Night to remember for Uruguay, Argentina and Colombia

• Uruguay, Argentina and Colombia allege to a universe finals
• Peru to face New Zealand in a intercontinental play-off
• Lionel Messi a star of a dusk with a match-winning hat-trick

THE DAY REPLAYED – On an dusk high on tension and on that fans opposite South America had one eye on a 5 matches being played and a other on a standings, Uruguay, Argentina and Colombia got a formula they indispensable to validate for a 2018 FIFA World Cup Russiaâ„¢.

Peru’s hopes of checking into their initial universe finals given Spain 1982 sojourn total after they claimed fifth place, that entitles them to an intercontinental play-off opposite New Zealand, to be played over dual legs on 6 and 14 November.

There was usually beating for Chile and Paraguay, however, with both losing and blank out on places during Russia 2018.

FIFA.com rounds adult all a movement on a 18th and final matchday in a CONMEBOL Zone, that brought fun for some and melancholy for others.

Matchday 18 results
10 Oct

Paraguay 0-1 Venezuela
Uruguay 4-2 Bolivia
Peru 1-1 Colombia
Brazil 3-0 Chile
Ecuador 1-3 Argentina

Match of a day
Ecuador 1-3 Argentina 
ECU: Romario Ibarra 1; ARG: Lionel Messi 11, 18, 62

Argentina endured an concerned rave to their high-altitude date with destiny in Quito, that began with them in sixth place, out of a subordinate places altogether. The usually prior arise on that a nation had missed out on a universe finals place was in during Mexico 1970, and it looked as if a second unsuccessful subordinate debate was on a cards when Ecuador took a lead after usually 40 seconds. But afterwards Messi appeared, and with him his team-mates.

Thanks to his efforts, a Brazil 2014 runners-up will be creation their 17th FIFA World Cup appearance, this after scoring usually 19 goals, their second lowest total given France 1998, when a stream home-and-away round-robin joining format was adopted.

Elsewhere
Peru and Colombia’s high-stakes assembly in Lima finished in a pull that left both sides with copiousness to celebrate. James Rodriguez put a visitors brazen and Paolo Guerrero equalised for a hosts as Colombia finished fourth to validate for a finals for a second time using and a sixth overall. Meanwhile, La Bicolor will play their initial intercontinental play-off, carrying mislaid in a continental play-off in a qualifiers for Mexico 1986. 

Though Uruguay were all though positive their place in Russia and could even validate in a eventuality of an doubtful defeat, they done positively certain on a night of jubilee during a Estadio Centenario. In advancing to a universe finals for a 13th time, La Celeste avoided a intercontinental play-off track for a initial time given a inception, in a preliminaries for Korea/Japan 2002. Edinson Cavani was among those on a scoresheet, holding his total to 10 and finale a qualifiers as a heading marksman.  

Brazil showed Chile no mercy, maintaining their new reason over La Roja, carrying knocked them out in a final 16 during both South Africa 2010 and Brazil 2014. On this occasion, they finished their hopes of reaching a third true World Cup, a disaster that led to Chile manager Juan Antonio Pizzi announcing his resignation.

Paraguay came within a singular idea of claiming a approach gift place though finished a night with zero to uncover for their efforts. A unique strike by Yangel Herrera, a captain of a side that finished runners-up during a FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017, heralded a attainment of a new Vinotinto era and left Los Guaraníes to contemplate a second unbroken subordinate failure.

1-0 down?

11′ #Messi
18′ #Messi
62′ #Messi

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— #WCQ ⚽️ (@FIFAWorldCup) October 11, 2017

Player of a day
Lionel Messi (Argentina)

Argentina’s No10 constructed his really best football usually when his nation indispensable him. The star of a night with his glorious hat-trick, Messi finished a debate as a corner second-highest scorer behind Cavani with seven, notwithstanding carrying played usually 10 of a 18 matches. His initial strike of a dusk was also a initial by Argentina actor in 446 minutes. “We deserved to validate progressing and it was really formidable here,” he pronounced after it was all over. “The fear of not subordinate was genuine and we don’t know how we would have reacted to that. It would have been a crazy conditions for Argentina, though we managed to win a diversion in a end.”

Did we know?
Brazil’s total of 41 points is a second top in a story of a South American qualifiers, usually behind a 43 Argentina amassed in reaching Korea/Japan 2002.

The stat
21 – The series of goals Luis Suarez, who scored dual opposite Bolivia, and Lionel Messi have any amassed in South American qualifiers, creation them a top all-time scorers in a story of a competition. Next on a list is former Argentina striker Hernan Crespo, who struck 18 goals opposite a qualifiers for France 1998, Korea/Japan 2002 and Germany 2006.

What they said
“I missed a World Cup in Brazil and afterwards had dual terrible years. But now I’m going to Russia. God gave me certainty and we know we can keep on succeeding.”
Colombia brazen Radamel Falcao Garcia

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