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How to watch South American World Cup qualifiers

The South American section of the qualifying campaign for the 2022 World Cup kicked off on Friday as CONMEBOL teams began their road to Qatar with the first of 18 matches due to take place during the next 17 months.

Four of the five games played on Friday produced home wins, with Peru the only away team to pick up any points as they drew 2-2 with Paraguay.

Roberto Firmino scored his first-ever brace for Brazil to help the Selecao take an early lead in the confederation table, beating Bolivia 5-0, while a double from Luis Muriel helped Colombia to a 3-0 win over Venezuela.