MOSCOW, Jan 28 Brazilian football players played a draw with the team of Ecuador in the away match of the South American qualifying tournament for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The meeting in Quito ended with a score of 1:1. As part of the Brazilians, Casemiro scored in the 6th minute, Felix Torres scored a goal against the Ecuadorians (75th minute). By the 26th minute of the meeting, the Colombian referee Wilmar Roldan showed three red cards, one of which was replaced by a yellow one after using the VAR system. In the 15th minute, he sent off Ecuadorian goalkeeper Alexander Dominguez, and in the 23rd — Brazilian defender Emerson. Alisson, the goalkeeper of the guests, avoided removal in the first half. The Brazilian national team scored 36 points in 14 games and leads the standings. Ecuadorians are in third place with 24 points, behind the Argentines (29). This is followed by the teams of Colombia (17), Peru (17), Chile (16), Uruguay (16), Bolivia (15), Paraguay (13) and Venezuela (7). The national teams of Brazil and Argentina have already secured their participation in the world championship. The four best teams will receive a direct ticket to the World Cup, the team that has become the fifth will play in the play-offs. The tournament will run from November 21 to December 18.
