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The World Cup is still a couple of years away, but the qualifying has already begun, which should give you an idea of the vast scope of the tournament.

The European teams are still waiting to see which groups they will be in for qualifying, with that draw set to come later in the year, after the group phase of the Nations League.

My CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifying Analysis

While the Europeans wait, things are already underway in South America, with CONMEBOL qualifying games on the schedule for Friday night.

The top 6 teams in this qualifying group automatically move on, while the 7th placed team goes into a playoff.

The big surprise right now is that Brazil is down in 6th after 6 games, so they will be looking to put that right.

Let’s take a closer look at the 3 games coming our way this evening.

Uruguay -242 vs Paraguay +730

After 6 games, Uruguay finds themselves sitting in 2nd in the group, 5 points off the pace being set by Argentina.

While they cannot get to the top with a win this evening, they will want to cement their position and stay on the heels of the leaders.

Uruguay has struggled of late, though, winning just once in their last 5 games, although they did have 3 ties in there, too.

Paraguay are sitting down in 8th and need a win to get back into the automatic qualification spots, but they do not look capable of getting the win they need at the moment, as they come into this one having lost 4 in a row.

This will not be a slam dunk win for the home team, but I do like Uruguay to grind out the win in what will be Luis Suarez’s final international appearance.

CONMEBOL Soccer Pick: Uruguay 2-1 Paraguay

Brazil -270 vs Ecuador +810

What we are seeing right now is not the Brazil team that we have become so accustomed to over the years.

They are lacking that killer instinct at the moment and have had to settle for 4 draws and a win in their last 5 games.

You do fancy their chances to get back on track, though, and they would leapfrog Ecuador in the standings with a win in this one.

Ecuador is currently 1 point up on their opponent this evening and have reached that point by playing some tight, defensive football.

They have managed just 5 goals in their 6 qualifying games, but they have also surrendered a mere 3 goals, so they are going to be tough to break down.

Brazil is unbeaten in their last 8 meetings with Ecuador, winning 5 and drawing 3, so I think they eke out the result in this one.

CONMEBOL Soccer Pick: Brazil 1-0 Ecuador

Peru +450 vs Colombia -130

This has been a qualifying campaign to forget for Peru, as they have managed to pick up just 2 points through 6 games.

They have scored just once in those 6 games, surrendering 8 goals in the process, and need to turn things around rather quickly if they are to have any shot at getting back into the picture.

That turnaround seems unlikely to start this evening against a very good Colombia team.

They are sitting in 3rd at the moment, picking up 12 points from their 6 games. A win here would put them in a very good place in terms of qualifying.

It’s just tough to see where the goals are going to come from for Peru, who I believe will struggle again tonight.

CONMEBOL Soccer Pick: Peru 0-2 Colombia

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