Brazil booked their place at the 2026 men's World Cup in North America on Tuesday (Jun 10) with a 1-0 victory over Paraguay. The five-time world champions – the only team to appear in every edition of the World Cup – punched their ticket to the finals with the first win of new coach Carlo Ancelotti's reign.
Uruguay beat Venezuela at home 2-0, with goals from Rodrigo Aguirre and Giorgian de Arrascaeta, and edged closer to one of the direct spots with 24 points.
Venezuela, with 18, is one ahead of Bolivia in the contest for seventh place that grants an intercontinental playoff berth.
Lionel Messi had a quiet night in Argentina’s draw with Colombia in Buenos Aires. Luis Diaz opened the scoring for the visitors in the 24th minute. Enzo Fernandez was sent off in the 70th minute to the disappointment of more than 80,000 fans at the Monumental de Nunez Stadium. But Julian Alvarez scored the equalizer in the 81st with a low crossed shot.
