By Xinhua

Mexico city : Following are the results and the standings of the 2010 South American World Cup qualifying competitions.

Results of the matches played Saturday:

Argentina bt Bolivia 3-0 in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Colombia bt Venezuela 1-0 in Bogota, Colombia
Paraguay bt Ecuador 5-1 in Asuncion, Paraguay

Standings games played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, against, points
Argentina 3 3 0 0 7 0 9
Paraguay 3 2 1 0 6 1 7
Colombia 3 1 2 0 1 0 5
Brazil 2 1 1 0 5 0 4
Uruguay 2 1 0 1 5 1 3
Chile 2 1 0 1 2 2 3
Venezuela 3 1 0 2 1 3 3
Peru 2 0 1 1 0 2 1
Bolivia 3 0 1 2 0 8 1
Ecuador 3 0 0 3 1 11 0

The top four finishers win a place in the World Cup, while the fifth-place team will face the North, Central American and Caribbean region in a final round.