South American Qualifiers: Paraguay vs Uruguay
At 7:00 a.m. Beijing time on January 28, 2022, the South American qualifiers will have a focus match, when Paraguay will play Uruguay.
Paraguay is currently ranked 43rd in the world, and the team's performance decline in 2021 is very obvious, not only in the Copa America, but also in the World Preliminary Round, the results are also very poor, after 14 World Preliminary Rounds, it has achieved 2 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses, ranking 2nd from the bottom with 13 points. According to the 4.5 place rule in the South American division of the World Cup, Paraguay is 4 points away from the 5th place, and although the team still retains a first-line chance, the hope is very slim.
Paraguay has not won a single of its last 5 matches, and all of them have been blocked by "0", from the statistical point of view, Paraguay has scored 9 goals in 14 games, lost 18, and the offensive and defensive performance is extremely unsatisfactory. The team's offensive end is too weak, and the defensive end, which is known for its iron barrel formation, has also seen a significant decline in the quality of the back line, and the new coach Guillermo Shelotto may also be helpless.
Uruguay is currently ranked 17th in the world, the team's performance in this World Preliminary Tournament is not ideal, after 14 games, it has achieved 4 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses, ranking 7th with 16 points, fortunately, it is only 1 point away from Colombia and Peru, which rank 4th and 5th, if in the remaining schedule, if the team can grab points, it is still expected to qualify.
Uruguay's performance in the last five World Preliminary Tournaments has been even worse, with the same 5 games without victory and 4 consecutive defeats, 4 of which were "0" blocked. Fortunately, the team's core main strikers Cavani and Suarez have been selected for this issue's squad, and their attacking power will be improved to a certain extent, but the disadvantage is that the performance of these two people in the league end in the near future is too far-fetched, and even the latter has not scored for a long time, and its state is still a bit worrying.
In terms of past encounters between the two teams, Paraguay has faced Uruguay in the past 10 times, achieving 1 win, 4 draws and 5 losses, and its past performance is obviously inferior. In terms of recent developments, both sides have been in very low form of the game recently, but in terms of points rankings, Uruguay has far more opportunities than Paraguay.