CONMEBOL Roundup: Paez and Ecuador stun Argentina and more
With the international break now over we look back at the action from CONMEBOL, where nearly a dozen Ligue 1 McDonald's players were involved.
Ecuador 1-0 Argentina
Willian Pacho was one of the standouts for his country, playing 90 minutes in defence and helping keep a clean sheet as the hosts finished an impressive second in 2026 World Cup Qualifying. RC Strasbourg's Kendry Paez was also involved as the youngster won his twentieth cap off the bench. As for Argentina, Ligue 1 players were rather less successful as Olympique Lyonnais left back Nicolás Tagliafico gave away a penalty for the match's only goal. Leonardo Balerdi (Olympique de Marseille) also played 90 minutes for the visitors.
Bolivia 1-0 Brazil
Caio Henrique (AS Monaco) made a long-awaited return to the national team after suffering an ACL injury just after his previous call-up, but his presence (and that of LOSC Lille centre back Alexsandro) wasn't enough to prevent the Auriverde from being stunned on the road in a result that allowed Bolivia to secure a historic play-off berth.
Alexsandro has been called up by Brazil 😍🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/qyUymrtQH3
— Ligue 1 English (@Ligue1_ENG) May 26, 2025
Venezuela 3-6 Colombia
Finally, in a thrilling encounter between an already-qualified Colombia and a Venezuela side who needed a result to avoid dropping below Bolivia, the hosts and Toulouse FC midfielder Cristián Casseres were disappointed after coming out on the wrong end of striker Luis Suarez bagging four goals in less than 30 minutes, seeing La Vinotinto eliminated from next year's finals.
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