Brazil beat Colombia to qualify for 2022 World Cup in Qatar - in pictures

Lucas Paqueta's goal on 72 minutes seals 1-0 win as Brazil secure record 11th consecutive home win in South American qualifiers

Brazil's Lucas Paqueta celebrates after scoring against Colombia during the South American qualifier at the Neo Quimica Arena in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on November 11, 2021. The 1-0 win secured Brazil's qualification to the 2022 World Cup. AFP

Brazil's Lucas Paqueta, centre, celebrates with teammates Vinicius Junior and Neymar after scoring against Colombia. AFP

Brazil's Lucas Paqueta celebrates scoring. AP Photo

Brazil's Lucas Paqueta in action with Colombia's Gustavo Cuellar. Reuters

Colombia's Juan Cuadrado and Brazil's Lucas Paqueta vie for the ball. AFP

Lucas Paqueta and Neymar of Brazil celebrate. EPA

Brazil's Neymar confronts Colombia's Miguel Angel Borja. AFP

Brazil's Neymar falls during the South American qualifier against Colombia. AFP

Brazil's Neymar. AFP

Brazil's Neymar vies for the ball with Colombia's Jefferson Lerma, left, and Davinson Sanchez. AP Photo

A pitch invader is seen holding Brazil's Neymar after the match. Reuters

Brazil coach Tite. Reuters

Brazil's Vinicius Junior and Colombia's goalkeeper David Ospina vie for the ball. AFP

Brazil's Cunha and Colombia's Davinson Sanchez vie for the ball. AFP

Colombia's Yairo Moreno in action. Reuters

Brazil's Gabriel Jesus in action with Colombia's Yairo Moreno. Reuters

Brazil's Raphinha and Colombia's Juan Cuadrado vie for the ball. AFP

Colombia's Duvan Zapata in action with Brazil's Thiago Silva. Reuters

Colombia's Juan Cuadrado and Brazil's Gabriel Jesus vie for the ball. AFP

Colombia coach Reinaldo Rueda. Reuters

Brazil's Fred and Colombia's Yairo Moreno vie for the ball. Reuters

Brazil beat Colombia 1-0 in Sao Paulo on Thursday to become the first South American team to qualify for Qatar 2022 World Cup.

Lucas Paqueta got the vital goal 72 minutes into the match with a shot that goalkeeper David Ospina got a hand to but could not stop.

Brazil lead the 10-team South American qualifying group with 34 points from 12 games, nine clear of second-placed Argentina.

The top four teams qualify automatically for Qatar 2022 and the fifth-placed side goes into an inter-regional playoff.

The win extended Brazil’s home run in the qualifiers to 11 consecutive victories, a record in the South American region. The game also marked their 10th consecutive home qualifier without conceding a goal, another record.

Sixth-place Uruguay can still total Brazil's 34 points, but face Chile in the last round of qualifying, which makes it mathematically impossible for both of them to overtake the Selecao.

The top four teams in South America earn direct entry to the World Cup.

Also on Thursday, third-place Ecuador beat last-place Venezuela 1-0 with a goal by Piero Hincapié and Chile had a key 1-0 victory at Paraguay thanks to an own goal by Antony Silva after a corner kick.

Peru and Bolivia will face off later Thursday. Uruguay will host Argentina on Friday.