Uruguay , Colombia and Paraguay secured their spots in the 2026 World Cup on Thursday in the next-to-last round of South American qualifiers.

Uruguay and Colombia had 3-0 wins, and Paraguay had a scoreless draw to advance to the global tournament along with already qualified Argentina , Brazil and Ecuador .

Peru , which needed wins in the last two rounds to advance, is now out of contention following the loss to Uruguay.

James Rodríguez opened the scoring for Colombia in the 31st minute while John Cordoba and Juan Fernando Quintero added second-half goals to secure the win over Bolivia .

Paraguay is returning to the World Cup for the first time in 16 years. Its last participation was in South Africa in 2010, where Paraguay lost in the quarterfinals to the eventual cham

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