Ecuador and Paraguay qualified for the World Cup on Saturday, booking South America's remaining two automatic berths for next year's finals in Germany.

They join Argentina and Brazil, who have already qualified as first and second in the group.

Paraguay sealed their place at football's high table with a 1-0 win over Venezuala which pushed them into third on 28 points and guaranteed a top four finish ahead of Wednesday's final qualifier against Colombia

Ecuador booked their ticket with a 0-0 draw against Uruguay, which left them uncatchable in fourth spot on 27 points ahead of Wednesday's visit to Chile.

Uruguay currently occupy fifth spot with 22 points and if they succeed in holding onto it after Wednesday's final batch of South American qualifiers then they will have earned the right to a playoff against Oceania winners Australia.

They host group leaders Argentina, while Colombia and Chile, who drew 11 on Saturday to leave them one point adrift, are up against Paraguay and Ecuador respectively.