The four direct qualifiers for the Qatar World Cup have been defined, the last date of South American Qualifiers will serve this Tuesday to determine the selection that will participate in the playoff against a team from Asia for a place in the contest. Perufifth with 21 points and -5 goal difference; Colombia, sixth with 20 and 0; and Chile seventh, with 19 and -5; are the three teams that will fight for the ticket. What does each one need to qualify?
Peru depends on itself
Ricardo Gareca’s team will receive Paraguay from 8:30 p.m. (DeporTV television) and with a victory at home they will end any discussion. He will go to 24 points and it will not matter what Colombia do in their visit to Venezuela and Chile at home against Uruguay. if it drawsthey need their two rivals not to win, since if Colombia wins they would surpass it by one point and if the one that wins is Chile, they would lose to La Roja in a possible tiebreaker due to goal difference. And he loses against Paraguay, they would only secure their place with a loss for Colombia and at least one draw for Chile.
Colombia, waiting for a Peruvian stumble
Reinaldo Rueda’s team will play in Venezuela from 8:30 p.m., with an ear pending in what happens in Lima. Colombia is bound to win and hope that Peru does not defeat Paraguay. If he draws, he has the chance of a Peruvian defeat to overcome it in the playoff on goal difference and that Chile does not beat Uruguay to secure the playoff. With a fall, he will automatically say goodbye to Qatar 2022.
Chile, to win and wait for draws
Beyond the thrashing suffered in Brazil, Chile still has possibilities to achieve the ticket for the playoffs, although it depends on what happens in other courts. For now, Lasarte’s team must defeat Uruguay (at 8:30 p.m., by TyC Sports 2) to have any chance, since a draw is not enough to reach the line of Peru. However, a victory of their own and equalities for Peru against Paraguay and Colombia in their visit to Venezuela will be enough to achieve the objective, since in the event of a tie on 22 points with Peru, they will surpass them by goal difference.
Brazil for the undefeated
Leader Brazil, without the presence of Neymar by suspension, he will defend his unbeaten record in the Qualifiers when he visits to Bolivia at the height of La Paz (from 8:30 p.m., by TyC Sports 3). After the win against Chile at the Maracaná stadium, Tite’s team will close the qualifying round with an uncomfortable visit to the Hernando Siles stadium, located just over 3,500 meters above sea level, where they have not won for five games. .
Who is the rival of the playoff?
The fifth classified from South America will play their World Cup ticket against a representative from Asia, which is not yet defined. This Tuesday, United Arab Emirates and Iraq will fight for third place in their group, behind qualifiers South Korea and Iran, a position that guarantees them a series against Australia, which already came third in its zone behind Japan and Saudi Arabia. The winner of the Australia-UAE/Iraq Qualifier will play the South American qualifier. At the moment, the UAE has nine points, one more than Iraq. The Emiratis will host South Korea, while the Iraqis will visit Syria.