Ecuador slumped to a three-1 defeat in Paraguay but nonetheless qualified for a World Cup for the simply the fourth time -- all this century -- way to Uruguay's victory and already-certified Brazil's 4-0 win over Chile.
Nineteen groups have now certified for the finals in Qatar later this year, with 13 spots still available.
With Argentina, who play Venezuela on Friday, additionally already certified, Peru and Chile will now vie for the 5th-place intercontinental play-off spot from the single South American qualification group along Colombia, who emphatically ended a seven-healthy goalless streak with a three-0 win over Bolivia.
It has been a wonderful turnaround for Uruguay on account that a disastrous spell at the cease of closing 12 months once they lost 4 matches in a row, conceding eleven dreams, scoring simply one and slipping to seventh inside the 10-team group.
That spelled the end for iconic educate Oscar Tabarez, who spent a report 15 years on the helm and guided the "Celeste" to a World Cup semi-very last in 2010 and Copa America identify a 12 months later.
But his successor Diego Alonso has received three out of three and brought Uruguay -- winners in 1930 and 1950 -- to a fourth straight finals.
Ecuador's qualification owed greater to a stable campaign than Thursday's shambolic performance in using rain on a hard pitch in Ciudad del Este.
The omens had been poor earlier than kick-off as Ecuador had already lost on all 8 preceding journeys to Paraguay for World Cup qualifiers relationship returned to 1981.
Strikes from Robert Morales, a Piero Hincapie very own aim and Miguel Almiron gained the sport for Paraguay earlier than Jordy Caicedo's overdue penalty consolation.
Neymar marked his return to the Brazil group with the aid of scoring a penalty while Vinicius Junior, a Philippe Coutinho penalty and Richarlison heaped misery on Chile, whose hopes of qualification dangle by using a thread.
