- Luis Suárez will play his final match for the Uruguayan national team.
- Three coaches will make their debut.
The South American Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup will be played from September 5th to 10th, with matchdays 7 and 8 being played.
On Friday, September 6, at the Estadio Centenario, Uruguay will host Paraguay in Luis Suárez's last match with La Celeste after a successful 17-year career, which included winning the CONMEBOL Copa América 2011™.
Additionally, two major CONMEBOL Copa América™ champions, Ángel Di María and Claudio Bravo, have retired from their national teams.
Three coaches will make their debut: Gustavo Alfaro with Paraguay, Sebastián Beccacece with Ecuador, and Óscar Villegas with Bolivia. The other seven coaches were present during the CONMEBOL Copa América 2024™, with Alfaro having managed Costa Rica.
All Players Called Up for the South American Qualifiers
- Argentina: Gerónimo Rulli, Emiliano Martínez, Juan Musso, Walter Benítez (goalkeepers); Gonzalo Montiel, Nahuel Molina, Christian Romero, Germán Pezzella, Nicolás Otamendi, Lisandro Martínez, Valentín Barco, Marcos Acuña (defenders); Leandro Paredes, Guido Rodríguez, Alexis Mac Allister, Enzo Fernández, Giovani Lo Celso, Ezequiel Fernández, Rodrigo De Paul (midfielders); Nicolás González, Alejandro Garnacho, Valentín Carboni, Matías Soulé, Julián Álvarez, Lautaro Martínez, Paulo Dybala, Valentín Castellanos (forwards).
- Brazil: Alisson, Bento, Ederson (goalkeepers); Beraldo, Éder Militão, Gabriel Magalhães, Marquinhos, Danilo, Yan Couto, Guilherme Arana, Wendell (defenders); Rodrygo, Bruno Guimarães, João Gomes, Lucas Paquetá, André, Gerson (midfielders); Endrick, Savinho, Vini Jr., Estêvão, Luiz Henrique, Pedro (forwards).
- Bolivia: Carlos Lampe, Guillermo Viscarra, Bruno Poveda (goalkeepers); Luis Haquín, Pablo Vaca, Marcelo Torrez, Marcelo Suárez, José Sagredo, Diego Medina, Yomar Rocha, Héctor Cuéllar, Roberto Fernández, Luis Paz (defenders); Robson Matheus, Adalid Terrazas, Ramiro Vaca, Miguel Terceros, Gabriel Villamil, Daniel Camacho, Gabriel Montaño, Henry Vaca, Boris Céspedes, Jeyson Chura (midfielders); Enzo Monteiro, Lucas Chávez, Moisés Paniagua, Carmelo Algarañaz (forwards).
- Chile: Gabriel Arias, Brayan Cortés, Lawrence Vigouroux (goalkeepers); Mauricio Isla, Felipe Loyola, Paulo Díaz, Guillermo Maripán, Matías Catalán, Benjamín Kuscevic, Gabriel Suazo, Thomas Galdames, Eugenio Mena (defenders); Rodrigo Echeverría, Williams Alarcón, Erick Pulgar, Vicente Pizarro, Claudio Baeza, Marcelino Núñez, Diego Valdés (midfielders); Carlos Palacios, Ben Brereton, Jean Meneses, Víctor Dávila, Darío Osorio, Bruno Barticciotto, Eduardo Vargas (forwards).
- Colombia: Camilo Vargas, Álvaro Montero, Kevin Mier (goalkeepers); Yerry Mina, Yerson Mosquera, Jhon Lucumí, Carlos Cuesta, Daniel Muñoz, Santiago Arias, Juan David Cabal, Johan Mojica, Cristian Borja (defenders); James Rodríguez, Richard Ríos, Jefferson Lerma, Jhon Solís, Yaser Asprilla, Kevin Castaño, Juan Fernando Quintero, Jhon Arias (midfielders); Luis Díaz, Jhon Córdoba, Jhon Durán, Rafael Santos Borré, Luis Sinisterra, Juan Camilo Hernández (forwards).
