SOUTH AMERICAN (CONMEBOL)

10 teams competing for 4.5 places

Brazil, whose squad includes Neymar and Philippe Coutinho, are top of the South American table and heading to the finals next year. The top four automatically qualify and Uruguay,

Argentina and Colombia are in second, third and fourth. Lionel Messi’s Argentina were looking in trouble but they got the better of Alexis Sanchez (left) and his Chile team-mates last week to get back on track. Chile, Ecuador and Paraguay may miss out. The side that finishes fifth will go to the inter-confederation play-offs.