SAN FRANCISCO, March 29, (THEWILL) – The samba boys of Brazil have become the first team to qualify for the 2018 World Cup after a convincing win against Paraguay.
The five-time world champions beat Paraguay 3-0 on for their eighth successive win in the South American qualifying competition.
Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho curled in a low opener for Brazil and Neymar capped an eventful evening with a goal in the second half before Marcelo added a late third in São Paulo.
Although, the victory in itself was not enough to confirm their participation in Russia, the qualification was sealed with Peru’s shocking 2-1 win over Uruguay in a later game which guaranteed Brazil a top-four finish in the bloc.
With four rounds of fixtures remaining, Brazil have 33 points, followed by Colombia with 24, Uruguay and Chile with 23 each and fumbling Argentina with 22 points.
Uruguay and Argentina still have to face each other which means it is impossible for both to overtake Brazil.
