This is how the South American World Cup 2026 qualifying table looks: Colombia tied with Peru, giving Venezuela a boost and Brazil and Uruguay a chance to win.

Matchday 15 of the South American Qualifiers has closed, with the Argentine national team already qualified for the 2026 World Cup and secured first place with 34 points after their 1-0 victory over Chile. For now, no other teams have been able to join, although Ecuador and Paraguay, with 24 each, are already halfway in.

And Colombia (23) missed a good opportunity: they drew goalless with Peru in Barranquilla and remain in sixth place, the last place that grants direct qualification to the World Cup. The team of Argentine Nestor Lorenzo, who next Tuesday will visit the Monumental stadium to face the world champions, has accumulated five games without a victory - three defeats and two draws - and is left with 21 points.

Meanwhile, Venezuela defeated Bolivia 2-0 in Maturín and is now three points behind the Colombian team and also behind Uruguay , which is going through a crisis that has Marcelo Bielsa in the spotlight. The Bolivian national team, meanwhile, is eighth with 14 points and knows that its results will depend on other results in the final rounds.

Below Argentina, Ecuador and Paraguay, in fourth place is Brazil with 22 points after a goalless draw against Ecuador in Carlo Ancelotti's debut, while Peru (11) and Chile (10) are unable to get away from the bottom of the table and are becoming increasingly complicated.