Quote from: imamusma on August 25, 2025, 05:24:38 PM

Quote from: emrecemsan on August 25, 2025, 10:54:54 AM

Next qualifier matches aren't far away from us anymore. Only a week left for them to be underway...

As for CONMEBOL... All top 5 teams in the standings have already kind of guaranteed their qualification for the WC. Colombia are still under a little threat mathematically.

Interestingly their remaining matches are also against Venezuela and Bolivia. Grin

Only one point is enough for Colombia to secure their direct qualification too. I think they'll do it easily.

Colombia will most likely succeed in securing a direct ticket to the next 2026 World Cup, on paper, they are more favored than Bolivia and Venezuela. If Uruguay and Paraguay drop points, Colombia even has a chance to finish in a better position. Meanwhile, Brazil will most likely finish as the runnerup in the standings, their performance has improved after being taken over by .

Well, I read somewhere that Ancelotti will put other players in the next games. He intends to test other players to have more options, which means that Brazil's chances of dropping points will be even greater. But since they're already qualified, what matters now for Ancelotti is to experiment. He will take this opportunity to play against desperate opponents who will play at full strength while he puts new players in to test their potential.

If I were a coach, I would do the same thing. I see no reason to call up all the best players for a game where they're already qualified. The ideal would be to call up those who never had a chance and put them in to play. Now, about Venezuela qualifying, I said here that they need to pray, because it will be very difficult.