South America RWC 2023 Qualifying Picture

Brazil, Chile and Uruguay are involved in ongoing matches in Montevideo. They are a triangular series wherein two teams will advance to face North American opposition. What then is the picture for the RWC 2023 qualifiers in South America?

The qualifiers began with Brazil defeating Paraguay. This results saw Os Tupis booking tickets to Montevideo. Chile were set to host Colombia only for that match to be called-off. It saw Chile advancing to join Brazil and Uruguay in Montevideo.

Chile were 10 point winners in their match against Brazil. That match was followed by today’s match between Uruguay and Chile. The outcome of game two was a five point win for Uruguay. The results see Chile with 5 competition points; Chile with 4 and Brazil with 0. Chile and Uruguay both scored five more points than what they have conceded.

As it stands, Uruguay are on target to advance. Chile’s narrow loss sees the pressure now on Brazil. If the teams finish level then Chile advances due to having one the match against Brazil. Os Tupis now require an 8 point win over Uruguay to advance. A Uruguayan win will mean Uruguay and Chile advance to the next round.

The winner of the triangular tournament will advance in the RWC 2023 qualifiers as South American 1 (SAR 1). SAR 1 will face North America 1 (RAN 1) in November. The RAN 1 side will be the winner of the Canada vs USA qualifying series. The winner of the RAN 1 vs SAR 1 series will qualify for RWC 2023 as Americas 1.

The runner-up of RAN 1 vs SAR 1 will not be eliminated. Instead, this team will await the winner of RAN 2 vs SAR 2. The winner of that series will qualify for RWC 2023 as Americas 2. The loser will enter Repechage as Americas 3.

The repechage format for RWC 2023 resembles that of RWC 2019. On that occasion Canada faced Germany, Hong Kong, and Kenya. For RWC 2023 the Americas 3 country will compete against Africa 2, Europe 3 and Asia / Pacific 2 in the global Repechage. The winner will qualify for RWC 2023.

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The current South America RWC 2023 Qualifying Picture is displayed below. It is correct as of full-time of Uruguay vs Chile on Sunday, July 18, 2021.