The national teams of Brazil and Ecuador football secured the right to participate in the 2026 World Cup.
, as part of the 16th round of the South American qualifying group of Konmebol, the next matches took place. Brazil won the paragraph with a score of 1: 0 at the NEO Química Arena stadium in San Paulo. The only goal in the 44th minute was scored by Vinisius Junior.
In the meantime, the Ecuador team tied 0-0 with Peru at the National Stadium in Lima.
Brazil and Ecuador, who scored 25 points and inferior to 10 points of the leading Argentina, guaranteed their participation in the FIFA 2026 World Cup two weeks before the end of the qualifying stage.
Thus, the number of countries that have already received vouchers to the tournament reached 13.
In addition to the host countries – the USA, Canada and Mexico – participation in the World Cup also secured Brazil, Ecuador, Argentina, Australia, Iran, Japan, Jordan, New Zealand, South Korea and Uzbekistan.
The FIFA 2026 World Cup will be held from June 11 to July 19 in the USA, Canada and Mexico. For the first time in history, 48 national teams will take part in the tournament.