- Argentina, Brazil, and Ecuador are already qualified.
- Three direct spots and the playoff spot will be decided.
Between September 4 and 9, 2025, the South American Qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup will be settled.
Uruguay (24), Paraguay (24), and Colombia (22) currently hold the last direct spots, while Venezuela (18) would qualify for the playoff, in pursuit of its first-ever World Cup. The standings are completed by Bolivia (17), Peru (12), and Chile (10).
All the matches of Matchday 17 will be played on the same day (September 4), and the same will happen on the final matchday (9/9).
Matchday 17
- September 4: Uruguay vs. Peru, Estadio Centenario (Montevideo, Uruguay) at 8:30 p.m. local time (11:30 p.m. GMT)
- September 4: Colombia vs. Bolivia, Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez (Barranquilla, Colombia) at 6:30 p.m. local time (11:30 p.m. GMT)
- September 4: Paraguay vs. Ecuador, Estadio Defensores del Chaco (Asunción, Paraguay) at 8:30 p.m. local time (11:30 p.m. GMT)
- September 4: Argentina vs. Venezuela, Estadio Más Monumental (Buenos Aires, Argentina) at 8:30 p.m. local time (11:30 p.m. GMT)
- September 4: Brazil vs. Chile, Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho “Maracanã” (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) at 9:30 p.m. local time (12:30 a.m. GMT)
Matchday 18
- September 9: Ecuador vs. Argentina, Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha (Quito, Ecuador) at 6:00 p.m. local time (11:00 p.m. GMT)
- September 9: Peru vs. Paraguay, Estadio Nacional (Lima, Peru) at 6:30 p.m. local time (11:30 p.m. GMT)
- September 9: Venezuela vs. Colombia, Estadio Monumental de Maturín (Maturín, Venezuela) at 7:30 p.m. local time (11:30 p.m. GMT)
- September 9: Bolivia vs. Brazil, Estadio Municipal de El Alto (El Alto, Bolivia) at 7:30 p.m. local time (11:30 p.m. GMT)
- September 9: Chile vs. Uruguay, Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos (Santiago, Chile) at 8:30 p.m. local time (11:30 p.m. GMT)
