This Thursday, September 7, the South American Qualifiers began with the dispute of three matches corresponding to date 1. Paraguay and Peru opened the day in the first round, shortly after the Colombia-Venezuela began in Barranquilla and finally, Argentina and Ecuador closed the day in the Monumental stadium.

Below is the analysis and the result of each match played.

Paraguay could not with Peru and tied without goals.

The Peruvian team opened the opening date of the competition with its visit to Paraguay , where it tied 0-0 in Ciudad del Este . The 'blanquirroja' will return to Lima with a valuable 'golden point', taking into account that in their next game they will have to face the almighty Brazil in Lima. Pedro Gallese was the great figure of the national team by making great saves for the 'guaraníes', who surpassed Peru in number, after the expulsion of Luis Advíncula almost at the end of the first half.

This duel marked the first official test of DT Juan Reynoso , who knew how to reconsider the ' bicolor ' who lost to Advíncula. The 'blanquirroja' coach left Carrillo, ' Canchita ' González, Polo, Trauco and Araujo out of the second half and replaced them with Corzo, López, Castillo, Cartagena and Ascues, who gave him a break and managed to position themselves well in the playing field to stop the Paraguayan attack. Now, Peru will wait for Brazil , the team they will face this Tuesday, September 12 for the 2026 Qualifiers date.

Colombia beat Venezuela 1-0 with a goal from Rafael Santos Borré.

Led by Melgar's former coach, Néstor Lorenzo , the 'coffee' squad is excited to do a good job in the Qualifiers and return to the World Cup, after not having participated the last time in Qatar 2022.

A goal by Rafael Santos Borré early in the second half allowed Colombia to beat Venezuela 1-0 on Thursday, at the start of the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.

After a first half with possession but without depth, the "Tricolor" managed to open the scoring in the action that opened the complementary stage.

Rafael Carrascal — who arrived at the Cafeteros camp on Wednesday due to delays in his flight from Russia — led an attack in his first intervention and set up Jhon Arias, who crossed for Santos Borré's unassailable header.

Argentina beat Ecuador 1-0 with a goal by Lionel Messi.

Argentina beat Ecuador 1-0 with a goal by Lionel Messi from a free kick in the duel that took place at River Plate's Más Monumental Stadium. The 'albiceleste' , current world champion, seeks to revalidate that valuable title by prevailing and started the long road to the next 2026 World Cup on the right foot.

The Ecuadorian team started the Qualifiers with a disadvantage against the other Conmebol teams. After what happened in the controversial case of Byron Castillo (bad registration). The 'Tri' received the punishment of the TAS to start this new qualifying round with three points against and after the defeat against the ' albiceleste ' they will continue in the last place of the standings.

Uruguay vs Chile.

On Friday, September 8, the action will continue in the South American qualifier with a great match between Uruguay and Chile , who will measure forces at the Centenario Stadium in Montevideo. Now without their captain Luis Suárez in the team, as well as Edinson Cavani, the 'charrúa' team will begin their itinerary with many renewals in the squad carried out by Marcelo Bielsa. 'La Roja' , for his part, wants to go back to his golden age still with Arturo Vidal at the helm.

Brasil vs Bolivia.

Last but not least, Brazil will have the mission of receiving Bolivia at the Mangueirão to close the first day of the qualifying round. The 'Canarinha' , for what it represents, has an accessible debut to keep the three points at home, but 'La Verde' does not lose faith and will try to hit the ground running.

It should be noted that the next day of the 2026 Qualifiers will take place next Tuesday, September 12. All matches on that second date will take place throughout the aforementioned day at different times.

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