Uruguay, Paraguay, World Cup Qatar 2022 qualifiers

Suarez leads Uruguay to bring down Paraguay

January 28, 2022

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Uruguay regained the tone of victories in the South American qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, and beat Paraguay 1-0, to return to the places of direct qualification for the World Cup.

He scored the only goal in the match hosted by Paraguay in the 15th round of qualifying for Luis Suarez in the 49th minute.

And Suarez granted (Celeste) 3 precious points, taking him from seventh place in the qualifiers to fourth place with 19 points, to keep his hopes of qualifying.

This is Uruguay’s first victory after 4 consecutive defeats in the qualifiers and the first with new coach Diego Alonso.

However, Uruguay may fall from a fourth-place if Colombia or Peru win the match that brings them together on Friday, as the two teams are ranked fifth and sixth, respectively, with 17 points.

As for Paraguay, it suffered its sixth defeat in the qualifiers, and its score froze at 13 points, in the penultimate rank.