to Brazil.
Venezuela and Ecuador moved to 8pts after drawing 0-0 as Brazil dropped to 6th place on 7pts.
Bolovia broke their duck winning 2-0 over Peru and in the process overtake their opponents who moved to the bottom on 1 point.
Chile and Paraquay draw 0-0 and both moved on to 5pts.
Matchday 6 ended 2023 and left Brazil struggling to qualify after a 1-0 home defeat by Argentina as they remained in 6th place on 7pts.
Colombia’s 1-0 win in Paraquay put them joint second on 12 pts with Uruguay who beat Bolivia 3-0 at home.
Ecuador’s 1-0 home win over Chile put them in 4th place on 11pts with Venezuela on 9pts after a 1-1 draw in Peru.
Matchday 7 & 8 – September 2024
Bolivia continued their improvement having lost their opening four matches with their second win when they beat Venezuela 4-0 at home.
Argentina maintained their domination of the group beating Chile 3-0 at home, while Brazil got their campaign back on track beating Ecuador 1-0 at home.
Colombia’s 1-1 draw in Peru and Uruguay’s 0-0 draw at home to Paraquay kept them level in second place on 13pts.
Matchday 8 again saw defeats for the powerhouses of Argentina and Brazil.
Colombia moved into second place on 16pts with their 2-1 home win over Argentina although they stayed top on 18pts while Uruguay drew 0-0 in Venezuela. Uruguay moved on to 14pts, while Venezuela went on to 10pts.
Paraquay moved on to 9pts with a surprise 1-0 home win over Brazil who remained on 10pts, with Venezuela.
Ecuador moved on to 14pts in joint third place with a 1-0 home win over Peru.
Bolivia won 2-1 in Chile to give them 3 wins from 4 games after their poor start and on to 9pts alongside Paraguay.
Matchday 9 & 10 – October 2024
Brazil won 2-1 in Chile after falling behind early on and their goals came very near the end of both halves as they moved up into 5th place on 13pts.
Argentina stayed top on 19pts despite being held 1-1 in Venezuela.
Bolivia continued their revival with a 1-0 home win over Columbia to move to 12 pts, leaving their opponents in second on 16pts.
Ecuador moved into 3rd place on 15pts with a 0-0 home draw against Paraguay.
Uruguay dropped to 4th place on 14ptswith a surprise 1-0 loss in Peru.
Matchday 10 saw big home wins for Argentina 6-0 over Bolivia , Brazil 4-0 against Peru and Colombia 4-0 over Chile.
Argentina were clear at the top on 22pts while Colombia’s win put them second on 19pts.
Uruguay’s 0-0 draw with Ecuador put Ecuador and Brazil level on 16pts ahead of Uruguay on 15pts.
Paraquay beat Bolivia 2-1 at home to overtake their opponents into 6th on 13pts.
Matchday 11 & 12 – November 2024
Leaders Argentina were handed a shock 2-1 defeat in Paraguay although still led the table comfortably on 22pts.
In an amazing game Uruguay came from 1-0 down at half time to lead 2-1 against Colombia going into injury time. Colombia equalised only for Uruguay to score again and win 3-2 to move within a point of Colombia on 18pts.
Colombia were matched on 19pts by Ecuador who handed out a second successive 4-0 defeat to Bolivia.
Brazil could only draw 1-1 in Venezuela to stay 5th on 17pts , while the bottom two Peru and Chile draw 0-0.
Matchday 12 was the last of 2024 and saw leaders Argentina move clear on 25pts ahead of Ecuador who had an impressive 1-0 win in Colombia to move into 2nd place on 22pts.
Colombia were joined on 19pts in third place by Uruguay who drew 1-1 in Brazil, with the 4 time World Cup Winners who stayed in 5th place on 18pts.
Paraguay stayed in 6th place on 17pts after an injury time equaliser gave them a 2-2 draw in Bolivia.
Matchday 13 & 14 – March 2025
Argentina continued their quest to finish top by winning 1-0 in Uruguay, while second placed Ecuador beat Venezuela 2-1 at home.
Brazil moved into third place with an injury time winner at home to Colombia winning 2-1, while Bolivia suffered a 3-1 defeat in Peru.
Paraguay moved up to 4th place with a 1-0 home win over Chile.
Argentina qualified for World Cup 2026 on Matchday 14 when Bolivia drew 0-0 with Uruguay. Argentina celebrated by thumping Brazil 4-1.
The only other win on this matchday saw Venezuela beat Peru 1-0 at home.
Ecuador stayed in second place with a 0-0 draw in Chile while Paraguay joined Brazil in third place on 21pts when they came from a 2-0 half time deficit to draw 2-2 in Colombia.
Matchday 15 & 16 – June 2025
Ecuador drew 0-0 at home against Brazil to maintain second place as Argentina won 1-0 in Chile.
Paraquay beat Uruguay to move above Brazil into 3rd place om 24 pts, while Columbia dropped to 5th place 21 points following a 0-0 home draw with Peru.
Venezuela pulled 4pts ahead of Bolivia beating them 2-0 at home.
Ecuador ensured their place at World Cup 2026 with a 0-0 draw in Peru on Matchday 16.
Brazil beat Paraguay 1-0 at home to clinch their World Cup 2026 qualifiaction.
Colombia gained an important point with a 1-1 draw in Argentina, while Uruguay’s 2-0 win over Venezuela allowed Bolivia to close the gap to one point behind Venezuela with a 2-0 home win over Chile as the battle for the playoff spot seemed destined to be between these two countries.
Matchday 17 & 18 – September 2025
Colombia secured their World Cup place with a 3-0 home win over Bolivia, while Uruguay also won 3-0 at home to Peru to qualify.
Paraguay also qualified on Matchday 17 with a 0-0 draw at home to Ecuador.
Argentina and Brazil also had 3-0 home wins over Venezuela and Chile respectively.
Matchday 18 saw an incredible game where Venezuela lost 6-3 at home to Colombia and despite going into the final game a point ahead of Bolivia in the quest for the Inter Continental Play off spot , their hopes were dashed when Bolivia beat Brazil 1-0 at home when they converted a penalty in first half injury time.
Final Table saw the six qualifiers
Argentina 38pts , Ecuador 29pts, Colombia 28pts, Uruguay 28pts, Brazil 28pts, Paraguay 28pts.
Bolivia finished on 20pts to claim the playoff spot ahead of Venezuela 18pts, Peru 12pts, Chile 11pts.
Bolivia will play Suriname on 26th March 2026 , with the winners playing Iraq on 31st March
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