In the first CONMEBOL qualifier of the day, Colombia garnered only one disappointing point from their match in Bolivia. The scoreless draw gives Bolivia their first point and Colombia their second. Bolivia had a much stronger attack going, putting five shots on goal to Colombia's two, but a red card to Leonel Reyes in the 69th minutes shut down the Bolivian offense.Chile reversed their score from the game against Argentina and took out their frustrations on poor Perú. The 2-0 home win gives Chile three points and keeps the Peruvians at one. There were plenty of chances for both teams, but Chile capitalized twice in the first hour.
Paraguay hosted Uruguay four days after a disappointing road draw to Perú, but this time around they made no mistakes, putting up three points to bring their haul to four. Uruguay were blanked by Paraguay's defense and saw their dreams dashed by an early goal. Shots were few and far between as only six were taken during the match.
"Ecuador always pose us problems because they've got some fine players and they are physically strong. This game will be no exception and we need to be on our toes." -Dunga, Brazilian coach
Brazil, on short rest, found a way to turn up the heat in the second half at home, scoring four of their five goals after the 70th minute. Brazil have yet to surrender a goal in qualifying, and Ecuador were not about to be the first team to strike the Brazilian net. It was an absolute destruction in Rio de Janeiro, as Ecuador were outshot sixteen to two.
Goal scorers:
Chile: Suazo 11; Fernández 52
Paraguay: Valdéz 14
Brazil: Vágner Love 19; Ronaldinho 73; Kaká 78, 85; Elano 83
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