Lionel Messi and Argentina will get the chance to avenge their defeats to Chile in the 2015 and 2016 Copa America finals
Brazil suffered a nightmare 2-0 defeat in Montevideo, crashing to a first loss against Uruguay in 22 years.
A stunning 85th-minute equalizer from Eduard Bello earned Venezuela a rare draw at Brazil while world champions Argentina made it three wins out of three in South American World Cup qualifying with a hard-earned 1-0 win over a Paraguay.
Marcelo Bielsa opted for a youthful line-up without veteran strikers Edinson Cavani and Luis Suarez.
South America's football chief said Sunday that FIFA should honour the legacy of Pele and Diego Maradona by awarding the centennial 2030 World Cup to the continent
Ecuador finished fourth in South American World Cup qualifying to secure the last automatic regional berth.
The idea of a joint South American bid for the 2030 tournament was first mooted by Uruguay and Argentina in 2017 and two years later the four potential hosts had been established
The soccer match was friendly ahead of the Copa America, which will begin on July 8.
Uruguay boosted their hopes of reaching Qatar 2022 with a 4-1 win over Venezuela on Tuesday
During a 2-0 defeat to Ecuador, Chile's talismanic midfielder Arturo Vidal received a red card for a flying kung fu kick on an opponent's face.
Argentina maintained their unbeaten start to their World Cup qualifying campaign. Meanwhile, Brazil continued their perfect start to qualifying with a seventh win out of seven.
Copa America: Lucas Paqueta struck in the second half as Brazil, down to 10 men, defeated Chile 1-0 to set-up a semi-final clash against Peru, who ousted Paraguay 4-3 on penalties.
On Friday, ahead of Chile's 1-0 victory over Bolivia in Cuiaba, senior players Arturo Vidal and Gary Medel published photographs on social media of them receiving haircuts from a local barber, seemingly in their hotel rooms.
Copa America paid tribute to Diego Maradona with a spectacular light-and-effects display ahead of Argentina's match against Chile.
Lionel Messi's magical left foot gave dominant Argentina a deserved first-half lead but Eduardo Vargas equalised for Chile in the second half.
Chile's Alexis Sanchez suffered an injury during training and will miss the country's group stage matches in Copa America 2021.
Lionel Messi scored a penalty but Argentina missed out on the chance to take over top spot of South American World Cup qualifying from rivals Brazil after a 1-1 draw with Chile.
Inter Milan's Chilean midfielder Arturo Vidal is receiving hospital treatment after testing positive for coronavirus, his national team said.