The South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup resumed this Thursday (05/06) for the 15th round dispute.
Two weight names from world football share the tournament’s artillery. Who are the greatest scorers of the South American qualifiers? THE Sporting News show.
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How is the artillery in the South American World Cup qualifiers?
- 1) Lionel Messi (Argentina): 6 Gols
- 1) Luis Díaz (Colombia): 6 goals
- 2) Enner Valencia (Ecuador): 5 goals
- 2) Raphinha (Brazil): 5 goals
- 2) Darwin Núñez (Uruguay): 5 goals
- 2) Miguelito (Bolivia): 5 goals
- 2) Rondón (Venezuela): 5 GOLS
- 3) Antonio Sanabria (Paraguay): 4 goals
- 3) Julián Álvarez (Argentina): 4 Gols
- 4) Lautaro Martínez (Argentina): 3 GOLS
- 4) Enciso (Paraguay): 3 goals
- 4) Eduardo Vargas (Chile): 3 goals
- 4) Otamendi (Argentina): 3 goals
- 4) Nicholas of the Cross (Uruguay): 3 goals
- 4) Rodrygo (Brazil): 3 goals
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How is the classification in the South American World Cup qualifiers?
The first six will guarantee direct classification for the World Cup. The seventh will compete for a recap. The last three will be out of the World Cup.
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Classification of the qualifiers
| Position | Selection | Pts | PJ | VIT | E | THE | GM | GC | SG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 34 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 8 | 19 |
| 2 | Ecuador | 24 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 8 |
| 3 | Paraguay | 24 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| 4 | Brazil | 22 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 4 |
| 5 | Uruguay | 21 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 5 |
| 6 | Colombia | 21 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 4 |
| 7 | Venezuela | 18 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -2 |
| 8 | Bolivia | 14 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 32 | -18 |
| 9 | Peru | 11 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 17 | -11 |
| 10 | Chile | 10 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 22 | -13 |
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Qualifiers: Next Games
Round 15
June 5, Thursday
- Paraguay 2 x 0 Uruguay – 20h
- Ecuador 0 x 0 Brazil – 20h
- Chile 0 x 1 Argentina – 22h
June 6, Friday
- Colombia 0 x 0 Peru – 5:30 pm
- Venezuela 2 x 0 Bolivia – 19h
Round 16
June 10, Tuesday
- Bowling X Chile – 18h
- Uruguay x Venezuela – 20h
- Argentina x Colombia – 21h
- Brazil x Paraguay – 9:45 pm
- Peru x Ecuador – 10:30 pm
Round 17
September 4, Thursday (times to define)
- Uruguay x Peru
- Colombia x Bolivia
- Brazil X Chile
- Paraguay x Ecuador
- Argentina x Venezuela
Round 18
September 9, Tuesday (times to define)
- Peru x Paraguay
- Venezuela x Colombia
- Bolivia x Brazil
- Chile X Uruguai
- Ecuador x Argentina
How is the recap to the pantry
The recap playoff tournament will have six selections. Two will guarantee the last vacancies for the 2026 World Cup. The format is unprecedented in history. The next World Cup will be the first with 48 teams.
Except UEFA (Europe), each confederation will be entitled to a place in the playoff. They are: Conmebol (South America); Concacaf (North America, Central America and the Caribbean); AFC (Asia); CAF (Africa) and OFC (Oceania). A sixth vacancy will be given to a selection of Concacaf, confederation of host countries.
Based on the FIFA ranking, the two best selections among the six rated for the recap advance phase without entering the field. Then they will compete for a World Cup spot against the winners of the first two eliminatory games involving the other four teams.
The tournament will have four games and two phases. It will be played in at least one of the host countries of the World Cup and will serve as a test for stadiums.
