Chile went into Montevideo looking for crucial road points against Uruguay. They got the job done with a 2-2 tie. Both Chile and Uruguay have earned four points so far in qualifying. Chile managed a tie despite being outshot eleven to four; in fact, Chile actually held a 2-1 late in the second half after being down 1-0 at the break. The game became very heated, though, as both teams picked up four yellow cards apiece."If we had won the match, it would not have coincided with what happened on the field of play, for which reason the point which we obtained was valuable to us." This was the opinion of Chilean coach Marcelo Bielsa.
"Brazil have good players, but none of them have four legs or four hands. They've had the upper hand in recent encounters but this is something else entirely. We can't afford to give them any space," said Peruvian midfielder Norberto Solano before the match.
Perú surely did not have high expectations coming into its match against world-beaters Brazil. Brazil certainly outperformed the Peruvians on the attack by taking seven shots from inside the penalty area. Unfortunately for Brazil, none of the shots found the back of the net. Perú took four yellows to Brazil's one and did everything they could to contain the high-powered Brazil sqaud at home in Lima. After being down 1-0 at the half, the Peruvians found a way to tie the game and earn their second point of qualifying so far. Brazil now have five points.
Brazilian coach Dunga spoke after the game. "Our performance was very good in the first half but we dropped off in the second, when we lost a lot of balls in the midfield and they were able to hit us on the break."
Goal scorers:
Chile: Salas 59, 69 PK
Uruguay: Suárez 42; Abreu 81
Brazil: Kaká 40
Perú: Vargas Risco 72
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