All five qualifying matches will be played on Tuesday the 29th. Barranquilla Russia, Barinas, Montevideo, Cordoba and Asuncion are the host cities.
Colombia – Ecuador
Have clashed 16 times.
Colombia has won 6, Ecuador 4, with 6 draws.
The last three matches at home for Colombia: Chile 3-3, Peru 2-0 and Argentina 0-1.
Ecuador has two consecutive road wins: Argentina 2-0 and Venezuela 3-1.
Colombia at home against Ecuador
Colombia has the advantage with 6 wins, 1 draw and only one loss.
Fact I: The only win for Ecuador visiting Colombia was on July 20, 1965 in a 1-0 victory with a goal by Washington Muñoz.
Fact II: Colombia has hosted Ecuador 6 times without conceding a goal. The last time was a Washington Muñoz goal in a 1-1 draw on June 21, 1973.
First Match: Colombia 0 – Ecuador 1 (England 1966 qualifying)
Last Match: Colombia 1 – Ecuador 1 (Brazil 2014 qualifying)
Uruguay – Peru
Have clashed 16 times with Uruguay winning 9 against 4 for Peru and 3 draws.
Uruguay has gone 12 games without a loss at home (7-5-0). They have not lost since Oct. 14, 2009 against Argentina 1-0.
Peru away has 6 consecutive defeats and are winless in 25. The last win was on June 1, 2004 against Uruguay in Montevideo 3-1 (Diego Forlan – Nolberto Solano, Claudio Pizarro, Jefferson Farfan).
Uruguay at home against Peru
They have played 8 times with 5 wins for Uruguay, 2 for Peru and 1 draw.
Fact I: Only once could Uruguay not score against Peru. It was a 0-0 draw on July 26, 2000.
Fact II: The Peru wins were in 1981 (2-1) and 2004 (3-1).
First Match: Uruguay 2 – Peru 1 (England 1966 qualifying)
Last Match: Uruguay 4 – Peru 2 (Brazil 2014 qualifying)
Venezuela – Chile
Have clashed 12 times with a big advantage for Chile who has won 9 with 2 draws. Venezuela has just one win.
Venezuela are winless in their last three at home (Paraguay 1-1, Paraguay 0-1 and Ecuador 1-3). The last win was against Peru 3-2 on September 10, 2013.
Chile’s last three matches away: Colombia 3-3, Peru 4-3 and Uruguay 0-3.
Venezuela at home against Chile
Chile is unbeaten in six (5-1-0). They have won four straight.
Fact I: The only time Venezuela did not lose was on June 2, 1996 in a 1-1 draw.
Fact II: Chile away has always scored at a least a goal against Venezuela.
First Match: Venezuela 1 – Chile 3 (Italy 1990 qualifying)
Last Match: Venezuela 0 – Chile 2 (Brazil 2014 qualifying)
Argentina – Bolivia
Have meant 18 times with Argentina winning 11 and Bolivia 4 with 3 draws.
In these qualifiers Argentina has failed to win at home. In that condition, of their last 40 games, in only four did they not score any goals:
Uruguay 0-0 (Eliminatorias para Francia 1998)
Paraguay 0-0 (Eliminatorias para Alemania 2006)
Colombia 0-0 (Eliminatorias para Brasil 2014)
Ecuador 0-2 (Eliminatorias para Rusia 2018)
Bolivia will try to end a losing streak away that has gone 48 games. Bolivia’s last away win was on July 18, 1993 against Venezuela 7-1.
Argentina at home against Bolivia
Argentina is unbeaten, having won the first 8 games and drew in the last match.
Fact I: The only time that Bolivia did not lose was on November 11, 2011 in a 1-1 draw.
Fact II: Argentina has 2.66 goals per game average against Bolivia.
First Match: Argentina 4 – Bolivia (Sweden 1958 qualifying)
Last Match: Argentina 1 – Bolivia 1 (Brazil 2014 qualifying)
Paraguay – Brazil
Have clashed 14 times.
Brazil has the advantage with 9 wins against Paraguay’s 2 and 3 draws.
Paraguay’s last three matches at home: Colombia 1-2, Argentina 0-0 and Bolivia 2-1.
Brazil are winless in three away: Bolivia 1-2 Chile 0-2, Argentina 1-1. Their last win was on September 5, 2009 against Argentina 3-1.
Paraguay at home against Brazil
seven matches with Paraguay winning two of those. They have lost 4 and drawn 1.
Fact I: The first four games were all victories for Brazil and Paraguay did not score any goals in any of those games.
Fact II: Paraguay’s wins happened on July 18, 2000 2-1 and June 15, 2008 2-0.
First Match: Paraguay 0 – Brazil 1 (Switzerland 1954 qualifying)
Last Match: Paraguay 2 – Brazil 0 (South Africa 2010 qualifying)
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