- Ecuador: Moisés Ramírez, Hernán Galíndez, Gilmar Napa (goalkeepers); Piero Hincapié, William Pacho, Félix Torres, Jackson Porozo, Joel Ordóñez, Xavier Arreaga, Cristian Ramírez, Pervis Estupiñán, Jhoanner Chávez, Angelo Preciado (defenders); Alan Minda, Carlos Gruezo, Moisés Caicedo, Alan Franco, Jhegson Méndez, Jeremy Sarmiento, Pedro Vite, John Yeboah, Patrickson Delgado, Kendry Páez, Ángel Mena, Jhon Mercado (midfielders); Enner Valencia, Kevin Rodríguez, Nilson Angulo, Anthony Valencia (forwards).
- Paraguay: Carlos Coronel, Roberto Fernández, Juan Espínola (goalkeepers); Fabían Balbuena, Gustavo Gómez, Omar Alderete, Junior Alonso, Mateo Gamarra, Santiago Arzamendia, Juan Cáceres, Blas Riveros, Gustavo Velázquez (defenders); Damián Bobadilla, Andrés Cubas, Mathias Villasanti, Diego Gómez, Alejandro Gamarra, Hugo Cuenca (midfielders); Ramón Sosa, Miguel Almirón, Julio Enciso, Adam Bareiro, Antonio Sanabria, Alex Arce, Isidro Pitta (forwards).
- Peru: Pedro Gallese, Carlos Cáceda, Diego Romero (goalkeepers); Anderson Santamaría, Alexander Callens, Aldo Corzo, Luis Abram, Miguel Trauco, Marcos López, Carlos Zambrano, Miguel Araujo, Renzo Garcés (defenders); Wilder Cartagena, Jesús Castillo, Oliver Sonne, Sergio Peña, Piero Quispe, Renato Tapia, Luis Advíncula, Jean Pierre Archimbaud, Andy Polo, Jorge Murrugarra (midfielders); Gianluca Lapadula, Edison Flores, Bryan Reyna, Joao Grimaldo, Franco Zanelatto, Alex Valera, Santiago Ormeño, Yordy Reyna (forwards).
- Uruguay: Sergio Rochet, Santiago Mele, Franco Israel (goalkeepers); Sebastián Cáceres, Nicolás Marichal, Santiago Bueno, Agustín Sant'Anna, Guillermo Varela, Nahitan Nández, José Luis Rodríguez, Lucas Olaza, Marcelo Saracchi (defenders); Manuel Ugarte, Emiliano Martínez, Nicolás Fonseca, Federico Valverde, Facundo Torres, Maximiliano Araújo (midfielders); Brian Rodríguez, Facundo Pellistri, Tiago Palacios, Cristian Olivera, Miguel Merentiel, Luciano Rodríguez, Luis Suárez (forwards).
- Venezuela: Rafael Romo, Joel Graterol, José Contreras, Alain Baroja (goalkeepers); Jon Aramburu, Alexander González, Delvin Alfonzo, Miguel Navarro, Nahuel Ferraresi, Yordan Osorio, Jhon Chancellor, Carlos Viva, Christian Makoun, Rubén Ramírez, Yiandro Raap, Bianneider Tamayo, Luis Balbo, Alessandro Milani (defenders); José Martínez, Tomás Rincón, Cristian Cásseres, Yangel Herrera, Telasco Segovia, Daniel Pereira, Bryant Ortega, Darwin Machís, Eduard Bello, Yefferson Soteldo, Jhon Murillo, Jefferson Savarino, Matías Lacava, Kervin Andrade, Giovanny Sequera, Leenhan Romero, Nicola Profeta, David Martínez (midfielders); Salomón Rondón, Jhonder Cádiz, Eric Ramírez, Alejandro Gomes, Lorenzo D’Agostini (forwards).
When and where are the South American Qualifiers played?
Matchday 7
- September 5: Bolivia-Venezuela, Estadio Municipal de El Alto (El Alto, Bolivia)
- September 5: Argentina-Chile, Estadio Más Monumental (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
- September 6: Uruguay-Paraguay, Estadio Centenario (Montevideo, Uruguay)
- September 6: Brazil-Ecuador, Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira (Curitiba, Brazil)
- September 6: Peru-Colombia, Estadio Monumental (Lima, Peru)
Matchday 8
- September 10: Colombia-Argentina, Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez (Barranquilla, Colombia)
- September 10: Chile-Bolivia, Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos (Santiago, Chile)
- September 10: Ecuador-Peru, Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado (Quito, Ecuador)
- September 10: Venezuela-Uruguay, Estadio Monumental de Maturín (Maturín, Venezuela)
- September 10: Paraguay-Brazil, Estadio Defensores del Chaco (Asunción, Paraguay)
