Brazil player Neymar (R) vies for the ball with South Africa player Abbubaker Mobara, during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games First Round Group A men’s football match Brazil vs South Africa, at the Mane Garrincha Stadium in Brasilia on August 4, 2016. / AFP PHOTO
Standings from 2018 World Cup South America qualifiers after Thursday’s games (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against, points):
Brazil’s defender David Luiz (R) is consoled by Brazil’s defender and captain Thiago Silva after losing the semi-final football match between Brazil and Germany at The Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte on July 8, 2014, during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. AFP PHOTO / GABRIEL BOUYS
Brazil 11 7 3 1 26 9 24
Uruguay 11 7 2 2 23 8 23
Colombia 11 5 3 3 15 12 18
Ecuador 11 5 2 4 19 16 17
Chile 11 5 2 4 18 16 17
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Argentina 11 4 4 3 11 12 16
Paraguay 11 4 3 4 11 16 15
Peru 11 4 2 5 18 18 14
Venezuela 11 1 2 8 14 26 5
Bolivia 11 1 1 9 9 31 4
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