The sixth round of the South American World Preliminary Tournament kicked off this morning, and in the four games that have ended, Otamendi scored with a header, and Argentina beat Brazil 1-0 away to continue to lead the standings, and Brazil suffered three consecutive defeats and dropped to sixth in the table. Nunez scored twice as Uruguay beat Bolivia 3-0 at home to make it three wins in a row and sit second in the standings. Ecuador beat Chile 1-0 at home to go five games unbeaten and sit fifth in the standings. Colombia won 1-0 away at Paraguay to make it two wins in a row and finish third in the standings.
Brazil 0:1 Argentina
After the start of the game, there was a lot of gunpowder, frequent physical confrontations, Lo Celso fell in the penalty area, the referee did not say, Martinelli volleyed, the ball was cleared by Romero's goal line, half-time, the two teams drew 0:0. In the second half of the game, Rodrygo swept in front of the goal on the right side, but unfortunately there were no teammates to outflank, Raphinha burst into the penalty area, and the shot from a small angle was blocked by Martinez, and then Jesus broke through with the ball continuously, and passed to Martinelli in the penalty area, quasi-single chance, but unfortunately Martinelli's shot was too positive, blocked by Martinez, Lo Celso corner assist, Otamendi jumped high in the middle and scored with a header, Argentina 1: 0 lead, in the last 10 minutes of the game, Joelinton brought down De Paul for a foul and was sent off by a straight red, and the Brazilian team played one less, and it was even more difficult to equalize.
Uruguay 3:0 Bolivia
Under Bielsa, Uruguay have been on a strong run of late, beating Argentina and Brazil in quick succession. In the first half, Pellistri crossed from the right and Nunez scored from the middle, giving Uruguay a 1-0 lead. Bolivian goalkeeper Vizcarra made a mistake in the attack, accidentally caused an own goal, Uruguay led 2:0, Dracosler picked up the penalty area, Nunez scored with a header at the back point, and completed a brace, Uruguay led 3:0, in injury time, substitute Suarez hit the crossbar and popped up in the penalty area, and in the whole game, Uruguay had 69% possession, 18 shots on goal, 4 shots on target, Bolivia only 4 shots on goal, 0 shots on target.
Paraguay 0:1 Colombia
Colombia are also in excellent form and are the only unbeaten team in the South American World Qualifiers, having just beaten Brazil in the last round. After the start of the game, Alderet handballed the penalty, Bray converted the penalty, Colombia took a 1-0 lead, and before half-time, Ronaldo's volley from outside the box hit the crossbar and almost extended the lead. In the second half of the game, Luis Díaz received a pass from his teammates, shot directly at the back point, the ball was blocked by the goalkeeper, and at the last moment of the game, goalkeeper Camilo made a wonderful save, quickly squatted to block the Paraguayan team's strong shot, and tried to keep the goal undefeated, and finally Colombia defeated Paraguay 1-0 and remained unbeaten in six rounds.