Colombia 5 Bolivia 0
“El Cafeteros” were the first to start on Friday afternoon and they wasted no time in slapping aside Bolivia in Barranquilla. Torres, Valdes, Gutierrez, Falcoa and Armero each grabbed a goal to bolster their 2nd place position and condemn Bolivia to 2nd bottom.
Paraguay 1 Uruguay 1
In Montevideo, Luis Suarez had looked to have sealed a win with a late volley in 82 minutes. However, Benitez struck 4 minutes late to steal a valuable and unlikely point.
Argentina 3 Venezuela 0
In Buenos Aires it was business as usual as Gonzalo Higuain claimed a brace and a Messi penalty in between. The Argentinians consolidated the pole position, 4 points above Colombia.
Peru 1 Chile 0
Jefferson Farfan was the hero in Lima as he struck in the 87 minute against Chile. The Peruvians have had a rotten campaign but this rare win sees them rise above the bottom dwellers and reintroduce them to the 5th place battle.
| POS | TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 |  |
Argentina | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 23 | |
| 2 | |
Colombia | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 19 | |
| 3 | |
Ecuador | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 17 | |
| 4 | |
Uruguay | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 13 | |
| 5 | |
Chile | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 12 | |
| 6 | |
Venezuela | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 12 | |
| 7 | |
Peru | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 11 | |
| 8 | |
Bolivia | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 8 | |
| 9 | |
Paraguay | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 8 |
Alistair McLauchlan 
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