South American World Cup qualifying table ahead of Thursday’s matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points):
Brazil 13 11 2 0 27 4 35 — Qualified
Argentina 13 8 5 0 20 6 29 — Qualified
Ecuador 14 7 2 5 23 13 23
Colombia 14 3 8 3 16 17 17
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Peru 14 5 2 7 15 20 17
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Chile 14 4 4 6 15 16 16
Uruguay 14 4 4 6 14 21 16
Bolivia 14 4 3 7 20 28 15
Paraguay 14 2 7 5 9 18 13
Venezuela 14 2 1 11 9 25 7
South American World Cup qualifying fixtures on Thursday (all times GMT):
At Quito
Ecuador v Brazil (2100)
At Asuncion
Paraguay v Uruguay (2300)
At Calama
Chile v Argentina (0015)
Playing Friday
At Barranquilla
Colombia v Peru (2100)
At Barinas
Venezuela v Bolivia (2200)
Playing February 1
At La Paz
Bolivia v Chile (2000)
At Montevideo
Uruguay v Venezuela (2300)
At Cordoba
Argentina v Colombia (2330)
At Belo Horizonte
Brazil v Paraguay (0030)
At Lima
Peru v Ecuador (0200)
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