FIFA World Cup 2026 CONMEBOL qualifiers points table: Brazil at fifth after defeat against Paraguay in round eight
Here’s how the current standings in the FIFA World Cup 2026 CONMEBOL qualifiers after eight rounds of matches.
Published : Sep 11, 2024 10:10 IST , CHENNAI - 1 MIN READ
Brazil’s soccer players react after losing to Paraguay at the end of a qualifying match for the FIFA World Cup 2026. | Photo Credit: AP
The seventh round of the FIFA World Cup 2026 CONMEBOL qualifiers concluded with defending champion Argentina losing to Copa America 2024 runner-up Colombia and Paraguay achieving a historic win over five-time world champion Brazil.
With the tournament expanded to 48 teams, the top six finishers in South American qualifying, which has a single group, will earn a spot in the finals. The team finishing seventh in qualifying will enter an inter-confederation playoff, while the bottom three teams will be eliminated.
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Here’s the current standings in the FIFA World Cup 2026 CONMEBOL qualifiers seventh round points table:
Points Table
| Sr. No | Teams | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Argentina | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | Uruguay | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 3 | Colombia | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | Ecuador | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Brazil | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| 6 | Venezuela | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | -1 |
| 7 | Paraguay | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| 8 | Bolivia | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 15 | -5 |
| 9 | Chile | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -8 |
| 10 | Peru | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -8 |