Paraguay and Peru open the qualifiers. The Chilean national team, meanwhile, plays this Friday in Montevideo against Uruguay and Tuesday in Santiago against Colombia. Find out where to watch South American teams on TV.
Six direct places and a repechage This is the price for which the 10 South American teams who will start qualifying this Thursday will opt.
The qualifications open in Eastern town , with the match between the local representative of Paraguay and his counterpart from Peru. Meanwhile, the Chilean national team plays this Friday against Uruguay in Montevideo and Tuesday against Colombia in Santiago.
It should be noted that for the 2026 World Cup, which will be held jointly in Mexico, Canada and the United States, the number of participants it will be 48 teams (compared to 32 in Qatar 2022) .
Furthermore, the selection of Ecuador will start these qualifiers with three points less due to the sanction received in the case of Byron Castillo after Chile complained about the nationality of the footballer who, in the end, did not participate in the World Cup in Qatar.
Precisely, the Ecuadorian representative will be responsible for welcoming Argentina, the world champion team.
First date
THURSDAY
- 7:30 p.m. Paraguay vs. Peru Paramount+
- 8:00 p.m. Colombia vs. Venezuela Paramount +
- 9:00 p.m. Argentina vs. Ecuador Chilevision
Friday
- 8:00 p.m. Uruguay vs. Chile Chilevision
- 9:45 p.m. Brazil vs. Bolivia Paramount+ and Mega
second date
Tuesday
- 5:00 p.m. Bolivia vs. Argentina Paramount+
- 6:00 p.m. Ecuador vs. Uruguay Chilivision
- 7:00 p.m. Venezuela vs. Paraguay Paramount+
- 9:30 p.m. Chile vs. Colombia Chilevision
- 11:00 p.m. Peru vs. Brazil Chilivision
Source: Latercera
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