The first two rounds of the CONMEBOL qualifiers have come and gone with some major surprises.From underdogs performing masterfully to dark horses making amends without top stars to heavyweights imploding, these first two rounds have been nothing short of riveting. Here are the biggest takeaways thus far.
Brazil and Venezuela will play each other on Match Day 2 of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers. This should be a great game between two Latin American soccer countries who are fighting for the right to play in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Colombia enjoyed a 2-0 win at home over Peru to get its World Cup qualifying campaign off to the right start. Here are some takeaways from the game for Los Cafeteros.
Colombia and Peru face off in the World Cup qualifiers on Thursday. Colombia and Peru face off in the World Cup qualifiers on Thursday. It will be a rather eventful game for both sides as they look to overcome two recent draws that had major implications for both sides.
Radamel Falcao's stay in Chelsea will be a short one. Radamel Falcao's stay in Chelsea will be a short one. According to a number of sources, the Colombia striker is not performing up to standards and his loan deal with Chelsea will end once the season is up.
The 2018 FIFA World Cup won't be underway for another three years, but qualifying time is here. 10 South American nations will be fighting for the right to compete in the biggest soccer tournament in the world.
A Colombian drug lord who long dominated a historically lawless area near the country's border with Venezuela was killed on Thursday in a ground and air attack, local officials announced.
Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe this week voiced his strong opposition to the tentative agreement his successor, Juan Manuel Santos, has struck with the country's leftist guerillas.
The Colombian rebel group FARC (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia) has announced on Wednesday they will suspend their military training after reaching an agreement witht the Colombian government.
The deal between the Colombian government and the country's leftist guerillas could help many nations address issues ranging from climate change to extreme poverty, President Juan Manuel Santos told the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday.
A month after the Venezuelan government closed key border crossing areas to neighboring Colombia, the socialist nation has announced that Colombians who were deported during the initial crackdown will be allowed to return.
The 50-year conflict between the Colombian government and the country's leftist guerrillas may be coming to an end, as President Juan Manuel Santos and the leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) announced a breakthrough on Thursday in Havana.
Colombian President Juan Manual Santos traveled to Ecuador on Monday to meet with Venezuelan leader Nicholas Maduro in an attempt to ease tension between their two countries.
Negotiations between the Colombian government and the country's leftist rebels must succeed, Pope Francis said on Sunday, as he noted that the talks to end South America's longest-running conflict were facing a "crucial moment."
A Venezuelan fighter jet crashed on Friday near the Colombian border. The fate of the two pilots aboard the Russian-made aircraft was not immediately clear.
The leaders of Venezuela and Colombia finally to set a date for a bilateral meeting on their nation's border crisis, Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa announced.
More than 4 in 10 Colombians fear that their country's border crisis with Venezuela may eventually lead to a war between the two South American neighbors.
Colombia claims that two Venezuelan military aircraft violated sovereign airspace on Saturday and said on Monday that it would launch a formal protest.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos made a "serious mistake" when he characterized Venezuela's socialist "Bolivarian revolution" as self-destructing, embattled Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro charged on Wednesday.
Escalating tension with their neighboring nation of Colombia, Venezuela has extended their partial border shutdown and sent in another 3,000 troops to the area.
