Conmebol confirmed the dispute of three dates in October of the South American qualifier to the Qatar-2022 World Cup, incorporating into that month the fifth day postponed last March due to the refusal of European clubs to yield to their internationals due to the pandemic.
The South American soccer parent company explained in a statement that the October FIFA dates of the regional pre-world cup, which include the matches of the eleventh and twelfth days, will be added the fifth date, originally scheduled to be played on March 25 and 26.
The eleventh round of the tie, to be played on October 7, includes the matches Uruguay-Colombia, Peru-Chile, Venezuela-Brazil, Paraguay-Argentina and Ecuador-Bolivia.
Three days later, on Sunday 10, the postponed fifth date will be played with the Colombia-Brazil, Venezuela-Ecuador, Bolivia-Peru, Argentina-Uruguay and Chile-Paraguay matches.
On Thursday 14, continuing with the original calendar, it will be the turn of the twelfth date with the matches Colombia-Ecuador, Brazil-Uruguay, Bolivia-Paraguay, Argentina-Peru and Chile-Venezuela.
Brazil leads the South American tie with 24 points. Argentina is second with 18, Uruguay third with 15, Ecuador fourth with 13 and Colombia fifth with 13 units.
The regional pre-world cup grants four direct spots and the fifth located in the table the possibility of playing an intercontinental playoff. AFP (HN)