On November 17, Beijing time, the fifth round of the group stage of the 2026 World Cup South American Qualifiers officially began, Brazil was reversed by Colombia 1-2, and Argentina lost 0-2 to Uruguay and suffered its first defeat.
Colombia - Brazil
In the 4th minute of the game, Vinicius returned to the penalty area to assist Martinelli, who followed up with a tackle goal, and Brazil made a dream start to the game, and then Vinicius was replaced without injury and injury. The backward Colombia launched a fierce counterattack, Dias repeatedly made dangers on the side, Rodriguez hit the goal one after another, and they were still one goal behind at half-time.
In the second half, Raphinha's successive high-quality shots were all close by a fraction of a second, and Rodrygo's cut-and-shoot was also confiscated, and Brazil were unable to score again. On the other hand, Colombia's counterattack became more and more sharp, and Dias frequently created dangers, and finally in the 75th minute, Asprilla crossed to assist Dias to score a header to equalize, and then in the 79th minute, Dias scored twice with a header to complete the overtake, ending the game with Colombia's 2-1 reversal of Brazil to send the opponent to two consecutive defeats.
Argentina - Uruguay
The intensity of the opening game was very large, the players on both sides frequently fought each other, and the large-scale clashes broke out on the field one after another, making the game process slightly fragmented. Messi used a free kick to create a threat, Alvarez volleyed wide in the penalty area, and in the 41st minute, Viña broke through the bottom line and assisted Araujo to score, and Uruguay temporarily led 1-0 at half-time.
Back in the second half, the two teams made personnel adjustments one after another, the confrontation on the field was still very intense, Messi's free kick hit the crossbar and popped up, the score did not change for a long time, and in the 87th minute of the final stage, De la Cruz assisted Nunez to score to seal the win, and Argentina lost 0-2 to Uruguay and suffered the first defeat of this World Preliminary Tournament.
Bolivia beat Peru 2-0 for their first win in the qualifying group stage, while Venezuela drew 0-0 with Ecuador.