Venezuela and Bolivia, the candidates for repechage for Conmebol.
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The last day of the South American Qualifiers The 2026 World Cup arrives with six selections already directly classified: Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Uruguay, Colombia and Paraguay. This Tuesday, in Guayaquil, Argentina visits Ecuador; Uruguay plays in Santiago against Chile, already eliminated; And Paraguay closes in Lima against Peru, also without options.
Brazil, meanwhile, is measured in Alto against Bolivia, While Colombia, already with insured quota, visit Venezuela in Maturín.
The only one pending to be defined, precisely in these two games, is the repechage, to which Venezuela and Bolivia aspire. The vinotinto, seventh with 18 points, depends on itself and ensures the quota if it wins, ties or even loses, provided Bolivia does not exceed Brazil. The Auriverde, eighth with 17 units, will only achieve the position if it expires at home and Venezuela stumbles, since the goal difference favors Venezuelans.
When the World Cup is played: Date
Intercontinental repechage will be played between Monday 23 and Tuesday, March 31, 2026. Although confirmation is missing, it would be in Mexico, with matches in the Monterrey and Guadalajara stadiums.
There, six selections of different confederations will look for the last two places to the World Cup, with keys that will include semifinals and finals.
For Vinotinto, it would be the historical opportunity to reach its first World Cup; For Bolivia, this is the hope of returning after more than thirty years.
What is repechage for the 2026 World Cup: format
Intercontinental Repechaje for the 2026 World Cup will bring together six selections under a Short format and direct elimination.
There will be two keys of three teams: In each one, the two worst located in the FIFA ranking will play a semifinal by single game, and The winner will face the final head of that key, defined by its best position in the ranking.
The winners of both finals will obtain the last two World Cup quotas. In total there will be four games – two semifinals and two finals – all in Monterrey and Guadalajara, without margin of error.
The selections that will go to repechage: What are they?
To the intercontinental repechage of the 2026 World Cup, six selections will be: The seventh of Conmebol (Venezuela or Bolivia), the winner of the Fifth Round of Asia (AFC), the winner of the final of the second African round (CAF), two Concacaf representatives that will be the best seconds of his third phase, and new Caledonia, who obtained his place after losing the final of Oceania against New Zealand.
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