Fans celebrate Ecuador's qualification to 2022 World Cup

Fans in Guayaquil celebrated despite the 3-1 loss by Ecuador at Paraguay in 2022 World Cup Qualification on Thursday, as they achieved one of the four direct spots after the Uruguayans, in fourth position, beat Peru 1-0 in Montevideo, a result that also allowed them to book their flights to Qatar. Ecuador and Uruguay reached 25 points on the table and can no longer be overtaken by other teams. Brazil and Argentina had earlier secured two of the region's direct spots.