A new day of the South American qualifiers heading to Qatar 2022 and the Positions table underwent some changes. This Sunday the sixth date was played, which was pending. These games should have been played in the month of March; However, the coronavirus pandemic did not allow it. The Peruvian Selection He faced Venezuela in Lima with the hope of staying alive in qualifying for the next World Cup event.
The duels of matchday five and six of the Playoffs They were due to be played at the end of the third month of this year, but COVID-19 was attacking the entire planet hard and teams in Europe and outside South America decided not to give up their players. This caused Conmebol to decide to suspend the meetings.
There was the possibility of taking the games to Europe, but this was ruled out because the clubs of the ‘Old Continent’, especially the Premier League and the Bundesliga, refused to release their players due to the quarantine they would have to perform on your return.
After analyzing the situation, the highest South American football entity decided that a triple date would be played in the month of September. Learn about the matches that will be played this Sunday, September 5 below:
Peru played before Venezuela in Lima. The ‘Blanquirroja’ led by Ricardo Gareca was forced to win and add three points to continue with the hope of having a place in Qatar 2022. Despite the complexity of the duel, they did not disappoint and carried out the duel with a goal from Christian Cueva.
The most striking match of matchday 6 was the one that put face to face with Brazil and Argentina. The ‘South American Classic’ brought a lot of expectation after the final of the Copa América 2021, in which the ‘Albiceleste’ lifted the trophy at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro after defeating Verdeamarela thanks to Ángel di María’s goal.
However, the duel turned into a piece of paper, after the health authorities of the country of samba entered the field of play to try to deport four Argentine footballers because they did not comply with the quarantine due to having been in the United Kingdom before the shock.
Ecuador expected, at the height of Quito (2,850 meters), a chili beaten, who needed to add without delay after losing at home 1-0 to Brazil. ‘La Roja’ did what he could against the tricolor squad, but they did not go beyond the 0-0 draw in the northern country.
Also, even without their lethal forwards Luis Suárez and Edinson Cavani, Uruguay he made no trouble to beat Bolivia and he is still in the top places in the qualifier for the next World Cup event that will take place in Qatar.
Finally, Colombia crashed, in Asuncion, before Paraguay. Reinaldo Rueda’s team needed to win on the road to be able to stay in the direct classification zone, but it did not pass the draw against the red-and-blue, already chaining after equalities in the process.
Qatar 2022 Qualifying Date 6 Matches
| Date | Hour | Game | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/09 | DISCONTINUED | Brazil vs. Argentina | Arena do Corinthians |
| 05/09 | FINAL | Ecuador 0-0 Chile | Rodrigo Paz Delgado |
| 05/09 | FINAL | Uruguay 4-2 Bolivia | Champion of the Century |
| 05/09 | FINAL | Paraguay 1-1 Colombia | Defenders of the Chaco |
| 05/09 | FINAL | Peru 1-0 Venezuela | Lima National |
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