Overview

• Australia secured its place with a 2-1 comeback win over Saudi Arabia in Jeddah, overcoming an early deficit to book a sixth straight World Cup appearance.
• Brazil claimed its berth when Vinicius Jr. scored the only goal in a 1-0 victory against Paraguay in São Paulo, marking Carlo Ancelotti’s first qualifying win as coach.
• Ecuador joined Argentina and Brazil by earning a goalless draw against Peru in Lima, confirming its spot in the expanded North American finals.
• Japan, Iran, Jordan, South Korea and Uzbekistan joined Australia in clinching Asia’s allocated qualifying spots, and New Zealand claimed the Oceania berth.
• The United States, Canada and Mexico qualify automatically as hosts, and Uruguay need one point from their final two fixtures after Chile’s loss to Bolivia ended Chile’s qualification bid.