Neymar (on right) was on fire for Brazil against Paraguay on Tuesday (8) as the former won 2-0[/caption]
* Top four earn direct slots in the World Cup
* Next round of matches in September 2021
RESULTS IN BRIEF
Match-day 7 (either 4 and 5 June)
* Argentina 1 - 1 Chile
* Bolivia 3 - 1 Venezuela
* Brazil 2 - 0 Ecuador
* Colombia 3 - 0 Peru
* Uruguay 0 - 0 Paraguay
Match-day 8 (8 June)
* Peru 2 - 1 Ecuador
* Venezuela 0 - 0 Uruguay
* Colombia 2 - 2 Argentina
* Brazil 2 - 0 Paraguay
* Chile 1 - 1 Bolivia
Match-day eight of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) concluded on Tuesday (8). Paraguay hosted Brazil in their sixth game in the qualifiers.
Neymar put the five-time world champions in the lead in the fourth minute. He made his presence felt throughout the game while the Paraguayans struggled to contain the superstar. He, later on, assisted the second goal to be scored for Brazil by Lucas Paqueta to claim the win by two goals to nil.
Colombia hosting Argentina
Colombia hosted Argentina at Estadio Metropolitano. Two early goals from Christian Romero and Leandro Paredes put Argentina in the driving seat. In the second half, Colombia pushed on and they earned a penalty which was scored by Luis Muriel in the 51st minute. They kept the pressure on and it finally prevailed late during injury time through an equaliser by Miguel Borja.
The match between Chile and Bolivia ended in a 1-1 draw while Uruguay’s match against Venezuela ended in a goalless draw. However, it was Peru who hit the headlines with their shock win over Ecuador by two goals to one.