With a 2-0 victory over Paraguay, Peru clinches a place in the World Cup playoffs.

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LIMA, 29 MAR (Reuters) Peru qualified for the World Cup playoffs with a 2-0 win over Paraguay on Tuesday.

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South America's four automatic spots were already taken.

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It knew that a win over Paraguay in the final round of qualifying would be enough to secure a playoff spot.

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Cueva scored again three minutes before halftime. His work outside the penalty area led to a Yoshimar Yotun cross.

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Gianluca Lapadula ran on to a defence-splitting pass from Christian Cueva and poked the ball in off the post.

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Ricardo Gareca's side controlled the second half without creating many more chances, content to see the game out and delight the National Stadium's capacity crowd.

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Brazil defeated Bolivia 4-0 in La Paz thanks to goals from Lucas Paqueta, Bruno Guimaraes, and Richarlison.

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Enner Valencia scored a late goal to equalize for Ecuador after Julian Alvarez's early goal was saved.

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Colombia won 1-0 thanks to a James Rodriguez penalty, and Uruguay won 2-0 thanks to Luis Suarez's bicycle kick and Federico Valverde's goal.

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