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With the great classic between Argentina and Brazil as the most outstanding match, this Tuesday the 14th date of the South American qualifiers will be played towards the Qatar 2022 World Cup. There are fewer and fewer matches left and each point is worth gold for the national teams. looking for a place in the World Cup.
Brazil is the first South American team to qualify for Qatar 2022. On Thursday they beat Colombia at home, remain undefeated in the Conmebol tie and are emerging as one of the favorites to lift the World Cup.
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Tite's team joins Germany, France, Spain, Serbia, Croatia, Denmark, Belgium and host Qatar as the countries that have already secured their presence at next year's World Cup.
This Tuesday, Argentina will receive Brazil in the province of San Juan.
It will be a kind of revenge for the final of the Copa América, in which the Albiceleste team won 1-0 and won the trophy for the first time in 28 years.
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In Argentina, the presence of Lionel Messi is confirmed, who was a substitute in Friday's victory against Uruguay by 1 to 0. In Brazil, meanwhile, Neymar will be among the 11.
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Beyond the South American classic, the date will be key in a tie that has most of the teams with chances of qualification.
Ecuador, third in the table with 20 points, will have a risky visit to Chile, which "revived" in the last few days, adds 16 units and, for now, occupies the last direct place for the World Cup.
Colombia, meanwhile, will be local to Paraguay.
The coffee team has just lost to Brazil and, so far, is qualifying for the playoffs, but only due to a goal difference compared to Uruguay.
Those led by Reinaldo Rueda know that they cannot leave more points on the road if they want to sustain their World Cup soil.
He will face the team led by Argentine Guillermo Barros Schelotto, who debuted with a defeat against Chile and, with 12 points, only one victory will serve him.
Uruguay is another of the teams that will play a true final.
With 16 units, the Rio de la Plata are out of the classification zone for the first time in the competition and must seek a vital victory in no less than the 3,600 meters high of La Paz, in the clash against Bolivia (12 points).
The other match on matchday 14 of the qualifying rounds, the last one in 2021, will be played by Venezuela and Peru.
The locals are last in the standings and the possibility of playing the World Cup is practically a utopia.
For Peruvians, meanwhile, the 3-0 win against Bolivia on Thursday put them back in the race and, with 14 points, they maintain the illusion of qualifying for a World Cup for the second time in a row.
Playoff positions
All matches on date 14
Tuesday, November 16
Bolivia vs Uruguay (3:00 p.m. ET)
Venezuela vs Peru (16:00 ET)
Colombia vs Paraguay (18:00 ET)
Argentina vs Brazil (18:30 ET)
Chile vs Ecuador (19:15 ET)
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