Nineteen out of 32 national teams have already qualified for the next soccer World Cup in Qatar (21 November-18 December 2022) after the passes won by Ecuador and Uruguay: in addition to the host country that qualified automatically, there are ten European national teams, four South American and four from the Asian zone.
A goal by De Arrascaeta against Uruguay was enough to beat Peru 1-0, the main pursuer for third and fourth place in the South American group.
A result that allowed Ecuador to qualify despite the 3-1 defeat in Paraguay.
The last day will have to decree the fifth classified, who will play the inter-zone play-offs.
At the moment there is Peru at 21, but Colombia has come dangerously close (at 20) after the 3-0 over Bolivia.
At 19, however, there is Chile, stopped after the 4-0 suffered in Brazil.
Here are the 19 teams already qualified for the World Cup: - South America zone: Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador, Uruguay;
- Asia zone: Qatar (host country), Iran, South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia;
- Europe zone: Denmark, Germany, France, Belgium, Croatia, Spain, Serbia, England, Switzerland, Holland.
